Currently in Salon

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  Obama's exceedingly familiar justifications for escalation
  The "new" approach to Afghanistan touted by White House officials seems quite old
  Glenn Greenwald
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  Mike Huckabee's fatally bad judgment
  Brutality by another Huck-pardoned criminal suggests the 2012 GOP hopeful listened more to pastors than prosecutors
  By Joe Conason
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  Tiger Woods' bad drive
  Why a minor fender bender became a media storm that isn't going away
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  This Modern World
  What to do about the stupidity crisis?
  By Tom Tomorrow
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  Death to smiley
  Why emoticons need to die :-(
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Unemployment: Going beyond short-term fixes
  We need massive, permanent federal investment in infrastructure and public services, not symbolism like a new WPA
  By Michael Lind
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  Has everything changed for women?
  I talk to Gail Collins about what Mad Men gets right, black v. white women's rights and whether Palin is a feminist
  Joan Walsh
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  Salon Kitchen Challenge: A political feast
  It's time to talk politics at the table. Plus: Last week's Thanksgiving leftovers winners
  By Francis Lam
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  A sorry-state dinner
  An artist cooks a tasting menu for the Bush years
  By Francis Lam
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  Oh, those wacky Birthers
  The Washington Times runs an ad that relies on some eccentric legal theorizing
  Alex Koppelman