Lily Salter's Blog, page 1074
June 21, 2015
The prize: When news of the Beatles’ imminent financial danger spread, notorious manager Allen Klein knew his time had come
Klein pursued the Beatles for years, to the point of spooking Lennon. But meeting with John & Yoko sealed the deal
The surprising religious roots of American environmentalism
An expert debunks the preconception that conservation and religion are inherently hostile toward each other
Otis Redding’s last week: The tragic story of “Dock of the Bay” and a fateful final flight
The soul icon recorded the song he might be best known for -- then left Nashville on the plane that'd take his life
Scott Walker goes Todd Akin: Why Republicans get rape so embarrassingly wrong
The Wisconsin governor holds rape victims in contempt. It's a party-wide epidemic, with no sign of abating
Ayn Rand killed the American dream: Our free-market economy only works for the 1 percent
Bankers cash bonus checks while sending others to unemployment. Selfishness and deregulation made the rich richer
“If you think, you stink”: From “Toy Story” to “Inside Out,” how the creative geniuses at Pixar bring new things into being
A maze, climbing a mountain blindfolded, skiing -- the Pixar team's mental models for their miraculous creations
The Donald Trump scandal no one is talking about
Trump brings to his "candidacy" an extensive backlog of business ventures, some of which are deeply troubling
We must call him a terrorist: Dylann Roof, Fox News and the truth about why language matters
This wasn't simply a hate crime or a senseless murder. It was targeted terror, and we need to discuss it that way
The energy revolution that has 1 percenters shaking in their boots
Director Shalini Kantayya talks to Salon about the incredible potential of solar power
June 19, 2015
What Hillary can learn from the Roosevelts
Granddaughter Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on the enduring legacy of the New Deal -- and where we go from here
