March 2007

Catch up on a week's worth of free songs
Exclusives from XTC's Andy Partridge and Tinariwen bookend this week's free songs. (03/31/2007)

Men who hate women on the Web By Joan Walsh
And the women (like me) who try to ignore them. Or at least I did -- until the Kathy Sierra affair. (03/31/2007)

How Bush's Justice Department has "blown it" By Bud Cummins
It's still unclear why I and my fellow U.S. attorneys were fired. But by failing to tell the truth, Bush officials have damaged our justice system. (03/31/2007)

Presidential candidates and "substance" Glenn Greenwald
Whether a presidential campaign is "substantive" is determined far more by its relationship to the Beltway culture than by any specific legislative plan it issues. (03/31/2007)

Exclusive Song of the Day: "Tasskiwet," Tinariwen
Shake off those old desert blues with the music of some Tuareg rebels. (03/30/2007)

"Blades of Glory" By Stephanie Zacharek
This Will Ferrell comedy skates along the thin line between parody and homophobia. (03/30/2007)

"Killer of Sheep" By Andrew O'Hehir
One of the most important films of the past 30 years finally gets a decent release. But can its challenging subject matter find an audience? (03/30/2007)

"The Lookout" By Stephanie Zacharek
Substance triumphs over style in this satisfying thriller for grown-ups starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (03/30/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Hot dog vendor hit with foie gras fine. Clooney says, "It wasn't me!" Plus: The critics on this weekend's big movies. (03/30/2007)

Three questions for Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill talks about the transition from being the preacher's son to opening for U2. (03/30/2007)

"Last Resort"
Where a simple swim takes careful planning, and a little luck. (03/30/2007)

Rabbit Bites: "Pussycat Dolls"
It's boas, boas, everywhere! (03/31/2007)

A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook By Cary Tennis
I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do. (03/30/2007)

Abstinence-only Bush appointee resigns Tracy Clark-Flory
Eric Keroack will no longer oversee family planning funds. (03/30/2007)

Strict breast milk diet reduces HIV transmission Tracy Clark-Flory
HIV-positive mothers shouldn't mix breast milk and formula, say researchers. (03/30/2007)

Fatherhood funds neglect moms? Tracy Clark-Flory
NOW argues fatherhood initiative amounts to sex discrimination. (03/30/2007)

Grilling Gonzales' fall guy By Michael Scherer
Punishing hearings on the U.S. attorneys scandal brought no relief for the attorney general's disgraced former chief of staff, or the embattled White House. (03/30/2007)

Kyle Sampson, under oath
Excerpts from the testimony of the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (03/30/2007)

Bush's long history of politicizing justice By Alia Malek
It's not only the U.S. attorneys who are threatened by partisan politics. Since Day One, the Bush administration has been quietly dismantling the DOJ's Civil Rights Division. (03/30/2007)

See no Karl, hear no Karl By Joe Conason
Guess who the latest Bush administration officials stricken with amnesia are trying to protect in the U.S. attorneys scandal. (03/30/2007)

The Politico's John Harris replies Glenn Greenwald
The Politico's editor in chief responds to questions, raised here and elsewhere, about his organization's relationship with Matt Drudge and general issues of bias. (03/30/2007)

Observations about John Harris' replies Glenn Greenwald
An exchange with the Politico's editor in chief highlights some interesting points about what really motivates our nation's journalistic elite. (03/30/2007)

A depressing victory for Bill Donohue Joan Walsh
And a defeat for the rest of us -- no chocolate Jesus at New York hotel. (03/30/2007)

You know what they say about assumptions Tim Grieve
Kyle Sampson tries to explain himself -- and explain away Karl Rove. (03/30/2007)

Numbers of the Day Tim Grieve
122 ... 16 ... is Gonzales' number up? (03/30/2007)

Mambo dogface to the banana patch Tim Grieve
Some people have a way with words, and then there's Missouri Sen. Kit Bond. (03/30/2007)

Does Andy Rooney hate America? Michael Scherer
Right-wing press critics attack the curmudgeonly commentator from "60 Minutes." But why? (03/30/2007)

ParkRidge47 speaks Michael Scherer
The author of the Hillary Clinton "1984" video finally gives an interview -- to YouTube. (03/30/2007)

Manipulating Justice to win elections Mark Follman
More details on how the Bush administration used the Justice Department as a partisan tool. (03/30/2007)

Bureaucracy-busting with Bush Julia Dahl
The president has a clear plan to fix Walter Reed, just as soon as his advisors tell him what to do. (03/30/2007)

Role-playing at the Interior Department Michael Scherer
How a political appointee of President Bush gave sensitive government information to corporate interests -- and an online gaming buddy. (03/30/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Final Four preview: A pair of NBA-ready centers are the highlight as Ohio State meets Georgetown. Plus: Florida-UCLA rematch. And: Pool o' Experts. (03/30/2007)

The candidate
Reactions to the new direction of the Edwards campaign this week in Table Talk, Salon's vibrant reader community. (03/30/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
No ticket? No problem. Hitching a ride in West Africa, the world's most "dangerous" place to fly. (03/30/2007)

Cleaning up "the Great Stink" Andrew Leonard
Salmon in the Thames? A "green province" in China? Who can we thank for these miracles? (03/30/2007)

Sanjaya, "American Idol," and the dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro Andrew Leonard
Worst singer in talent-show history, or proud inheritor of 5000 years of divinely inspired musical tradition? (03/30/2007)

Song of the Day: "Pillar of Salt," the Thermals
Political punk that'll rattle your walls. (03/29/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Denmark's "After the Wedding" is one of the richest and most satisfying foreign films of the year. Plus: a Gallic neo-noir, a samurai classic and more new DVDs. (03/29/2007)

"Symphony of Bullets"
The inescapable soundtrack of Adel, Ausama and Saif's life in Baghdad. (03/29/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Trump gets set for Wrestlemania. Penelope Cruz and Josh Hartnett? Plus: Rowan Atkinson laughs "once every five years." (03/29/2007)

Should a burgeoning pop star come out?
Fast-rising pop star Mika faces questions about his sexuality -- will his answers matter? (03/29/2007)

Rehabilitating Rove By Kerry Lauerman
He can't be that bad a guy -- he raps! (03/29/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The Education of Louis: The Movie. (03/29/2007)

Should I go to the extravagantly prestigious school of my dreams? By Cary Tennis
I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but... (03/29/2007)

More orgasms for single women Carol Lloyd
And childless women have longer careers in the sciences. Is being married with children a bummer, or what? (03/29/2007)

Equal Rights Amendment, redux Carol Lloyd
Right-wing pundits remind us why women's equal rights have to be legislated. (03/29/2007)

Islamabad's vigilante, violent femmes Carol Lloyd
Extremist religious schools help Pakistani women ensure their own oppression. (03/29/2007)

Kiddie cellphones Carol Lloyd
What parent can resist an invisible umbilical cord that can stretch across mountains and through buildings? (03/29/2007)

Amnesty International for choice? Carol Lloyd
The human-rights advocates may champion abortion rights. Plus: Women's magazines bad for all women? (03/30/2007)

Ignoring Iraq's actual WMD By Mike Davis
The real weapons of mass destruction -- car bombs -- are hiding in plain view. (03/29/2007)

Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0 By Rebecca Traister
Conserva-babe and star-in-the-making Rachel Marsden has a, um, colorful past. What was Fox thinking? (03/29/2007)

Follow the e-mails By Sidney Blumenthal
The discovery of a previously unknown treasure chest of e-mails buried by the Bush administration may prove to be as informative as Nixon's secret White House tapes. (03/29/2007)

Neoconservative radicalism has reshaped our political spectrum Glenn Greenwald
David Brooks' explicit repudiation of "Goldwater/Reagan" shows just how far the right now is from principles of "limited government." (03/29/2007)

Bill Donohue and the big chocolate Jesus Joan Walsh
The Catholic League bully is fixated on the cocoa genitals of a 6-foot sculpture of Christ on the cross, but I see a sly play on Easter commercialism and the myth of a white Jesus. (03/29/2007)

"A free city that gives reason for hope" Tim Grieve
What happened to Tal Afar. (03/29/2007)

Erasing the distance between the White House and Justice Tim Grieve
The White House Counsel's Office signed off on a misleading letter about Rove's involvement in the prosecutor purge. (03/29/2007)

Grandmaster Turd Blossom? Tim Grieve
A new No. 1 on the list of Things We Never Want to See Again. (03/29/2007)

So many accountability moments, so little time Tim Grieve
Bush's GSA chief is "paranoid" that Congress might try to get her fingerprints off of a water glass. (03/29/2007)

Sampson: Gonzales was wrong Tim Grieve
The attorney general's former chief of staff testifies under oath. (03/29/2007)

Senate approves Iraq withdrawal plan Tim Grieve
You can guess how Lieberman voted. (03/29/2007)

Sampson: I suggested firing Patrick Fitzgerald Tim Grieve
Gonzales' former chief of staff says he can't remember why. Anyone want to give him a hint? (03/29/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
American League preview: Why the Yankees won't make it 10 in a row in the East, and the Indians are even hipper than last year. (03/29/2007)

Down on the biodiesel farm Andrew Leonard
John Deere, the tractor manufacturer, can't get enough of that biofuel love. (03/29/2007)

The not-so-final word on peak oil Andrew Leonard
The Government Accountability Office takes a hard look at the global energy crisis. Could be, we have a problem. (03/29/2007)

Song of the Day: "Sleepdriving," Archives
Dreamlike and beautiful sounds from an indie offshoot. (03/28/2007)

"Pictures of Assholes" By Kerry Lauerman
A gripping look at the paparazzi from the other side of the camera. (03/28/2007)

"Life's not simple" By Andrew O'Hehir
In this interview and podcast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about his new film "The Lookout" -- and why movies should be as complex as people are. (03/28/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Would-be Hitler assassin's family doesn't want Cruise cast. Burger King goes "cage-free." Plus: Reese and Jake an item? (03/28/2007)

Your answers to the Joss Stone question
Readers comment on Tuesday's "Does Joss Stone Sound Too Black?" (03/28/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Who knew she'd be the latest L.A. trendsetter? (03/28/2007)

Mommy, is Grandpa going to prison as a sex offender? By Cary Tennis
My father-in-law faces serious criminal charges. What do I tell my 5-year-old daughter? (03/28/2007)

North Dakota teens need parents' permission to take care of their babies Lynn Harris
Legislature rejects bill allowing minors confidential prenatal treatment. (03/28/2007)

High breast cancer risk? Have MRI with mammogram Lynn Harris
New ACS guidelines recommend twofer screening. (03/28/2007)

Death threats dog female blogger Lynn Harris
Evidence of rampant misogyny, or the price of doing business in the blogosphere? (03/28/2007)

A tame rallying cry for Hillary Clinton Page Rockwell
The National Organization for Women PAC endorses Clinton, but emphasizes identity politics over policy. (03/29/2007)

Iraqis' highway from hell By Ulrike Putz
Daily, more than 1,000 Iraqis risk being kidnapped or murdered by militias to cross into Syria as refugees. (03/28/2007)

Gone with the wind By Katherine Ellison
The rich may be moaning about wind turbines ruining their coastal views on Cape Cod, but in Delaware, citizens are ardently battling politicians -- and the coal industry -- to build the nation's largest offshore wind park. (03/28/2007)

The Current Occupant goes for a walk ... By Garrison Keillor
He strolls down Pennsylvania Avenue, past "Stop the Torture" signs. Oh well. His approval ratings stink, but he still has Laura -- and there's always Dick. (03/28/2007)

Various matters Glenn Greenwald
The DOJ's prosecution priorities; the indifference of Time's Stengel to false statements; more on the Politico. (03/28/2007)

On the trail of "legislate, don't investigate!" Joan Walsh
With help from readers, a look at how Republican talking points spread through the media. (03/28/2007)

"Not at this time" Tim Grieve
The Senate moves forward on an Iraq withdrawal plan. (03/28/2007)

That's what friends are for Tim Grieve
Hillary Clinton will help Tom Vilsack retire his campaign debt. (03/28/2007)

It's like "straight talk," only different Tim Grieve
McCain cites good news from Iraq. The only problem? It's not true. (03/28/2007)

Maybe he needed a credenza for his undisclosed location Tim Grieve
What Dick Cheney really got -- and from whom -- when the White House bought some "office furniture." (03/28/2007)

