Currently in Salon

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  Female "person of the year"
  Since Time hasn't given a woman that honor since 1986, we asked some feminist writers for their picks
  Kate Harding
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  Why Keith Olbermann is wrong about insurance mandates
  Without an individual mandate, no one will be able to buy health insurance on the open market
  Mike Madden
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  Tweeting through a tragedy
  Was Shellie Ross out of line to post updates in the midst of her toddler's death?
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Injured abroad, neglected at home
  Investigation: Civilian workers fight losing battle against insurers -- with little government support
  By T. Christian Miller
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  Slouching toward healthcare reform
  The long, painful road to a disappointing deal
  By Robert Reich
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  Why "The Simpsons" no longer matters
  An expert discusses the cartoon's cultural demise -- and far-reaching impact
  By Thomas Rogers
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  Directors of the Decade No. 9: The sensualists
  What do Lynch, Malick, Mann, Wong and Hou have in common?
  By Matt Zoller Seitz
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  Weathering the storm of stupidity
  Climate change deniers arm themselves with ignorance and fight bravely against science
  By Gene Lyons
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  Creating the world of James Cameron's "Avatar"
  Producer Jon Landau talks about making the impossible possible in the $200 million-plus spectacle
  By Andrew O'Hehir
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  Films of the decade: "Punch-Drunk Love"
  Adam Sandler, color-field painting and $3,000 worth of pudding: An utterly anomalous work of art
  Karina Longworth