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January 15th, 2017 [Metropolis] [Bad times make great art. Worlds of light and shadow: The reproduction of liberalism in Weimar Germany] John Semley The claim that good art comes from hard times is the height of delusionally entitled thinking [Donald Trump; John Berger in "Ways of Seeing"] [The art of learning: Why art history might be the most important subject you could study today] Noah Charney Want a more educated, less narrow-minded citizenry that can tell fake news from real? Make them take this class [George Lakoff] [Don’t think of a rampaging elephant: Linguist George Lakoff explains how the Democrats helped elect Trump] Paul Rosenberg Democrats played into Trump's hands, Lakoff says — and they won't win until they learn how to frame the debate [Donald Trump] [“Kompromat,” media ethics and the law: What happens if a Russian scandal video of Donald Trump does surface?] Max Cea Suppose a Donald Trump scandal video actually exists and a media outlet obtains it. 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Image via screenshot.] [Ted Cruz makes nice with GOP, in effort to force Donald Trump to the right on foreign policy] Matthew Sheffield Widely despised Texas senator and GOP also-ran tries new strategy: kiss up to foes, kill Trump with kindness [Cuba] [The sort-of Rum Diaries, 2017: Post-Castro Cuba is a crumbling gem with touches of modernity] Alli Joseph Post-Castro Cuba is exhausting, crumbling, and lovely; as American tourism boom begins, infrastructure pushes limit [Computer on Fire] [From startling insight to random insult: A guide to the uses and misuses of “fake news”] Phil Torres A term that barely existed before last fall, meant to describe deliberate lies, has itself become an obfuscation [Bernie Sanders Supporters] [What is to be done? How Democrats can rebuild and recover from the debacle of 2016] Sean McElwee Abandoning core principles and refusing to fight is exactly the wrong lesson. There's hope! But it will take work [Jeff Sessions] [Can Jeff Sessions, in good faith, hire attorneys with no faith? The AG contender has repeatedly disparaged “secularists”] Miranda Blue, Right Wing Watch "If you don’t believe in truth, if you’re a secularist, then how do we operate this government?" [Andrew Puzder] [The billionaire’s dilemma: How Trump could kill a plan to get you overtime pay] Justin Elliott, ProPublica A rule that could get overtime pay for 4 million workers is in limbo — Trump will help decide whether it survive [Stress Ball] [Five-hour workday? Sign us up: 8 people changing the way we work in 2017] W. M. Akers, OpenWork.org Everything from a shortened workday to paid vacation to getting rid of job titles [Bernie Sanders] [From company town to rebel city: California town shows how progressives can win] Shaun Richman, In These Times The small Bay Area city of Richmond, California, has stood out for its boldness [trump snl] [WATCH: Donald Trump’s presser on SNL in replay is a hoot] Alli Joseph, NBC On SNL, {NAME}'s Trump proclaims of Ryan, "I'm not gay, but I can't wait to give it to that man for four years!" VIDEO [Donald Trump] [Iranian connection in the age of Trump: How will the president-elect address the Iran nuclear deal?] Rajan Menon, TomDispatch.com Or is that the least of our problems when it comes to U.S.-Iranian relations? [Oil Pipeline Protest Philadelphia] [Oil’s Trump factor: Major Canadian source of climate pollution may go bust — what does that mean?] Bobby Magill, Climate Central The Canadian oil sands are one of the world’s largest sources of climate pollution and America’s biggest oil source [Brain] [Siri has nothing on us: How do brain cells tell us where we’re going?] Moheb Costandi, Scientific American New findings provide a more complex profile of the brain’s “internal GPS” [APTOPIX Ringling Bros Closing] [Nowhere left to run away to: The final days of the circus] Tamara Lush, Associated Press With revenues at an all time low and out of options, Ringling Brothers decides to shut its Big Top down in May [Pete Davidson shares his impressions of Trump's cabinet nominees on Weekend Update 1/15/17] [WATCH: SNL Weekend Update with Pete Davidson pokes fun at new Trump cabinet] Alli Joseph, NBC Pete Davidson on Eric Trump putting the lotion in the basket behind the scenes, and other first impressions VIDEO [Indonesia Asia Electronic Waste] [Gadget mountain rising in Asia threatens health, environment] Stephen Wright, Associated Press Reuse or recycle, don't toss: Jakarta's electronic gadget waste is becoming a mountainous problem follow salon Most Read - [WATCH: Robert Reich left speechless after Donald Trump surrogate suggests Trump's win frees him from ethics concerns] - [Sorry, liberals: Donald Trump really means what he says — and plans to silence and intimidate dissenters] - [Irish bookie puts odds on Trump’s administration, inauguration and impeachment] - [Americans overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders' economic policies — so how'd we end up here?] - [Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's national security adviser, contacted Russia when Obama announced sanctions: report] - [Rush's final goodbye: "Time Stand Still" documentary is a loving lesson in navigating loss] - [The "La La Land" backlash: Will it last until the Oscars?] - [Donald Trump's approval rating is at a historic low — and keeps falling] - [Donald Trump's spectacular collapse: Full political meltdown, a week before taking office] - [Obamacare saved my dad's life — and then he voted for Donald Trump] - [WATCH: Elizabeth Warren stumps Ben Carson with one simple ethics question] - [“Propaganda minister”: Carl Bernstein slams Kellyanne Conway after she picks a fight with CNN, Anderson Cooper] - [Journalists stand up to Sean Spicer, Donald Trump's press secretary, for threatening to ban CNN's Jim Acosta] - [Uncle Sam to Donald Trump: Please explain these shady practices and dubious donations] - [Jason Chaffetz threatens federal ethics head who denounced Donald Trump's "meaningless" divestment] [Help] | [Advertising Information] Copyright ©2017 Salon Media Group, Inc. 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