"Time to go" Tim Grieve
The National Review says Alberto Gonzales should resign. (03/28/2007)

More documents on the prosecutor purge Tim Grieve
The Justice Department releases more papers to the House Judiciary Committee. (03/28/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
National League preview: Is anybody good enough to win this league? (03/28/2007)

Is genetically modified corn a honeybee killer? Andrew Leonard
A German beekeeper sounds the alarm: Sick bees don't fare well on an intensive diet of poison. (03/28/2007)

Will the sun ever set on the English language? Andrew Leonard
For two centuries, English mastery has equaled power. Will Chinglish, Spanglish and Hinglish topple that great linguistic empire? (03/28/2007)

Song of the Day: "No One Would Riot for Less," Bright Eyes
A preview of the new Bright Eyes album. (03/27/2007)

New music
Reviews of the latest albums from the Kaiser Chiefs, Macy Gray and Ricky Skaggs with Bruce Hornsby. (03/27/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Paglia on women and power. Life magazine closes down. Plus: Clooney to play Liberace? (03/27/2007)

Does Joss Stone sound too black?
Criticism of the blue-eyed soul singer's new album raises old questions about cultural appropriation. (03/27/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
Pay attention, son. I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did. (03/27/2007)

My man has a special way of making me feel ordinary By Cary Tennis
Am I wrong to want him to make me feel like one in a million? (03/27/2007)

Tastes like hell By Ann Bauer
For Mitch Omer, the brilliant -- and bipolar -- chef behind the hit Minneapolis restaurant Hell's Kitchen, food has been both a dark obsession and a lifesaving blessing. (03/27/2007)

A modest price for a modest ride Catherine Price
After forbidding women from riding motorcycle taxis in Kano, Nigeria, the government has come up with a more modest alternative. (03/27/2007)

Mannequins for the masses Catherine Price
Spain's health ministry teams up with retailers to make mannequins that look more like real women. (03/27/2007)

Sex drive in a patch? Catherine Price
So-called female Viagra available soon in England. (03/27/2007)

The advent of the power spa Catherine Price
A new wave of women-only corporate events raises questions about whether single-sex events are inherently exclusionary -- or just good business ideas. (03/27/2007)

Attack ads on the sly By Michael Scherer
Has a renegade anti-Hillary video on YouTube changed political campaigning as we know it? (03/27/2007)

Inside the secretive plan to gut the Endangered Species Act By Rebecca Clarren
Proposed regulatory changes, obtained by Salon, would destroy the "safety net for animals and plants on the brink of extinction," say environmentalists. (03/27/2007)

How Bush helped the GOP commit suicide By Gary Kamiya
A new study shows that unless the Democrats self-destruct, they could walk into the White House in '08 -- and might hold it for years. (03/27/2007)

Run, Elizabeth, run By Walter Shapiro
Many presidents have lived with the ill health of loved ones. Can we stop asking John Edwards when he's dropping out of the presidential race? (03/27/2007)

Drudge and the Politico -- poisonously joined at the hip Glenn Greenwald
The new online mainstream media venture, the Politico, has proven itself to be as dependent upon Matt Drudge as it is inaccurate and unreliable. (03/27/2007)

Welcome to the neighborhood, Politico! Joan Walsh
The new Web publishing venture has gotten pummeled this week for mistakes as well as political bias. Should Salon be throwing stones? (03/27/2007)

Regional stability, the Bush administration way Tim Grieve
The Navy launches war games just off the coast of Iran. (03/27/2007)

Gonzales: I only know what I did Tim Grieve
The attorney general leaves open the possibility that his underlings recommended firings for improper reasons. (03/27/2007)

White House: Tony Snow's cancer has returned Tim Grieve
Just a week ago, Snow was offering prayers for Elizabeth Edwards. (03/27/2007)

"I don't remember ... I wasn't involved ... I don't recall" Tim Grieve
Alberto Gonzales and the slippery slope. (03/27/2007)

A message from Tony Snow Tim Grieve
It's not exactly "win one for the Gipper." (03/27/2007)

Why can't we all just get along? Tim Grieve
John McCain says Democrats need to start working with Republicans on Iraq. (03/27/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Cricket makes the papers in the U.S. Plus: Ron Jaworski to join "Monday Night Football" booth. And: NCAA Tourney TV ratings flat. So? (03/27/2007)

Peak oil -- the German techno-thriller Andrew Leonard
Who needs science fiction for a fantastic plot when a global energy crisis looms? (03/27/2007)

A "new bargain" on trade? Andrew Leonard
Harvard's Dani Rodrik says the global economy is as open as it needs to be. House Democrats chime in with a proposal to close things up a bit. (03/27/2007)

Exclusive Song of the Day: "Chaingang," Monstrance
XTC's Andy Partridge goes improv. (03/26/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs. (03/26/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Hillary hits Hollywood. The demise of the album? Plus: Prince Harry's drunken night. (03/26/2007)

Is the fix in on "American Idol"?
Allegations surface that support from Howard Stern and ballot stuffing from Indian call centers are responsible for the improbable staying power of "Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar. (03/26/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Psst! You say you want a cheap loan? (03/26/2007)

I'm dying to be a musician By Cary Tennis
Must one be born with musical talent? I yearn to express myself but have no training. (03/26/2007)

It's all fun and games By Dashka Slater
In the crazy, mixed-up lexicon of modern parenting, learning about table manners is "fun" but playing cops and robbers is "good for you." What's next? (03/26/2007)

Sixth grade final exam: Sleeping with teacher? Tracy Clark-Flory
Nigerian schoolgirls pressured for sex. (03/26/2007)

Lesbian fights gay adoption Tracy Clark-Flory
Gay rights advances threatened by nasty custody battle. (03/26/2007)

Japan's PM apologizes to WWII sex slaves -- kind of Page Rockwell
News reports conflict over whether Prime Minister Abe's apology was sincere or just another denial of responsibility. (03/26/2007)

Life-saving tests from pro-life clinics only Tracy Clark-Flory
Missouri cuts funding for Planned Parenthood's cancer screenings. (03/26/2007)

Developments in the Duke case and more Tracy Clark-Flory
Sen. Barack Obama calls for a federal investigation into the handling of the case. (03/26/2007)

Could parenting get any harder? Catherine Price
A longitudinal study on American childcare shows that time spent in day care can lead to behavior problems later on. (03/27/2007)

Army deployed seriously injured troops By Mark Benjamin
Soldiers on crutches and canes were sent to a main desert camp used for Iraq training. Military experts say the Army was pumping up manpower statistics to show a brigade was battle ready. (03/26/2007)

Setting Democrats up for failure Joan Walsh
A new media myth is born: Focusing on investigation over legislation will bring political "peril." (03/26/2007)

The most revealing three-minute YouTube clip ever Glenn Greenwald
The refusal of national journalists to acknowledge the importance of the U.S. attorneys scandal reveals much about the dysfunction and corruption of our media. (03/26/2007)

Follow-up to this morning's post re: Chris Matthews Show Glenn Greenwald
This morning's post regarding the media's discussion of the U.S. attorneys scandal produced several revealing responses and some additional relevant evidence. (03/26/2007)

The I-word Tim Grieve
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel says there are "ways to deal with" a president who says he doesn't care what Congress thinks. (03/26/2007)

Why the purge matters Tim Grieve
"There are some lines we just assume aren't going to be crossed." (03/26/2007)

Standard operating procedure Tim Grieve
Politics at Justice, politics at the GSA. (03/26/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
Robert Novak on a president alone. (03/26/2007)

How to save Scooter Tim Grieve
Say who you are and how you know Libby -- and be nice to the judge. (03/26/2007)

Haven't these people heard of Gmail? Tim Grieve
Waxman directs RNC, Bush-Cheney campaign to maintain messages Rove, other White House officials sent using their e-mail systems. (03/26/2007)

Gonzales aide to take the Fifth Tim Grieve
The White House promised that Congress would get the whole truth. It won't this way. (03/26/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Georgetown's comeback ensures the Final Four won't be a fabulous freshman fest. Except for Greg Oden. (03/26/2007)

Recession watch Andrew Leonard
New home sales declined again in February. History predicts an economic downturn. (03/26/2007)

Why Monsanto loves ethanol Andrew Leonard
Biofuel demand is boosting sales of the latest biotech crop products. (03/26/2007)

"Abdullah Leaves"
In a city with no future, friendships survive on borrowed time. (03/26/2007)

Writing in the free world By Amy Benfer
Jonathan Lethem explains why copyright laws stifle creativity and why he's giving away the film option to his new novel. (03/25/2007)

Catch up on a week's worth of free songs
Wilco, Richard Thompson, Patti Smith and a song from the new Jonathan Lethem book this week on Audiofile. (03/24/2007)

The man behind "Battlestar Galactica" By Laura Miller
Ronald D. Moore, creator of TV's smartest sci-fi show, talks about the creative freedom of serialized drama and how to comment on the Iraq war in a story set in outer space. (03/24/2007)

Exclusive song of the day: "Murderer," Low
Eerie indie-noir from Low. (03/23/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
The Grazergate flap. The Jolie-Pitts donate. Plus: Bernhard blames bad parenting for Britney. (03/23/2007)

"Shooter" By Stephanie Zacharek
Mark Wahlberg swaggers through this lefty fantasy meets right-wing gunfest. (03/23/2007)

"Reign Over Me" By Stephanie Zacharek
Can this Adam Sandler movie help you work out your residual 9/11 issues? (03/23/2007)

Cry me a river
Justin Timberlake finds a way to be bummed out. (03/23/2007)

Bill McKibben says we're stuffed By Ira Boudway
We've eaten, developed and drilled to near oblivion, says the environmental writer. It's time to realize that having more stuff is not the road to paradise. Oh, really? (03/23/2007)

My best girlfriend and I are competing for men By Cary Tennis
We're playing the Man Game. I'm concerned about the implications -- and I'm concerned about losing! (03/23/2007)

Mandating HIV testing for moms and newborns Tracy Clark-Flory
Early detection is key. But should the state require testing? (03/23/2007)

Corpses in couture gowns Tracy Clark-Flory
Murder is so hot right now, according to "America's Next Top Model." (03/23/2007)

Banning veils from the polls Tracy Clark-Flory
Muslim women will have to remove their niqabs before voting. (03/24/2007)

Campus contraceptive costs spike Page Rockwell
Plus, Texas considers offering women financial incentives to choose adoption instead of abortion. (03/23/2007)

Israel goes on the virtual offensive By Gregory Levey
The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals. (03/23/2007)

"He's not the decider for the United States Senate"
At a hearing Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee effectively rejected an offer from the White House by authorizing subpoenas for Karl Rove and others. (03/23/2007)

MoveOn moves in with Pelosi By Farhad Manjoo
The netroots group's support proved crucial to passage of the Democrats' Iraq spending plan. But antiwar activists say MoveOn has been co-opted by its access to power. (03/23/2007)

Rove, proven liar By Joe Conason
President Bush's "offer" to let Congress interview Karl Rove about the U.S. attorney firings without an oath is a joke. As we learned in Plamegate, Rove cannot be trusted to tell the truth. (03/23/2007)

Fred Hiatt and Iraq -- Together Forever Glenn Greenwald
The latest pro-war Washington Post Editorial illustrates how the Iraq disaster was spawned and why we are not leaving any time soon. (03/23/2007)

Refuting Karl Rove's talking points Joan Walsh
Only five of almost 500 attorneys have been fired midterm in the last 25 years. Can we stop saying what Bush did is just what every president does? (03/23/2007)

Howling at Al Gore's enemies Joan Walsh
Bob Somerby's done a great service by outing Gore's media haters -- but I'm not one of them! (03/23/2007)

House nears approval of withdrawal plan Tim Grieve
Liberal holdouts conclude that the speaker's plan is better than no plan. (03/23/2007)

Wait until they hear about those parking tickets Tim Grieve
The Wall Street Journal digs deep on Obama. (03/23/2007)

Report: Former Interior official to plead guilty in Abramoff probe Tim Grieve
But seriously, why would anyone think that White House officials wouldn't tell the truth to Congress? (03/23/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
Bush's former No. 2 man at Interior pleads guilty to lying to the Senate. (03/23/2007)

