Currently in Salon

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  Medical drama smackdown: "Mercy" vs. McDreamy!
  Which do we crave more, NBC's gritty hospital melodrama or the fantastical emotional Mad Libs of "Grey's Anatomy"?
  By Heather Havrilesky
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  The real deficit hawks
  Critics decry the healthcare bill as fiscally irresponsible. Where's the outrage over the defense budget?
  By David Sirota
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  Pedro Almodóvar: An "irrational passion" for movies
  The Spanish director on his delirious new movie-movie with Penelope Cruz, and how the New York Dolls fought Franco
  Andrew O'Hehir
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  "2012": The end of the world as we know it
  Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  "Pirate Radio" keeps the boat rocking
  Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  The Army opens a broad new probe into Arlington
  The move comes in the wake of a Salon investigation, but results so far are mixed
  Mark Benjamin
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  Huffington Post's LIVE! NUDE! GIRLS!
  The site's skeezy "Celebrity Skin" page touts nipples, scandal -- and did we mention nipples?
  Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Happy Do-Whatever-You-Wanukah
  The annual cries of religious censorship start right on schedule. Let the war on Christmas begin!
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  "The End of Poverty?": How the rich steal from the poor
  Does a confrontational new documentary try to resurrect Marx for the 21st century? And is that such a bad idea?
  Andrew O'Hehir
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  An open letter to Harry Reid on healthcare costs
  If we can't get costs under control, we've blown it
  By Robert Reich