Currently in Salon

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  Cause and effect in the "Terror War"
  What sentiments do we think we're unleashing in the Muslim world from our still-escalating "five-front" war?
  Glenn Greenwald
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  Tell us about your first time
  Here's a chance to have your first moment in the kitchen all over again. Plus: Last week's winners
  By Francis Lam
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  Can't our government get anything right?
  Whichever party's in charge fumbles the basics -- security, health, infrastructure. Why are we paying these people?
  By Michael Lind
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  This Modern World
  The Year in Crazy, part the second
  By Tom Tomorrow
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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
  By Joan Walsh
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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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  Bristol Palin launches custody battle
  Johnston: "I do not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding"
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  Films of the decade: "Chop Shop"
  Ramin Bahrani's acutely observed film about two kids living rough in Queens defines the late '00s in America
  By Will Di Novi
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  Directors of the decade: No. 3: The Coen brothers
  Forget the snarky film-brat stereotype -- the Coens have consistently struggled with life's big questions
  By Matt Zoller Seitz
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  Charlie Sheen's wife details threats
  Actor allegedly warned: "You better be in fear. If you tell anybody, I'll kill you."
  DAN ELLIOTT