House approves Iraq withdrawal plan Tim Grieve
The president has vowed a veto. (03/23/2007)

Number of the Day Tim Grieve
Rudy Giuliani and his wife love marriage so much that they've been wed six times between them. (03/23/2007)

Coburn: U.S. attorneys scandal sort of like Anna Nicole Smith Alex Koppelman
At a hearing yesterday, Sen. Tom Coburn said the U.S. attorneys flap has been overblown -- and compared it to the media coverage of Anna Nicole Smith. (03/23/2007)

Disregarding the commanders on the ground: That would be wrong, right? Tim Grieve
Bush blasts Democrats for House Iraq vote. (03/23/2007)

What Gonzales said; what Gonzales did Tim Grieve
New revelations about the attorney general's role in the prosecutor purge don't square with his prior statements. (03/24/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NCAA Tournament's upset-free first round has led to Sweet 16 humdingers. Plus: Why is time so time-consuming? And: Replays. (03/23/2007)

Class notes
Tales from the reunion, courtesy of Salon's reader community, Table Talk. (03/23/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Anatomy of a delay: It's payback time as the pilot endures a 24-hour snowstorm saga. (03/23/2007)

Song of the day: "Gimme Shelter," Patti Smith
Punk rock's poet laureate takes on the Rolling Stones. (03/22/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Sheen to narrate 9/11 conspiracy doc? Puck bans foie gras. Plus: Dina Lohan says she's no party mom. (03/22/2007)

Novel sounds
Jonathan Lethem's fictional music made real. (03/22/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
It's springtime and a bumper crop of indie films -- about air-guitar gods, faux celebs, lusty Frenchwomen -- is bustin' out all over! (03/22/2007)

This American TV By Heather Havrilesky
A television version of Ira Glass' beloved radio program "This American Life" could have been deadly. But the new Showtime series is as lively and vibrant as the original. (03/22/2007)

Straight Talk shorts By Michael Scherer
John McCain addresses his legacy on the Iraq war, and whether he'd ever dressed in drag. (03/22/2007)

Rabbit Bites: Cheaters By Kerry Lauerman
The bunnies take a closer look at a show that's all about bringing people together -- then driving them apart! (03/22/2007)

"Songs of Pain"
"It's really helpful when you've expressed yourself with no fear." (03/23/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
"Death of a Detective Who Dies": The final chapter in the storied career of Sam Roland. (03/22/2007)

A pit bull killed her dog and now she's lost to me By Cary Tennis
Something has broken in our 25-year friendship and it's tearing me apart. (03/22/2007)

All-female peacekeeping brigade gets to work Carol Lloyd
Liberia gets help from some women-o'war. (03/22/2007)

Celebrating World Water Day Carol Lloyd
In many parts of the world, water engineering is a feminist issue. (03/22/2007)

A vote for Hillary, a vote for our daughters? Carol Lloyd
Weighing the symbolism of a leader's identity. (03/22/2007)

Do big boobs boost self-esteem? Carol Lloyd
A new study says implants make women happier. (03/22/2007)

Judge: Wife-beating is normal in your culture Carol Lloyd
In a divorce case, a German court defers to a 7th-century religious text. (03/23/2007)

"We are facing a planetary emergency"
At a Senate hearing, former Vice President Al Gore gives his recommendations on how to stop global warming, and faces some harsh questioning. (03/22/2007)

The road goes on for John and Elizabeth By Walter Shapiro
Confronted with a second bout of cancer, Elizabeth Edwards remains determined to campaign with her husband -- all the way to the White House. (03/22/2007)

What Bush is hiding By Sidney Blumenthal
In the U.S. attorney scandal, Alberto Gonzales gave orders, but he also took them -- from Karl Rove, who plotted to turn the federal criminal justice system into the Republican Holy Office of the Inquisition. (03/22/2007)

Stardust memories By Dan Brekke
Las Vegas, it seems, can never offer enough glam, glitz and gambling. But what goes up in this perpetual boom town must always come crashing down. (03/22/2007)

ACLU defeats COPA, again Joan Walsh
Another big victory for free speech on the Internet, and Salon. (03/22/2007)

A "major development" in Edwards campaign? Tim Grieve
The candidate calls a press conference one day after a medical appointment for his wife, Elizabeth. (03/22/2007)

Who trusts the White House? It's a short list Tim Grieve
Tony Snow, Dan Bartlett, the Wall Street Journal and John Yoo. (03/22/2007)

A MoveOn push poll? Michael Scherer
85 percent of MoveOn's 3.3 million members are backing elosi's Iraq plan. But can those numbers be trusted? (03/22/2007)

A question of trust Tim Grieve
A spokesman says the Justice Department has produced all responsive documents about the purge. But that's not what the acting assistant attorney general told Congress (03/22/2007)

Report: Edwards to suspend campaign Tim Grieve
The candidate will hold a press conference today. (03/22/2007)

Edwards says he's staying in Tim Grieve
Elizabeth Edwards' breast cancer has returned, but the couple vows to stay in the race. (03/22/2007)

The Edwards "scoop": Strike 2 for the Politico Tim Grieve
Days after the site reported that the White House was looking for Gonzales' successor, it said that Edwards was suspending his presidential run. (03/22/2007)

Song of the day: "Dad's Gonna Kill Me," Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson's antiwar song. (03/21/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
What will be the next sudoku? First pictures of Jolie's new son. Plus: McInerney's stiff date. (03/21/2007)

Three questions for Isaac Brock
The Modest Mouse frontman explains why the music press sucks. (03/21/2007)

"Powerless"
Life in the heat -- and in a rock band -- with no control over electricity. (03/21/2007)

Maher's New Rule: The March Madness Clause By Kerry Lauerman
A new excerpt from "Real Time with Bill Maher." (03/21/2007)

Queens of the Stone Age By Laura Miller
Have scholars given the cavewoman a more passive image than she deserves? (03/21/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Some advice for the people of the Crescent City. (03/21/2007)

I found my father dead By Cary Tennis
Now that death has come, words that used to seem trite sound unexpectedly profound. (03/21/2007)

Anne Lamott's amazing grace By Joan Walsh
The former Salon columnist talks straight about being attacked by readers, why she's not crazy about Hillary, her wonderful week with Molly Ivins, and what a drag it is getting old. (03/21/2007)

Convicted of adultery, sentenced to stoning Tracy Clark-Flory
Two Sudanese women go to trial sans lawyer and are sentenced to death. (03/21/2007)

Antiabortion activists fight "black genocide" Tracy Clark-Flory
Pro-choice groups like "Klan Parenthood" are intent on killing off blacks, they say. (03/21/2007)

Canada: HPV vaccine for all! Tracy Clark-Flory
The federal government throws down $300 million for vaccinations. (03/21/2007)

Working women not nice enough? Tracy Clark-Flory
Plus, do all young women just want to be a princess for a day? (03/21/2007)

How U.S. attorneys were used to spread voter-fraud fears By Mark Follman, Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian
Long before it fired eight U.S. attorneys for political reasons, the Bush administration had politicized their jobs by making them push a favorite GOP talking point. (03/21/2007)

To the worker ants of science By Garrison Keillor
The heroic effort known as the Internet was the work of patient, hardworking men and women. Where are the statues to them? Plus: Garrison Keillor responds to his readers. (03/21/2007)

Congressional Republicans suddenly discover the need for oversight Glenn Greenwald
Driven by the public disclosure of but a fraction of the surveillance abuses they have enabled, Congressional Republicans pretend to discover the virtues of oversight. (03/21/2007)

Swooning over Gore Joan Walsh
He won his Oscar. Why do so many Democrats want him to try again to win the White House, too? (03/21/2007)

Snow job Joan Walsh
When Tony Snow opposed executive privilege for President Clinton, it was "not an entirely analogous situation." Read the transcript. (03/21/2007)

Snow job, II Joan Walsh
He's the White House spokesman, but they're not paying him to be a "fact witness" for the Justice Department. (03/22/2007)

Democrats to Bush: Bring it on Tim Grieve
Why the president's "offer" on Rove, Miers testimony isn't much of an offer at all. (03/21/2007)

Preaching to the choir Tim Grieve
If Fox News is so "fair and balanced," why is its audience so monolithic? (03/21/2007)

It's called majority power Tim Grieve
House subcommittee approves subpoenas for Rove, Miers. (03/21/2007)

The McCain-tax activist smackdown, cont. Michael Scherer
In an escalating war of words, fiscal conservatives call on John McCain to renounce his past opposition to the Bush tax cuts. (03/21/2007)

It's not like anyone would like to check it or anything Tim Grieve
Tony Snow explains why Congress doesn't need a transcript of what Karl Rove or Harriet Miers might say. (03/21/2007)

"I've been led to believe that there's a good response for it" Tim Grieve
Tony Snow says all the facts will come out on the prosecutor purge. (03/21/2007)

I do not like green eggs and ham Robin Bravender
Al Gore has a solution for a global warming critic: breakfast. (03/22/2007)

Music industry slain by Internet: YouTube clip at 11 Andrew Leonard
More bad news for CD sales. Meanwhile, our access to Cambodian pop/surf guitar psychedelia is greater than ever before. (03/21/2007)

Avril Lavigne, in Mandarin Andrew Leonard
The Canadian pop star records a Chinese version of her new single, "Girlfriend." Beijing rejoices. (03/21/2007)

New music
Reviews of new albums from Neil Young, Modest Mouse, Joss Stone and LCD Soundsystem. (03/20/2007)

Song of the Day: "What Light," Wilco
New Wilco! (03/20/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Brandy's bro gets porn offer. Critics look at Tori's next reality show. Plus: The new "forever" stamp. (03/20/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
To good librarians everywhere... (03/20/2007)

He spanks in anger By Cary Tennis
I've seen my brother-in-law strike his kid, and I no longer want him as guardian. (03/20/2007)

The big chill By Regina Schrambling
Open your Subzeros, people. Balsamic vinegar? Mustard? These and many other foodstuffs do not require refrigeration. (03/20/2007)

Fertility charting 101 Catherine Price
Should teenagers learn to read their menstrual cycles? (03/20/2007)

A car built on cuteness Catherine Price
Who needs horsepower when your car comes with stuffed animals? (03/20/2007)

Hillary 1984 Catherine Price
Does a viral pro-Obama ad represent the end of the broadcast era? (03/20/2007)

Xanax avengers Catherine Price
When a San Francisco waitress saw a man drop sleeping pills into his date's drink, she and the bartender acted fast. (03/20/2007)

A day for parental guilt Catherine Price
Two articles from the Washington Post reveal that the time parents spend with their children is increasing -- but so is their guilt. (03/20/2007)

Freed CIA prisoner renders his version of the truth By Matthias Gebauer
Despite orders to remain silent, radical imam Abu Omar tells of being abducted by the CIA, shuttled to Egypt and tortured for a year. (03/20/2007)

Reading John McCain's lips on taxes By Michael Scherer
Can a Republican presidential candidate survive without kissing the ring of tax-hating Grover Norquist? Norquist doesn't think so. (03/20/2007)

The fate of indie music as we know it By Paul F. Roberts
Just as Uncle Sam has finally cracked down on payola in corporate radio, the government has dealt a blow to Internet radio, the only promising home to music beyond the top 40. (03/20/2007)

Can American Jews unplug the Israel lobby? By Gary Kamiya
As Bush's unbalanced Mideast policies careen from disaster to disaster, people who don't toe the AIPAC line are beginning to speak out. (03/20/2007)

Federal agents seek to conceal their behavior in obtaining confessions Glenn Greenwald
Documents disclosed last night by the DOJ reveal that federal law enforcement agents expressly sought to conceal their conduct from juries. (03/20/2007)

Coloring in Obama Joan Walsh
The GOP is trying to slur him with the "most liberal" tag. Their facts don't add up, but the comparison is good news for the Illinois senator. (03/20/2007)

The president's oh-so-noble reliance on "executive privilege" Glenn Greenwald
There are glaring weaknesses and inconsistencies in the president's refusal to allow White House aides to testify under oath. (03/20/2007)

The Hammer on the purge Tim Grieve
Tom DeLay says the White House invited trouble by letting Donald Rumsfeld go. (03/20/2007)

Imagine his score if he'd indicted Rove Tim Grieve
As it moved to fire prosecutors, the Justice Department ranked Patrick Fitzgerald as "not distinguished." (03/20/2007)

