Currently in Salon

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  Playing politics with national security
  Questions about the Flight 253 attack, and what to do about Yemen, may be obscured by petty bickering over blame
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  Obama speaks on attempted plane bombing
  "An alert and courageous citizenry are far more resilient than an isolated extremist," the president says
  Alex Koppelman
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  2009: Wall Street bounced back, Main Street got shafted
  This year, "shared prosperity" meant that J.P. Morgan and Goldman divvied up the dollars and cut us out
  By Robert Reich
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  The secret lives of brokers and lawyers
  Two spellbinding novels -- from Joshua Ferris and Jonathan Dee -- scrutinize the weaknesses of the ruling class
  By Laura Miller
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  Andrew O'Hehir's best movies of 2009
  I said: Bring me Filipina transgender hookers, opaque Jewish fables and class warfare! And here they are
  By Andrew O'Hehir
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  Stephanie Zacharek's best movies of 2009
  George Clooney's real performance of the year wasn't "Up in the Air." Plus: Jane Campion, "Star Trek" and madness!
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  Why there's no one in charge at TSA
  Sen. Jim DeMint is blocking the administration's nominee over unionization issues
  Alex Koppelman
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  Best bangs for your bubbly buck
  You'll love these wines Thursday night, and you won't resent your credit card Friday
  By Steven Kolpan
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  Films of the decade: "Spirited Away"
  Miyazaki's fable of a girl trapped in the spirit world is full of visual delights -- and painful insights
  By Dan Kois
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  Charlie Sheen's unmerry Christmas
  Why don't domestic disputes take a holiday?
  Mary Elizabeth Williams