Currently in Salon

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  Christmas insanity unwrapped
  "Tinsel" investigates the allure -- and demented poignancy -- of America's holiday obsession
  By Laura Miller
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  Top two Arlington officials tell conflicting stories
  The superintendent and his deputy disagree on who knew what, and when, about misplaced remains at the cemetery
  By Mark Benjamin
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  Is it tea party time in Texas?
  A GOP primary between Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will test the Republican path for the future
  By Mike Madden
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  Everybody hates mommy
  We're "stroller Nazis." We're whiny "breeders." Why is there so much contempt for mothers these days?
  By Lynn Harris
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  Creationism vs. atheism: It's on!
  A "revised" edition of Darwin's "The Origin of Species" turns college campuses into three-ring circuses
  By Laura Miller
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  Can populism be liberal?
  The GOP has owned it since Nixon. Democrats would have to return to the New Deal to recapture it
  By Michael Lind
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  Welcome to Salon Food!
  Dig in: Stories and ideas for foodies, home ec rejects and everyone in between
  Francis Lam
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  The inaugural Salon Kitchen Challenge
  A game of skill and chance -- and maybe mashed potato sculpture
  By Francis Lam
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  Another mystery grave at Arlington
  An Army investigation has found yet another unmarked casket at the historic burial site
  By Mark Benjamin
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  My boyfriend is my boss
  I'm getting sick of being "the editor's girlfriend"
  By Cary Tennis