White House to Gonzales: We still love you, Al Tim Grieve
The president puts in a call to his embattled attorney general. (03/20/2007)

Who's the "most liberal" candidate? Here we go again Tim Grieve
The RNC mixes apples and oranges in declaring Obama more liberal than Kucinich. (03/20/2007)

The prosecutor purge: A case study in damage control Tim Grieve
The Justice Department's efforts haven't worked so well, but it's not for lack of trying. (03/20/2007)

What's missing from the document dump Tim Grieve
The Justice Department withholds documents showing White House role in prosecutor-purge testimony. (03/20/2007)

GOP senator: Gonzales won't last long Tim Grieve
Attorney general cancels appearance before House Appropriations Committee. (03/20/2007)

White House: No sworn testimony from Rove, Miers Tim Grieve
The president will speak on the prosecutor purge tonight. (03/20/2007)

Bush: Gonzales has my support Tim Grieve
The president says he'll go to the mat to block subpoenas for Karl Rove and Harriet Miers. (03/20/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
This year's George Mason: It's Marist! Plus: The double bonus is a double lousy rule. (03/20/2007)

Killer smog invades children's fantasy Andrew Leonard
Pollution is evil in China Mieville's newest novel. The kids will understand. (03/20/2007)

No contradiction in engineering gap data Andrew Leonard
Duke professor Vivek Wadhwa says How the World Works missed the point of his team's research (03/20/2007)

The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter Andrew Leonard
Web capitalism in action: The mortgage lending industry can't resist buying ads that target blog readers who are feasting on its ill fortune. (03/20/2007)

Exclusive Song of the Day: "Wee Wee," Abner Jay
Utterly unique music from "the last of the Southern black minstrels." (03/19/2007)

"Brains on Campus"
Adel, a student, takes a stroll through campus. (03/19/2007)

"Forbidden Salad"
Introducing Ausama, his family and their dangerous eating habits. (03/19/2007)

Presenting "Hometown Baghdad"
Life amid the ruins for three young Iraqis -- an exclusive Web documentary (03/19/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Hillary in Apple ad mashup. Uma single again? Plus: New literary It Boy, Joshua Ferris. (03/19/2007)

A death blow for online radio?
A recent ruling that threatens to cripple online webcasters earns harsh reactions from both NPR and Congress. (03/19/2007)

"The Dentist"
Introducing Saif, who hopes one day to be a dentist. (03/19/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Why do liberals hate people with heads? (03/19/2007)

My boyfriend wants me to move, my daughter wants me to stay By Cary Tennis
Should I pick up and move four hours away to be with the man I love? (03/19/2007)

Does this dress make me look financially independent? Paula Rogers
The secretly subversive handmade garments of Woman's Exchange outlets. (03/19/2007)

More on women soldiers, rape and Iraq Page Rockwell
The New York Times mag on the war's disturbing rape-report statistics and the PTSD gripping many female veterans once they return home. (03/19/2007)

Is "female" a bad word? Page Rockwell
William Safire accuses feminists of ruining our own name. Plus: Good news on Helen Thomas and the FDA's Office of Women's Health! (03/20/2007)

Smearing the U.S. attorneys By Mark Follman
New details show the Bush administration's "document dump" gives a misleading rationale for the firing of two U.S. attorneys. (03/19/2007)

Sympathy for the devil: Leave Rev. Al alone! By Debra Dickerson
Why did unnamed Obama supporters attack Al Sharpton? He's only asking questions that need to be answered. (03/19/2007)

So you think you know politics By Walter Shapiro
What does the new thicket of Feb. 5 primaries mean for 2008? Will more voters have influence, as Schwarzenegger claims, or will it all still be decided in New Hampshire and Iowa? (03/19/2007)

Another blog? Joan Walsh
Bruce Sterling says we only have 10 years -- let's make the most of them! (03/19/2007)

Republicans and U.S. attorneys -- then and now Glenn Greenwald
Republicans now insist that a President has the absolute right to fire U.S. attorneys for any reason, but that is the opposite of what they said in 1993. (03/19/2007)

What a difference four years makes Joan Walsh
On the Iraq war anniversary, it's worth remembering the climate of bullying and intimidation that abetted the Bush administration's case for war. (03/19/2007)

Howard Kurtz, Michael Barone & Argument by Anecdote Glenn Greenwald
It is vital to find a way to combat one of the right wing's favorite (and most deceitful) tactics -- argument by anecdote. (03/19/2007)

Thank you, Howard Kurtz Joan Walsh
A column crediting Talking Points Memo for great work on the U.S. attorneys story finally gets Salon's Walter Reed scoops mentioned in the Washington Post. (03/19/2007)

Credit where it's due Joan Walsh
OK, Salon wasn't alone in covering the war well (03/19/2007)

The "real problem" with one fired U.S. attorney? Tim Grieve
Carol Lam tells Justice that she plans to seek search warrants for a top CIA official. The next day, Gonzales' chief of staff says she has to go. (03/19/2007)

The long search for good news on Iraq Tim Grieve
Four years and 3,217 dead Americans later, the White House finds comfort in a free daily from Denver. (03/19/2007)

A plan for Iraq? Well, what's yours? Tim Grieve
On the fourth anniversary, Tony Snow snaps back. (03/19/2007)

Four years, five speeches Tim Grieve
The president's Iraq war anniversary remarks show just how far we've come. (03/19/2007)

Fool me once... Tim Grieve
Snow says the White House hopes Gonzales will stay -- but that nobody can predict the future. (03/19/2007)

Gonzales' fate and the new document dump Tim Grieve
One report says the attorney general will survive. Another says the White House is looking for his replacement. (03/20/2007)

Documents: White House vetted testimony on attorneys Tim Grieve
E-mails show coordination between Justice Department and White House counsel's office. (03/20/2007)

Indicia of guilt Tim Grieve
Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff didn't want ousted U.S. attorney testifying before the Senate. (03/20/2007)

Did the prosecutor purge wait for Bush's OK? Tim Grieve
The Justice Department asked for a "green light" in November, but the president was overseas. (03/20/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Foul! Foul! You've got to foul! Two teams that didn't realize this are gone from the NCAA Tournament. (03/19/2007)

Greenspan and the three bears Andrew Leonard
Who is to blame for the mortgage mess? A Greek chorus of gloomy economists blames the former Fed chairman. (03/19/2007)

Beware the "engineering gap" Andrew Leonard
Is China racing ahead of the U.S. in its ability to do basic technology research? Or far behind? Duke crunches the numbers, and the answer is: Both! (03/19/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
Pin the tail on the whoring sea donkey! From "Pussycat Dolls" to "The Agency," a new generation of aspiring hoochies is mentored by their hoochie mama hens. (03/18/2007)

McCain takes the press for a bumpy ride By Michael Scherer
Gaffes and all, the media's favorite Republican restarts the Straight Talk Express in Iowa. (03/18/2007)

The significance of the FBI's law-breaking Glenn Greenwald
The FBI, in cooperation with America's telecoms, has created a completely lawless framework for scrutinizing citizens' private lives. (03/18/2007)

Catch up on a week's worth of free songs
A gospel legend rubs shoulders with a Brit-pop star and the new Freddie Mercury. Plus: Irish vaudeville. (03/17/2007)

Shooting his mouth off By Steven Rinella
Jim Zumbo, legendary scribe of the hunting set, was crucified by the NRA, and axed from his job at Outdoor Life, for declaring that assault weapons have no place in hunting. But don't call him a martyr. (03/17/2007)

Song of the day: "Irish Wit," Billy Murray and Steve Porter
Get ready for St. Patrick's Day with some vintage Irish vaudeville. (03/16/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb and Amy Reiter
Anna Wintour hates the word "blog." Carmen Electra takes a tumble. Plus: Is Clinton mad at the Times? (03/16/2007)

"Premonition" By Stephanie Zacharek
This supernatural thriller, in which Sandra Bullock plays a woman living each day as if it were her husband's last, is too serious for its own good. (03/16/2007)

"I Think I Love My Wife" By Stephanie Zacharek
Chris Rock contemplates sex and marriage in this sort-of remake of Rohmer's "Love in the Afternoon." (03/16/2007)

"Daily Show" highlight By Kerry Lauerman
Jon Stewart explores Chris Dodd's blog. (03/16/2007)

Further down the spiral
The campaign for the new Nine Inch Nails album takes viral marketing to a new level. Will it matter? (03/16/2007)

My best friend's husband insulted me By Cary Tennis
I don't want to lose her friendship, but I can hardly forgive this nasty, gratuitous attack. (03/16/2007)

Failing Iraqi women Tracy Clark-Flory
The Bush administration notes the importance of Iraqi women, but it's "too little, too late." (03/16/2007)

Anxious about your areolas? Tracy Clark-Flory
Enter a "kiss-proof" tint for your nipples. (03/16/2007)

Forcing pre-abortion peek at ultrasound Tracy Clark-Flory
South Carolina legislators don't trust women to make abortion decision alone. (03/16/2007)

Costly contraceptive ruling Tracy Clark-Flory
Court says health plan's failure to cover birth control isn't discrimination. (03/16/2007)

Killing Jared By Vanessa Grigoriadis
Matt Baker was a restless teenager in suburban Las Vegas who loved gangster movies and acting cool. Nobody could imagine he wanted to murder his best friend and bury him in the desert. (03/16/2007)

Inside America's powerful Israel lobby By Gregory Levey
AIPAC's three-day summit included fiery evangelical oratory, adoration for Dick Cheney -- and new plans for going after Iran. (03/16/2007)

Blame Bill By Joe Conason
Once again, Republicans are using the Clinton dodge -- he did it too! -- to justify the Bush administration's unjustified firing of eight U.S. attorneys. (03/16/2007)

Blog item Glenn Greenwald
Script for viewing all comments on one page. (03/16/2007)

Gonzales' unprecedented efforts to block a FISA investigation Glenn Greenwald
The denial of security clearances by the attorney general and the president in order to block an investigation by OPR was the first ever such denial. (03/16/2007)

The DOJ's explicit refusal to obey the law Glenn Greenwald
In addition to President Bush's signing statement reserving the right to ignore national security letters, the DOJ explicitly refused to agree to obey the law on NSLs. (03/16/2007)

Meanwhile, the "surge" keeps surging Tim Grieve
As a withdrawal measure fails in the Senate, Petraeus asks for even more troops. (03/16/2007)

Quote of the day Tim Grieve
Ted Olson on Fred Fielding. (03/16/2007)

Plame: I was covert until they outed me Tim Grieve
The former CIA operative says the actions of Rove, Libby and Armitage made it impossible for her to do her job. (03/16/2007)

McCain and condoms for Africa Michael Scherer
What happens when the "Straight Talker" gets stumped. (03/16/2007)

Snow retreats on claims about the prosecutor purge Tim Grieve
After claiming that it was all Harriet Miers' idea, the White House press secretary now says that nobody really remembers. (03/16/2007)

McCain and the "tar baby" Michael Scherer
Like Mitt Romney before him, McCain uses and then apologizes for using the racially charged expression. (03/16/2007)

If only his name were Albert O'Gonzales Tim Grieve
The president looks for a little luck from the Irish. (03/16/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NCAA Tournament Day 2: Running commentary. Day 1 was quiet. Too quiet. (03/16/2007)

"Secret" sharers
Is there something to "The Secret" or not? Members of Salon's reader community, Table Talk, give their verdicts this week. (03/16/2007)

Bad news from a balmy winter Andrew Leonard
Rising temperatures may signal tough times for farmers (03/16/2007)

The stem cell blogs of China Andrew Leonard
Where U.S. doctors fear to tread, the Chinese forge ahead, and patients follow. (03/16/2007)

Song of the Day: "Grace Kelly," Mika
A new British superstar pays his respects to Queen. (03/15/2007)

Carrying the message By Heather Havrilesky
HBO's Addiction Project tackles misconceptions, offers harrowing, intimate stories, and highlights new treatments in an effort to update common views of addiction. (03/15/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
The best of South by Southwest: An extraordinary look at Kurt Cobain's life and an absorbing film about a forgotten pop legend. Plus: A chat with a Cannes winner. (03/15/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb and Amy Reiter
Morning show aims to reinvent Christian radio. Sizing up Moscow's new mall. Plus: Sedaris a fibber? (03/15/2007)

