Currently in Salon

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  On the wrong side of a Craigslist ad
  When the website shut down its erotic services, I was relieved. I knew firsthand how dark that life could be
  Phoebe Kay
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  It's good to have this Obama on the campaign trail
  Let's hope the president who came out of hiding on Labor Day doesn't go away
  Gene Lyons
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  Life after cancer
  I sat in the doctor's office, waiting to hear the news. She looked down and gave a faint smile
  Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  The explosive power of the tiki punch
  An afternoon with retro drinks features 40-gallon bowls, grownups acting like kids, and lots and lots of fire
  Matthew Rowley
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  Fear. Debt. Money: I'm 45 and scared
  At 24, I thrived on fertile uncertainty. Now all I see is chaos and threat
  Cary Tennis
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  Spend $200 to meet Sarah Palin on 9/11
  The Alaskan television personality and the popular gold salesman
  Alex Pareene
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  The tortoise economy
  There can be no return to normal because normal got us into the hole in the first place
  Robert Reich
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  Sharron Angle denies saying things she said
  The Nevada Republican's new explanation for her nuttier statements: Claiming she didn't say them
  Alex Pareene
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  Job discrimination claims by Muslims on the rise
  Complaints to the EEOC have more than doubled in the past five years. Does it signal increased Islamophobia?
  Mark Benjamin
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  Franzen's "Freedom" and the importance of fun
  Beyond the beautiful writing and the smart observations, here's one more reason to love this book: It's not dull
  axelrod