The best band in the world?
Just two albums into their career, the members of Arcade Fire are being compared to the legends of rock. Do they deserve it? (03/15/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
"An Incompetent Boob" (03/15/2007)

Office romance: Is dating a co-worker dangerous? By Cary Tennis
I've never worked in an office before but I find this woman manager attractive... (03/15/2007)

Abortion e-cards Carol Lloyd
"Healing is possible. May you find peace after your abortion"? Oy. (03/15/2007)

Chubby child, future hoochie mama? Carol Lloyd
Study says obesity could catapult your daughter into early rebellion. (03/15/2007)

The mommy wars go global Carol Lloyd
Germany has its very own Caitlin Flanagan. (03/15/2007)

Freedom by fire Carol Lloyd
Self-immolation among Afghan women is on the rise. (03/15/2007)

Billy the Greek By Michael Scherer
Raising funds for his run at the presidency, Bill Richardson has an unlikely role model -- Michael Dukakis. (03/15/2007)

Army pledges to investigate injured troop charge By Mark Benjamin
In a defense appropriations hearing, Sen. Patty Murray demanded that military leaders respond to Salon's article about medical reclassification of injured soldiers as fit for combat. (03/15/2007)

All roads lead to Rove By Sidney Blumenthal
The White House political director was clearly at the center of the partisan plot to fire U.S. attorneys, despite the administration's clumsy attempts to pretend otherwise. (03/15/2007)

Support for al-Qaida plots on large right-wing blog Glenn Greenwald
Regular Little Green Footballs commenters express their support for Khalid Sheik Mohammed's assassination plots. (03/15/2007)

The fate of Alberto Gonzales Tim Grieve
A Republican senator calls for his resignation, but would a subpoena for Rove be the tipping point? (03/15/2007)

Fitzgerald: I won't opine on who's really responsible Tim Grieve
The special counsel declines an invitation to describe his views to Congress. (03/15/2007)

Warning to Democrats: Steer clear of Colbert Tim Grieve
Rahm Emanuel tells his charges that the fame isn't worth the risk. (03/15/2007)

Clinton, Obama dodge questions about homosexuality Tim Grieve
Among the top three Democratic presidential contenders, only Edwards says out of the box that Peter Pace was wrong. (03/15/2007)

No subpoena for Rove -- yet Tim Grieve
The Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Justice Department officials but not for White House "players." (03/15/2007)

In Iowa, the immigration question dogs McCain Michael Scherer
"You were here at the beginning of the conversation? I'll repeat it if you would like." (03/15/2007)

Clinton: Did I mention that homosexuality isn't immoral? Tim Grieve
The senator tries to undo the damage done. (03/15/2007)

Democrats' Iraq bill fails in Senate Tim Grieve
GOP blocks measure that called for troop withdrawal by March 2008. (03/15/2007)

ABC: Snow lied about Rove's role in purge Tim Grieve
E-mails suggest that the idea of firing all U.S. attorneys may have originated with Bush's political advisor, not Harriet Miers. (03/15/2007)

The straight story Michael Scherer
Aboard John McCain's "Straight Talk Express," the candidate gets to the big issues. (03/16/2007)

Can anyone tell the truth? Tim Grieve
Gonzales is said to be on the ropes, but the scandal over purged prosecutors goes far beyond him. (03/16/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NCAA Tournament preview, Part 2. Three Pac-10 teams in the Sweet 16? Feeling all West Coasty. Plus: Pool o' Experts V. (03/15/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NCAA Tournament Day 1: Running commentary updated throughout the day. (03/15/2007)

Arnold Schwarzenegger: "The Republican Al Gore" Andrew Leonard
A Republican congressman from Michigan says the California governor wants Detroit to "drop dead." (03/15/2007)

Free software off limits for SUV drivers Andrew Leonard
Innovative licensing strategy or crass P.R. attempt to co-opt the threat of global warming? (03/15/2007)

Song of the Day: "Running the World," Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker has some dirty words for our world leaders. (03/14/2007)

Conversations: Ry Cooder
The legendary guitarist talks about storytelling, dilettantism and protest music in this podcast and interview. (03/14/2007)

Hall of shame
Dubious voting practices reported from within the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (03/14/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Spelling gives birth. Jeni's family says it was suicide. Plus: March Madness takes a toll on the office. (03/14/2007)

Moon dance By Kerry Lauerman
Beautiful NASA footage of the moon and sun. (03/14/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Can I make fun of Los Angeles now? (03/14/2007)

Screw you for not smoking By Rebecca Traister
Last fall, after 13 years of pleasurable puffing, I smoked my last cigarette. I thought quitting would make me feel healthy and hale -- so why the hell is my body falling apart? (03/14/2007)

I got pregnant with Plan B -- now I need a Plan C! By Cary Tennis
We want kids but we're not sure we're ready yet -- should we go for it, or abort? (03/14/2007)

Abortion access saves South African women's lives Lynn Harris
The country "clearly leads the region in advancing women's reproductive health and rights." (03/14/2007)

What rhymes with Gardasil? Lynn Harris
Today's procrastination invitation: Feminist limerick-fest 2007! (03/14/2007)

So they don't look each other in the eye either? Lynn Harris
Research tracks the male gaze to below the belt. (03/14/2007)

Texas House attacks HPV order Tracy Clark-Flory
A new bill could reverse the state's vaccination requirement. (03/14/2007)

When are male sex abuse victims "conquerors"? Tracy Clark-Flory
When their abuser is female, says Details magazine. (03/14/2007)

Hillary vs. Obama: It's a drawl! By Camille Paglia
Barack Obama commands respect while Hillary Clinton overacts. Plus: John Edwards' disappearing act, Mary Shelley debunked, and Ann Coulter's gender weirdness. (03/14/2007)

Stating the obvious By Garrison Keillor
Nature doesn't care about the emotional well-being of older people. It's about the continuation of the species -- in other words, children. (03/14/2007)

The president receives "lessons" from his neoconservative tutors Glenn Greenwald
A recent luncheon between Bush and some of the country's most influential neoconservatives reveals what they have been telling him for years. (03/14/2007)

At Justice, a "strong" prosecutor was a "loyal" one Tim Grieve
Gonzales' chief of staff ranked all 93 U.S. attorneys on factors that included their loyalty to the Bush administration. (03/14/2007)

A rift between the White House and the president? Tim Grieve
As Dan Bartlett declares Bush's confidence in Alberto Gonzales, top White House officials are said to be complaining (03/14/2007)

Shrum: Political advisors influenced Edwards' war vote Tim Grieve
The candidate says his 2002 vote was a "mistake" but not a "political calculation." (03/14/2007)

It depends on what the meaning of "interfere" is Tim Grieve
Gonzales acknowledges that the Justice Department pressured San Diego prosecutor to focus on priorities other than public corruption. (03/14/2007)

Finally: Senate votes to debate Iraq Tim Grieve
Democratic proposal would call on Bush to withdraw troops by March 2008. (03/14/2007)

Clinton courts the firefighters Julia Dahl
The candidate as coquette (03/14/2007)

Fact checking the president on the prosecutor purge Tim Grieve
Bush says Gonzales just followed the "customary practice." That's not true. (03/14/2007)

Different candidates, different languages Julia Dahl
Democrats and Republicans vie for the affections of the firefighters union. (03/14/2007)

Was a U.S. attorney sacked for fighting GOP corruption? Mark Follman
Questions continue swirling as to the "real problem" Bush officials may have had with fired U.S. attorney Carol Lam. (03/14/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NCAA Tournament preview, Part 1: This column's bracket is the usual waste of productivity. (03/14/2007)

Who will get caught holding the subprime hot potato? Andrew Leonard
Wall Street's biggest banks thought they were protected from harm. They were wrong. (03/14/2007)

The "history war" in Northeast Asia Andrew Leonard
Who owns the legacy of the Kingdom of Koguryo/Gaogouli? China, Korea or Wikipedia? (03/14/2007)

Song of the Day: "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time," Jarvis Cocker
The ex-Pulp frontman proves he's still got it. (03/13/2007)

New music
This week's albums: Amy Winehouse, James Morrison and Graham Parker. (03/13/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Marc Jacobs heads to rehab. Rap icons diversify their brands. Plus: Stallone charged over growth hormones. (03/13/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Would you rather see a movie about a gun-wielding hobo or a bunch of muttering, relationship-challenged 20-somethings? (03/13/2007)

Bee sting
The "Daily Show's" skit on "foreign babies" presses buttons. (03/13/2007)

Rabbit Bites: Britney Spears By Kerry Lauerman
The bunnies consider the toxic pop tart with their new friend, Rupert. (03/13/2007)

Hair-raising By Kerry Lauerman
The viral John Edwards ad we're going to be seeing a whole lot more of. (03/14/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
There was something odd about the frying pan... (03/13/2007)

My ex's grandmother left me some money -- should I share it with him? By Cary Tennis
He treated me terribly and I'm still getting over it. And I'm not sure what she intended. (03/13/2007)

Buzz kill By Novella Carpenter
Preparing my back-porch beehive is my favorite rite of spring, but this year my flock mysteriously went missing. I'll miss more than just the honey. (03/13/2007)

Was Romeo a sex offender? Catherine Price
Under Florida law, if 18-year-olds have sex with 17-year-olds, they can be put into a database of sexual offenders. (03/13/2007)

An editor for your dating life Catherine Price
Online editing services can help you find true love. Or at least write a good profile. (03/13/2007)

Maternity leave litigation Catherine Price
A British court rules that women have the right to sue employers for sex discrimination if taking maternity leave has a negative impact on their careers. (03/13/2007)

Get your policies out of my pants Catherine Price
Two updates from the morality front. (03/13/2007)

"Pseudomamma" indeed Catherine Price
This happened a while ago, but it's news to us. (03/13/2007)

Hillary the prudent By Walter Shapiro
Democrats burning for the inspirational uplift of Barack Obama or the left-leaning edge of John Edwards may not be ready for an authentic moderate. (03/13/2007)

What an anti-Giuliani ad should say By Robert Polner
Forget his messy personal life. Democrats should go right at his supposed strength -- 9/11 -- the same way Republicans attacked John Kerry's Vietnam service. (03/13/2007)

The Coulterization of the American right By Gary Kamiya
The "faggot" episode isn't about Ann Coulter. It's about the deal conservatism made with the devil -- a deal that has cost it its soul. (03/13/2007)

Nixon Foundation deletes Coulter column Glenn Greenwald
In response to complaints from readers here, the Nixon Foundation removes Ann Coulter's column from its website. (03/13/2007)

Dick Cheney's warped vision of the world Glenn Greenwald
The bloodthirsty speech delivered to AIPAC by Dick Cheney yesterday reveals all one needs to know about why America is losing the "war of ideas." (03/13/2007)

Lying to Congress has become a Republican principle, literally Glenn Greenwald
The history of Republican officials lying to Congress is now lengthy and continuous because they view it as a form of legitimate executive power. (03/13/2007)

Prosecutor purge started at the White House Tim Grieve
Miers asked about firing all U.S. attorneys. Bush complained to Gonzales about Iglesias. (03/13/2007)

We're with Dick Tim Grieve
The White House Communications Office pushes extreme Cheney on Iraq (03/13/2007)

The morality of Gen. Peter Pace Tim Grieve
The Joint Chiefs chairman says homosexual acts are immoral and should be prosecuted. (03/13/2007)

Two questions for Alberto Gonzales Tim Grieve
The attorney general will face the press amid calls that he resign over prosecutor purge (03/13/2007)

The Alberto Gonzales defense Tim Grieve
The attorney general says he takes responsibility even if he doesn't think he was responsible. (03/13/2007)

"The Administration is grateful for your service" Tim Grieve
Need to fire a prosecutor? The Justice Department has your talking points. (03/13/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The NHL ducks a two-handed slash as the Penguins reportedly agree to stay in Pittsburgh. Plus: Live curling! (03/13/2007)

The Great Smog of China Andrew Leonard
London's pea soup fog used to be a deadly killer, until the government cleaned it up. Can China, and the world, learn from example? (03/13/2007)

Indian Internet addiction Andrew Leonard
University administrators aim to prevent a new generation of India's best and brightest from succumbing to the evils of broadband seduction. (03/13/2007)

The New York Times and Al Gore's science Andrew Leonard
Climate change bloggers go on the warpath against a NYT article reporting that scientists are taking issue with "An Inconvenient Truth." (03/13/2007)

Exclusive Song of the Day: "On My Way," Mavis Staples
One of gospel and R&B's all-time legends revisits the civil rights era. (03/12/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Opening weekend at the Austin filmfest offers a controversial documentary about (not by) Michael Moore, an outrageous horror-comedy by Alan Cumming and a few Tarantino impersonations. (03/12/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Heather Mills settles? Critics on Andersen's "Heyday." Plus: Does gay porn violate "don't ask, don't tell"? (03/12/2007)

Congressman loses it By Kerry Lauerman
A hallway encounter with the mother of a Marine turns ugly. (03/12/2007)

Giuliani: "There must be public funding for abortions" By Kerry Lauerman
Another blast from Rudy Giuliani's political past. (03/12/2007)

Responses to the definitive 200
Readers pick the best albums missing from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list. (03/12/2007)

Brad Delp's soaring vocals
The lead singer for Boston dies at 55. (03/12/2007)

Maher's New Rule: Serious bunk By Kerry Lauerman
An exclusive excerpt from "Real Time with Bill Maher" (03/12/2007)

Are we playing dice with the biosphere? By Scott Rosenberg
Veteran tech writer Denise Caruso warns us how little we really know about genetic engineering -- and says there's a smarter way to place bets on new technology. (03/12/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
This week's adventure of Conservative Jones, boy detective: Multiple mystery mayhem! (03/12/2007)

I'm scattered and have no ambition -- what's wrong with me? By Cary Tennis
I could be an actor or a writer or even a therapist, but nothing seems to be worth all the work and commitment. (03/12/2007)

Sorority's discriminating days are numbered Tracy Clark-Flory
Delta Zeta gets the boot after kicking out members based on looks. (03/12/2007)

Hillary Clinton woos women Page Rockwell
News stories tell us again and again -- and again -- that Clinton can't count on the female vote. Why does this message bear so much repetition? (03/12/2007)

Would you put that on your résumé? Tracy Clark-Flory
Students hope potential employers will overlook participation in online "beauty" contests. (03/12/2007)

The elusive "pink gene," princess weddings and more Tracy Clark-Flory
Girls are born with fairy-tale fantasies, say the folks at Disney. (03/13/2007)

Is Britney Spears bad for Hillary Clinton's campaign? Page Rockwell
Or, does one woman's bad behavior ruin things for all women? The Associated Press says maybe. (03/13/2007)

Want a boy? Change the kitty litter Catherine Price
A parasite found in cat feces could affect your baby's gender. (03/13/2007)

Let's call the coal thing off By Amanda Griscom Little
Coal supplies nearly half the electricity in the U.S. and is responsible for more greenhouse-gas emissions than any other electricity source. Is it too late to kick the habit? (03/12/2007)

Alberto Gonzales must go By Joe Conason
The U.S. attorney general's willingness to serve as the president's ultimate yes man makes him unqualified for the office. (03/12/2007)

The Justice Department's false statements Glenn Greenwald
The DOJ's false assurances about national security letters can be explained only by deliberate deceit or deliberate indifference to the truth. (03/12/2007)

V is for void Glenn Greenwald
The right-wing's online "victory" movement cries out for a mercy killing. (03/12/2007)

Howard Kurtz and the royal Kagans Glenn Greenwald
Kurtz, burdened by his own multiple conflicts of interest, finds nothing wrong with Robert Kagan's praise in the Washington Post of his own brother's "surge" plan. (03/12/2007)

Kristol: Pardon Libby to remove "cloud" over White House Tim Grieve
Welcome to the Department of Opposite Thinking. (03/12/2007)

Is Alberto Gonzales the new Scooter Libby? Tim Grieve
The White House admits that Rove had a role in events leading to the firing of U.S. attorneys. (03/12/2007)

For Iraq, the El Salvador option -- again Tim Grieve
Plan B sounds awfully familiar, and not just because we've lived through it before. (03/12/2007)

Hagel announces that he has no announcement Tim Grieve
Citing "unpredictable political currents," the Nebraska senator says he'll make a decision about the future in the future (03/12/2007)

Army surgeon general resigns over Walter Reed Tim Grieve
Kiley's departure is the third amid complaints over the treatment of injured soldiers. (03/12/2007)

Senator: Rove should testify about prosecutor purge Tim Grieve
The White House says Bush's top strategist just passed along complaints. (03/12/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The NCAA Tournament news, as always, is who'll miss out: Too many smaller-conference teams. Plus: Amaechi's endorsement. (03/12/2007)

Halliburton: We're going to Dubai-land! Andrew Leonard
Houston, we've got a problem. The military-industrial complex is moving to the Middle East. (03/12/2007)

Extended daylight saving time: Bah, humbug Andrew Leonard
New research suggests diminishing returns from congressional clock-tweaking. (03/12/2007)

Will global warming slow down the Autobahn? Andrew Leonard
Ecofascists get blamed for ruining the fun on "Adolf Hitler's roads." (03/12/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
What's more American than cocker spaniels, doomed marriages and David E. Kelley? Plus: "Battlestar's" dark turn. (03/11/2007)

The Army is ordering injured troops to go to Iraq By Mark Benjamin
At Fort Benning, soldiers who were classified as medically unfit to fight are now being sent to war. Is this an isolated incident or a trend? (03/11/2007)

Our right-wing arbiters of masculinity Glenn Greenwald
Even a casual examination of the individuals who impugn the masculinity of Democrats and liberals virtually always reveals what truly motivates that behavior. (03/11/2007)

Why would any rational person listen to Robert Kagan? Glenn Greenwald
Robert Kagan has spewed one false assertion after the next about Iraq, for years, and yet The Washington Post continues to treat him like some foreign policy sage. (03/11/2007)

Catch up on a week's worth of free songs
New music from Ted Leo and Arcade Fire highlights this week's crop of free songs. (03/10/2007)

The face of war By Lindsay Beyerstein
Photojournalist Nina Berman discusses her award-winning portrait of disfigured Iraq vet Ty Ziegel and his fiancée, Renee, on their wedding day -- and what was really going on behind the lens. (03/10/2007)

Blind faith in the Bush administration Glenn Greenwald
The revelations of the FBI's illegal use of NSLs illustrate how our country has been functioning for the last six years. (03/10/2007)

What happened to the Padilla interrogation videos? Glenn Greenwald
The Bush administration's excuse that it "lost" the key evidence relating to the Padilla torture claims is patently incredible. (03/10/2007)

Daily Download: "Giver," Patrick Watson
The heir to Jeff Buckley? (03/09/2007)

"24: Aqua Teen Hunger Force" By David Puner
This may take a while for Jack Bauer to explain later. (03/09/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Pulitzer finalists leaked? Salma Hayek pregnant and engaged? Plus: The word on this week's movies. (03/09/2007)

"300" By Stephanie Zacharek
The world may wonder which character in this computer-generated extravaganza is President Bush's stand-in -- but that's the wrong question to ask. (03/09/2007)

"NYC's True Graffiti Problem" By David Puner
It's an ad, ad, ad, ad world. (03/09/2007)

"The Namesake" By Stephanie Zacharek
This sweet, but not cloying, adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's delicate novel brings us some wonderful moments. (03/09/2007)

The definitive 200?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gives us its must-have list. "Footloose," anyone? (03/09/2007)

Street writing man By Ben Cosgrove
His nouns were concrete. His verbs were active. He listened to his subjects. Before "Paris Trout," Pete Dexter was the newspaperman's newspaperman. (03/09/2007)

How can I, a middle-aged single woman, just enjoy the rest of my life? By Cary Tennis
I'm a little wild and I've never played by the rules, and I know you don't have all the answers, but maybe you can answer me this. (03/09/2007)

The suicide test By Sarah Elizabeth Richards
Alarmed by recent reports of student depression and fearing malpractice lawsuits, colleges are struggling with ways to treat suicidal students -- including expelling them. (03/09/2007)

Dads matter, too Tracy Clark-Flory
Mothers aren't the only ones essential to kids' development. (03/09/2007)

Move toward abortion ban in Missouri Tracy Clark-Flory
Plus, better reproductive-rights news from Portugal. (03/09/2007)

Sperm not needed for DNA match, burkinis are back, and more Tracy Clark-Flory
Plus, Sports Illustrated bans itself from libraries. (03/09/2007)

Soldier of conscience By Charles Hawley
After serving in Iraq, Army Spc. Agustín Aguayo decided the war was wrong and refused to go back -- at a heavy price. (03/09/2007)

Why we should make attorney general an elective office By Garrett Epps
Like Watergate, the unfolding U.S. attorneys scandal proves that it's dangerous for the nation's chief law enforcement officer to be an appointed crony of the president. (03/09/2007)

The FBI's lawbreaking is tied directly to President Bush Glenn Greenwald
Media reports concerning the FBI's violations of its NSL reporting requirements ignore the real story: President Bush long ago proclaimed the right to ignore those requirements. (03/09/2007)

Rove: You'll all see Bush's wisdom eventually Tim Grieve
Despite Iraq, Rove says the Bush doctrine has "a logic of force and nature and reality" to it. (03/09/2007)

Inspector general: FBI is misusing "national security letters" Tim Grieve
The bureau breaks even generous post-9/11 rules in obtaining consumer data on American citizens and visitors. (03/09/2007)

Gingrich: I cheated during Clinton impeachment Tim Grieve
The man who would be president admits to an affair during the Monica Lewinsky case. (03/09/2007)

Been down so long it looks like up to me Tim Grieve
Congress' approval rating stands at 31 percent, but that's almost twice what it was before the midterm elections. (03/09/2007)

A Giuliani liability: 9/11? Tim Grieve
The firefighters' union goes on the attack against "America's Mayor." (03/09/2007)

From Ailes, some "fair and balanced" campaign comedy Tim Grieve
Bill Clinton as philanderer. Barack Obama as terrorist. (03/09/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
MLB hands the villain role to cable and the Dish Network with a surprising, non-exclusive DirecTV deal. Plus: Whooooops! (03/09/2007)

Ain't love grand?
This week in Table Talk, members of Salon's reader community share stories of romance. (03/09/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Remember the sense of awe you used to feel on an airplane ride? Where did it go? Plus: The lowdown on that "filthy" and "germ-laden" cabin air. (03/09/2007)

The whole world feels American subprime pain Andrew Leonard
Why the popping of the U.S. housing bubble is a global story. (03/09/2007)

Daily Download: "Once Upon a Time," Air
The masters of Gallic cool return. (03/08/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Marine porn star update. Borat, human rights abuse victim. Plus: Timberlake tries to save Britney? (03/08/2007)

"The Reagans on Drugs" By David Puner
Nancy: "The cocaine makes me happy" (03/08/2007)

Is the rap backlash real?
CNN says rap is sinking -- but don't believe the hype. (03/08/2007)

"Medieval Helpdesk" By David Puner
Technological advances have posed problems for ages. (03/08/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
"The Host" rises up from American slime to destroy the Korean family! It must be destroyed! Plus: A new film on credit card debt will make you weep. (03/08/2007)

Think you know how to read, do you? By Tom Lutz
A new throng of authors wants to save literature from our nefarious English departments and teach us how to read their way. Now, class, pay attention. (03/08/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Anna Nicole Smith's death now accounts for a higher percentage of the nation's GDP than housing construction! (03/08/2007)

I've got breast cancer and I don't want to live By Cary Tennis
I wanted to die even before I got sick. But my family will kill me if I just give up hope! (03/08/2007)

Brother-sister couple challenges German incest law Carol Lloyd
Should the state butt out of private family business? (03/08/2007)

Worldwide ADHD pandemic? Carol Lloyd
Is the disorder really global, or is Big Pharma just improving its overseas marketing? (03/08/2007)

Not all gender quotas created equal Carol Lloyd
Should the European Union follow the lead of governments that have adopted quotas for female representation? (03/08/2007)

One in four older women abused? Carol Lloyd
So says a study looking at lifetime physical and emotional abuse. (03/08/2007)

Is the Bush surge already failing? By Juan Cole
The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered. (03/08/2007)

Libby and the White House book club By Sidney Blumenthal
While Cheney's former aide prays for a presidential pardon, Bush and Rove hold forth in their neocon salon, and the coverup continues. (03/08/2007)

Porn free By Matt Sanchez
Left-wing blogs gleefully outed my gay porn past after I criticized antiwar zealots. But the truth has set me free. (03/08/2007)

Bush administration: "Mostly free of scandal" Tim Grieve
David Gergen checks in from Mars. (03/08/2007)

A "surge" or an escalation? Tim Grieve
U.S. commander in Iraq wants additional troops to stay for a year. (03/08/2007)

House Democrats' plan(s) for Iraq Tim Grieve
Pelosi's measure calls for withdrawal by the end of 2008; a competing proposal eyes the end of 2007. (03/08/2007)

The Gotcha Police never rest Walter Shapiro
The scoop from the Boston Globe: Obama had overdue parking tickets from his time at Harvard. (03/08/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
Getting to the heart of Dick Cheney. (03/08/2007)

Mr. Fitzgerald? Congress would like a word with you Tim Grieve
Rep. Henry Waxman will hold a Plamegate hearing, and he'd like to hear from the special counsel. (03/08/2007)

A traveling road show on Iraq Tim Grieve
The spin from Air Force One. (03/08/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Curt Schilling makes his pitch as a blogger. Plus: This column turns 5. (03/08/2007)

Daily Download: "This Life Makes Me Wonder," Delroy Wilson
Radiohead's guitarist picks a reggae fave. (03/07/2007)

Conversations: James Mercer
The lead singer of the Shins talks about the indie band's newfound mainstream success in this interview and podcast. (03/07/2007)

Bright lights, big pity By Heather Havrilesky
The low-rated but brilliant drama "Friday Night Lights" needs a Hail Mary pass from NBC if it's going to see a second season. (03/07/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Soda healthy, butter bad? Gehry on his next Guggenheim. Plus: O.J. could be Dannielynn's father, too? (03/07/2007)

The George Brett pine tar incident By David Puner
On the occasion of spring training, revisiting a classic baseball moment. (03/07/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Keef's divine and infinite truths. (03/07/2007)

So I went a little overboard in my courting -- I'm not a crazy stalker! By Cary Tennis
I got shot down by the queen of the hipsters and now I want revenge. (03/07/2007)

Ann Coulter: The board game Lynn Harris
The Center for the Advancement of Women counters Coulter with a new interactive campaign. (03/07/2007)

My vagina's school district Lynn Harris
High school students suspended for saying the V-word. (No, not in biology class.) (03/07/2007)

Circumcision cuts men's HIV risk but raises women's? Tracy Clark-Flory
A new study says maybe, maybe not. (03/07/2007)

Female law students targeted online Tracy Clark-Flory
Fellow students post anonymously about women's looks and sex lives. (03/08/2007)

The private war of women soldiers By Helen Benedict
Many female soldiers say they are sexually assaulted by their male comrades and can't trust the military to protect them. "The knife wasn't for the Iraqis," says one woman. "It was for the guys on my own side." (03/07/2007)

Republicans already smearing themselves By Michael Scherer
Vicious mail, anti-Mormon slurs, a man-size dolphin and a weeping girl turn the race for the White House into a race to the bottom. (03/07/2007)

Leave them kids alone! By Garrison Keillor
It was clear that countless mother-hours and possibly professional help had gone into the other kids' dioramas. What's wrong with plastic animals and green paper trees? (03/07/2007)

Various matters Glenn Greenwald
The best hope for holding the president accountable for illegal warrantless eavesdropping. The L.A. Times kills a key story at the administration's behest. Exaggerating the terrorism threat. (03/07/2007)

A "principled stand" on Libby? Not from this White House Tim Grieve
Bush felt free to comment on one criminal conviction when it served his political agenda to do so. (03/07/2007)

Washington Post: "Accountability" is dangerous Tim Grieve
A warning for Democrats who might make too much of Scooter Libby, Walter Reed and the politicization of justice. (03/07/2007)

White House bats down Cheney resignation talk Tim Grieve
Unidentified "Republican politicians" say the idea can't be dismissed entirely. (03/07/2007)

Spinning away the Libby verdict Tim Grieve
The right decries a travesty of justice and calls for a presidential pardon. (03/07/2007)

Fox News' John Gibson exposes Joe Wilson Alex Koppelman
Final proof of the anti-Bush cabal inside the CIA? Well, maybe not so much. (03/07/2007)

Finally, nonsectarian politics in Iraq? Alex Koppelman
Amid renewed sectarian violence, the New York Times reports that a unity bloc is poised to shake up the Iraqi Parliament. (03/07/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Conference tournament madness: It's fun to watch the small-timers if you don't mind rooting for the overdog. Plus: Chicago Olympics. And: Barry's big head. (03/07/2007)

Jorge W. Bush visits "the neighborhood" Andrew Leonard
Talking that "free trade" talk, the president heads to Brazil to pump up ethanol. Why would anyone doubt his sincerity? (03/07/2007)

Bad boy Brits in the Sultan's harem Andrew Leonard
An 18th century cartoon satirizes English imperialism, bare breasts and all. (03/07/2007)

"Airport" By David Puner
Infographic-created short for portable device film festival. (03/06/2007)

Daily Download: "Black Mirror," Arcade Fire
A track from the indie superstars' highly anticipated new album. (03/06/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Why books sections can't last. "Seinfeld" writer returns to network TV. Plus: Travolta says Timberlake "has my moves." (03/06/2007)

New Music
The latest from Arcade Fire, the Stooges and Ry Cooder. (03/06/2007)

Stewart on Walter Reed By David Puner
Welcome home ... to hell. (03/06/2007)

New rule: Sudoku By Kerry Lauerman
A new exclusive clip from "Real Time with Bill Maher." (03/06/2007)

Coulter defended By Kerry Lauerman
Sean Hannity leaps to the defense of the poor, victimized bomb-thrower. (03/06/2007)

Responses to "Did Gen X Kill the Rock Star?"
Readers mull the future of rock. (03/06/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
When kids books go bad. (03/06/2007)

Can this woman make quinoa sexy? By Sarah Karnasiewicz
Heidi Swanson, author of the new cookbook "Super Natural Cooking," chats about the unsung pleasures of spelt and chard and her crusade to make healthy food hot. (03/06/2007)

Nutritious never looked so good By Heidi Swanson
Heidi Swanson gives "natural" foods a makeover in these seductive recipes for sangria, wheat berry salad and mesquite chocolate-chip cookies. (03/06/2007)

I fooled around while I was away and my boyfriend can't get over it By Cary Tennis
We have a very principled relationship, and we tell each other the truth -- but he's being jealous and insecure. (03/06/2007)

Women drink "diet," while guys sip "calorie-free" Catherine Price
By avoiding the D-word, Coke Zero marks itself as manly. (03/06/2007)

A plastic surgeon for your private bits Catherine Price
A Washington, D.C., doctor takes on plastic surgery's "final frontier." (03/06/2007)

Toxic wife syndrome Catherine Price
It's more prevalent than we thought, says the U.K.'s Telegraph. (03/06/2007)

When is a "Little Bird" not a little bird? Catherine Price
Is sexual innuendo in traditional folk tales too much for Hamas to handle? (03/06/2007)

"The first time I was back since the storm ... drugs were everywhere" By Bill Sasser
With much of New Orleans still uninhabitable, drug dealers are deluging neighborhoods. Violent crime is surging -- and so is anxiety about the city's recovery. (03/06/2007)

Walter Reed, on the cheap By Mark Benjamin
The Pentagon's top civilian official in charge of military healthcare wanted more money for bullets and bombs, and fewer benefits for soldiers. (03/06/2007)

The unbearable rightness of fiction By Gary Kamiya
In his forceful new book, Milan Kundera argues that we need the novel to understand the "ineluctable defeat called life." (03/06/2007)

The right-wing cult of contrived masculinity Glenn Greenwald
Ann Coulter cannot and will not be "shunned" by the right-wing political movement because her tactics are central to its success. (03/06/2007)

Lewis "Scooter" Libby is a felon By Glenn Greenwald
The criminal conviction of one of the Bush administration's most powerful figures is a victory for the rule of law, and a warning that no official is invulnerable. (03/06/2007)

Will Diebold ditch voting machines? Tim Grieve
The company is said to want out of a business that tarnishes its reputation. (03/06/2007)

Ann Coulter explains it all to you Tim Grieve
"'Faggot' isn't offensive to gays; it has nothing to do with gays." (03/06/2007)

The president's $2 billion weekend Tim Grieve
On Thursday, the "surge" was supposed to cost $5.6 billion. Now it's going to be more. (03/06/2007)

Ninety Iraqis, nine Americans dead in blasts Tim Grieve
The president is expected to tell the American Legion today that his "surge" may be working. (03/06/2007)

Libby jury reaches a verdict Tim Grieve
Announcement to come at noon. (03/06/2007)

Jury convicts Libby on obstruction, perjury, false statement Tim Grieve
Cheney's former chief of staff is found guilty on four of five counts in the Valerie Plame case. (03/06/2007)

Libby attorney vows appeal Tim Grieve
Ted Wells says his client is "totally innocent" and will be vindicated. (03/06/2007)

Fitzgerald: Don't expect more indictments Tim Grieve
The prosecutor suggests that Libby's indictment will be the end of his investigation. (03/06/2007)

Libby juror asks: What about Rove? Tim Grieve
Jurors wondered why only Libby was charged. (03/06/2007)

The White House reaction? You've heard it before Tim Grieve
The president is "saddened" by Libby verdict but won't say more because there's an "ongoing criminal proceeding." (03/06/2007)

What they said about Libby before he was convicted Tim Grieve
Bush, Cheney praised him as a dedicated public servant. (03/06/2007)

A no-pardon pledge for Libby? Tim Grieve
Don't count on it (03/06/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
In "Paddy on the Hardwood," former Division I assistant coach Rus Bradburd writes about going to Ireland to play music and escape hoops. It didn't work. (03/06/2007)

The case of the super-starch spud Andrew Leonard
Why does a genetically modified potato designed for industrial paper production need resistance to antibiotics? (03/06/2007)

Sex, ski resorts and global warming Andrew Leonard
Climate change gets blamed for meddling with Bulgaria's prostitution industry. (03/06/2007)

Exclusive Daily Download: "A Bottle of Buckie," Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Irish-flavored rock 'n' roll at its best. (03/05/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
"300" has political overtones? Sienna Miller -- "Massivetwoshits is Massachusetts." Plus: Jared Leto breaks his nose. (03/05/2007)

"Last Letter Home" By David Puner
A soldier's final words to his family, set to music. (03/05/2007)

"Baby Got Back" By David Puner
A timeless classic becomes a real showstopper. (03/05/2007)

Obama on the "black enough" question By Kerry Lauerman
In Selma, Obama stakes his claim to an African-American legacy. (03/05/2007)

Did Gen X kill the rock star?
Seeing Nirvana's music repurposed to sell video games reminds us of Generation X's failure to produce a rock star of lasting worth. (03/05/2007)

"Un Lun Dun" By Laura Miller
The imaginative world of an alternative London created by China Mieville just may take adults back to their slack-jawed, book-drunk days of youth. (03/05/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Hey everyone! The penguin thinks the troops are idiots! (03/05/2007)

I'm an overachiever with a history of abuse and a boyfriend in jail By Cary Tennis
I know I should break up with my bad boyfriend, but we share things I can't share with anyone else. (03/05/2007)

No apology for WWII sex slaves Tracy Clark-Flory
And a U.S. resolution wouldn't change a thing, says Japan's prime minister. (03/05/2007)

Coeds take it off for each other ... in print Tracy Clark-Flory
College sex mags are becoming commonplace, reports the New York Times. (03/05/2007)

Egypt's grand mufti: Hymen not "rational" proof of virginity Tracy Clark-Flory
"Islam does not care for the feelings of ignorant people," says an Egyptian sheik. (03/05/2007)

Oprah's ugly secret By Peter Birkenhead
By continuing to hawk "The Secret," a mishmash of offensive self-help cliches, Oprah Winfrey is squandering her goodwill and influence, and preaching to the world that mammon is queen. (03/05/2007)

Can Mike Huckabee out-charm the GOP big three? By Michael Scherer
In a race dominated by Giuliani, McCain and Romney, the folksy Arkansas Republican is a long shot. But he's the one Christian conservative running who might not scare independents. (03/05/2007)

Don't be black on my account By Debra J. Dickerson
A black mother's gift to her biracial children. (03/05/2007)

Neoconservative Eliot Cohen's new position at the State Department Glenn Greenwald
As they have done many times before, neoconservatives, with Iran in their sights, have installed one of their own at State to block any war-avoiding rapprochement. (03/05/2007)

Eliot Cohen called for draft to prevent stupid and female troops Glenn Greenwald
Cohen's entire career is filled with radical militarism, ideas that should be carefully examined before he becomes counselor of the State Department. (03/05/2007)

Fallout from the Coulter speech Glenn Greenwald
The right wing which has tolerated and embraced Coulter for so long slowly tries to disassociate itself from her. (03/05/2007)

The best-ever one-sentence explanation of Bush domestic policy Walter Shapiro
President picks manufacturing lobbyist as product safety chairman. (03/05/2007)

Everyone runs from Coulter -- except Coulter Tim Grieve
GOP candidates seek distance, but she keeps digging deeper. (03/05/2007)

Obama: "I'm here because somebody marched" Tim Grieve
The candidate stakes his claim. (03/05/2007)

Romney and Coulter, BFF? Tim Grieve
The candidate and the conservative pariah yuk it up backstage at CPAC. And yes, there's video. (03/05/2007)

Slip sliding away, or Cheney on Afghanistan and Iraq Tim Grieve
The vice president evolves before the VFW. (03/05/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
NFL wants to trademark "Big Game." Good luck getting advertisers to stop piggybacking on the Super Bowl. Plus: Duke-UNC blood. (03/05/2007)

The politics of fuel efficiency Andrew Leonard
If improving fuel economy standards hurts Detroit carmakers, why not just push for a big gasoline tax hike instead? (03/05/2007)

Monsanto vs. the aliens Andrew Leonard
Why are there no crop circles in fields of genetically modified corn and cotton? (03/05/2007)

The anti-Crichton Andrew Leonard
Equal parts scary and inspiring, Kim Stanley Robinson's trilogy about global warming is a riveting how-to plan for averting catastrophe. (03/05/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
"The Black Donnellys" serves up a sexy Irish "Sopranos," minus the soul. Plus: So what about Brian? (03/04/2007)

Confrontational investigations, subpoenas, and hearings are the priority Glenn Greenwald
Efforts to impose legislative limits on the Bush administration's abuses will be futile until aggressive and dramatic light is shined on their behavior. (03/04/2007)

Get caught up on a week's worth of free songs.
Bright Eyes, meet pulsing Swedish minimalism. (03/03/2007)

The Republican candidates -- and Ann Coulter -- try out their acts By Michael Scherer
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Giuliani flops and Romney shines as the GOP presidential contenders promise the right-wing faithful everything, including a cure for cancer. (03/03/2007)

Daily Download: "Falling Slowly," the Frames
Widescreen Irish rock, minus the Bono. (03/02/2007)

"The Jolie Doctrine" By David Puner
Coming soon to a third world country near you. (03/02/2007)

Three questions for Scott Bomar
The music supervisor for "Black Snake Moan" talks the blues. (03/02/2007)

"Black Snake Moan" By Stephanie Zacharek
Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci star in this wild, sweet little picture about sex, redemption and music. (03/02/2007)

"Zodiac" By Stephanie Zacharek
This tale of a real-life murderer known as the Zodiac killer is one director's shot at making the ultimate serial-killer movie. (03/02/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
D.C. madam selling phone records. Cruise and Holmes moving to New York? Plus: Pinter revivals. (03/02/2007)

"Sopranos" promo By David Puner
We've waited for the beep and we'd like to know, finally, where the beef is. (03/02/2007)

Freak speech By Kerry Lauerman
The far right's favorite sideshow strikes again, right on cue. (03/03/2007)

My invitation to the wedding has not arrived. Should I inquire? By Cary Tennis
My good friend's daughter is getting married. What if the invite got lost in the mail? (03/02/2007)

Where Hilton meets Hirshman Amy Schiller
The party girl and the feminist crusader are both on MSN's list of cringe-worthy women. What gives? (03/02/2007)

India's "missing girls" Tracy Clark-Flory
The Washington Times looks at the country's spate of sex-selective abortions and female infanticide. (03/02/2007)

Rewriting Japan's sex slave past Tracy Clark-Flory
Prime minister says there's no evidence of WWII "comfort women." (03/02/2007)

Retribution for rape of Iraqi woman Tracy Clark-Flory
Fourteen policemen are killed for "crimes carried out ... against the Sunnis." (03/02/2007)

"Barbie bandits," "Black Snake Moan" and more Page Rockwell
Sexist nicknames for alleged female criminals, feminist-minded film criticism and an HPV vaccine update in today's roundup. (03/02/2007)

The Iraq insurgency for beginners By Kevin Berger
A leading expert on the insurgency clarifies who is shooting whom in Iraq, the growing power of al-Qaida, the influence of Iran, and the only thing left for the U.S. to do. (03/02/2007)

Why do journalists suddenly love Al Gore? By Joe Conason
After they tempt him into the presidential race, they'll probably try to destroy him again. And he knows it. (03/02/2007)

Christians crusade against cancer vaccine By Bill Maher
Activists don't want girls inoculated against HPV because they want sex to remain as scary as possible. (03/02/2007)

Terrible Hatred and Anger on the Left Glenn Greenwald
The highest levels of right-wing political leadership openly embrace the most vile hate speech while they and their media allies petulantly complain about comments from anonymous blog commenters. (03/02/2007)

Terrible hatred and anger on the left Glenn Greenwald
Right-wing political leaders at the highest levels embrace patent hate-mongering while they and their media allies exploit the pettiest episodes to accuse the left of being "angry and hateful." (03/02/2007)

Senator: Walter Reed will be like Abu Ghraib Tim Grieve
The new acting commander? The man who was reportedly warned about problems at the medical facility for years but did little or nothing in response. (03/02/2007)

Dick Cheney's "inconvenient truth" Tim Grieve
"Like it or not, the enemy we face in the war on terror has made Iraq the primary front in that war." (03/02/2007)

A surge in the "surge" Tim Grieve
The Defense Department admits that 21,500 troops really means as many as 28,500. (03/02/2007)

The president fully understands Tim Grieve
Whatever it is, Bush says he gets it. (03/02/2007)

Bad news -- and worse -- for Biden Tim Grieve
Only 36 percent of his home state voters say he'd make a good president. (03/02/2007)

Army secretary pushed out over Walter Reed Tim Grieve
Defense Secretary Gates was reportedly unhappy that he'd put a tainted general back in charge of the facility. (03/02/2007)

Ann Coulter on John Edwards: "Faggot" Tim Grieve
Conservative Political Action Conference audience responds with laughter, applause. (03/02/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
The yellowing of America: Baseball to force off-field employees to fill jars to prove themselves innocent of drug use. (03/02/2007)

Save Oscar
More streaking, less speeching and other ways to improve the broadcast -- courtesy of Salon's reader community, Table Talk. (03/02/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Note to self: Never, ever underestimate the public's hatred for the airlines! (03/02/2007)

Is the housing bubble blogosphere too mean? Andrew Leonard
The chief economist of the National Association of Realtors says a blogger almost made his mother cry. (03/02/2007)

Slashdot: The Next Generation Andrew Leonard
A press release for the "news for nerds" site's new "content aggregation" software is not geek-friendly (03/02/2007)

General Motors and the housing bust Andrew Leonard
Stocks slump again on Wall Street, and here's one reason why: GM's financing arm is up to its neck in bad subprime mortgage loans. (03/02/2007)

Change is good. We promise!
Take a peek at the new look and find out what other changes are in store at Audiofile. (03/01/2007)

Daily Download, "Open Your Heart," Lavender Diamond
A dreamy pop song perfect for "Grey's Anatomy." (03/01/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Time to appreciate nubile young things cavorting and silent monks meditating, each of which offers its own sort of release. (03/01/2007)

The Fix By Scott Lamb
Travolta says Scientology could have helped Anna Nicole. Paris facing jail time? Plus: Mills says flying leg "very unlikely." (03/01/2007)

Laura on Larry By David Puner
The first lady: "Of course, what we see on television is the one bombing a day that discourages everybody." (03/01/2007)

One Beck over the line? By David Puner
Could this be the comment that will end a TV career? (03/01/2007)

McCain to Letterman: Gonna run By David Puner
The announcement preceding the announcement. (03/01/2007)

Rip, burn, get sued
A new bill aims to make digital rights management a thing of the past. The record companies respond with the grace we've come to expect. (03/01/2007)

"Karl" By David Puner
Looking for Rove in all the wrong places. (03/01/2007)

"Animaltown Doctor" By David Puner
Doctor Lion says: "There is no healthcare crisis in America." (03/01/2007)

"Look Both Ways" By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
No need to choose sides, says author Jennifer Baumgardner in her new book extolling bisexuality. Speaking from experience, she says the sex is good, the politics even better. (03/01/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Super-Fun-Pak Comix: It'll Happen Every Ding-Dong Time, Life in the Matrix, and more! (03/01/2007)

I'm a singer in a band -- but I'm also a nerdy Asian guy By Cary Tennis
My image contains contradictions. I'm afraid women won't understand me. (03/01/2007)

Women kept out of the kitchen? Carol Lloyd
The Times suggests the trend toward high-tech cooking is leaving female chefs behind. Plus: Frank Bruni ogles some breasts. (03/01/2007)

Breast is best, but here's some free formula Carol Lloyd
Are hospital goody bags sending mixed messages? (03/01/2007)

Hairy-legged feminists storm the U.N.! Carol Lloyd
Conservative columnists warn of the dangers of the 51st Commission on the Status of Women. (03/01/2007)

Sex offender surveillance Carol Lloyd
Legislation proposes "civil confinement" and bans offenders from most public spaces. (03/01/2007)

The reason we haven't noticed American Muslims condemning terrorism By Paul M. Barrett
Actually, they do, but until recently it was often in ways that their fellow Americans had a hard time hearing. (03/01/2007)

How Cheney bombed in Afghanistan By Sidney Blumenthal
The vice president slinks home from a disastrous trip where a failed assassination attempt was only the loudest proof that his war policies have emboldened al-Qaida and the Taliban. (03/01/2007)

Why do so many neoconservatives lack the courage of their convictions? Glenn Greenwald
Those who desire war with Iran and punishment for domestic political opponents typically avoid stating their views clearly. (03/01/2007)

Is "Howard Kurtz" a software program? Glenn Greenwald
Why are the highly partisan columns of the Post's objective, nonpartisan "media critic" so easily predictable? (03/01/2007)

McCain tells Dave: I'm in Tim Grieve
Why Letterman? It's in New York, and the questions are easy. (03/01/2007)

The "good news story" that wasn't Tim Grieve
What a draw-down of British forces really means for U.S. troops in Iraq. (03/01/2007)

Yes, and they can learn first aid by treating their own wounds Tim Grieve
Tony Snow on why U.S. troops don't need the usual training before "surging" into Iraq. (03/01/2007)

A new White House F-word: "Flexible" Tim Grieve
The United States will talk with Syria and Iran about Iraq, but Tony Snow insists there's nothing new about that. (03/01/2007)

They should look in the grocery bag under Judy Miller's desk Tim Grieve
How could the government lose a videotape of Jose Padilla's interrogation? (03/01/2007)

What a difference a paycheck makes Tim Grieve
Ken Mehlman on the joys of bipartisanship. (03/01/2007)

Walter Reed chief relieved of command Tim Grieve
The Army says military leaders have "lost trust and confidence" that he can address problems in soldiers' care. (03/01/2007)

Libby deliberations continue -- without a dictionary Tim Grieve
Jurors wanted one; the judge said no. (03/01/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Baseball Hall of Fame shutout. That's three straight, and it's time for another overhaul of the veterans committee. (03/01/2007)

The Shanghai squeeze Andrew Leonard
To get rich might be glorious, but the revolution of rising expectations is no dinner party. (03/01/2007)

Rain forests, they come, they go Andrew Leonard
New research suggests indigenous populations in Central America were industriously destroying their rain forests, well before Europeans appeared on the scene. (03/01/2007)

"Switchgrass is cool, dude" Andrew Leonard
A House hearing on energy development shockingly features politicians asking experts substantive questions about ethanol and peak oil. (03/01/2007)