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TNR’s Michael Crowley: McCain lynch mobs are no different than Bush critics
Glenn Greenwald
The modern Beltway journalist compulsively asserts equivalencies between each side without regard to whether they are actually the same.
Salon Radio: ACLU’s Jonathan Hafetz on Guantanamo cases
Glenn Greenwald
Why is the Bush administration continuing to imprison 17 detainees in Guant
Why we’re losing in Afghanistan
Anand Gopal
Corrupt government and the U.S.'s mismanaged "surge" strategy have led to the Taliban's powerful resurgence in Afghanistan.
Major shock: Eavesdropping powers abused without oversight
Glenn Greenwald
Two NSA linguists disclose that hundreds of innocent Americans had their private, intimate telephone calls recorded and transcribed by Bush's illegal spying program.
How the election ate daytime television
Rebecca Traister
Why talk shows like "The View" are showcasing some of the most sophisticated (and mind-numbingly stupid) conversations about the presidential race.
All the world’s a stage
Alex Koppelman
Sarah Palin went back to Sean Hannity's show, this time with John McCain in tow. What resulted wasn't an interview -- just theater.
McCain-Palin rallies turning ugly
Justin Jouvenal
The Republicans' turn to the negative is prompting some crowd reactions that could backfire on the candidates.
Sarah Palin’s museum of trite right-wing tactics: 1980-2008
Glenn Greenwald
The attacks on Obama grow more unhinged and more counter-productive in direct proportion.
The GOP goes back to its ugly roots
Gary Kamiya
McCain is resurrecting the GOP's oldest tactic: Smearing Obama as a scary black terrorist sympathizer. But he may meet the same fate as Barry Goldwater.
New McCain ad calls Obama “dishonorable”
Alex Koppelman
As the campaign gets even more personal, the McCain campaign releases an ad falsely implying Obama slandered U.S. troops, and saying the Democrats are "too risky for America."
Palin gets another crack at SCOTUS question
Alex Koppelman
This time, Sarah Palin's able to recite a list of Supreme Court cases she disagrees with, but her reasoning still leaves something to be desired.
Salon Radio: L.A. Times’ Tim Rutten on Ahmadinejad
Glenn Greenwald
Is the U.S. failing to take the "Iranian threat" seriously enough, or is that threat being exaggerated and distorted?
How Sarah Palin blew it
Joan Walsh
She asked for more vice-presidential power on the heels of Dick Cheney's abuse, and she failed to show simple decency when Biden referenced his family tragedy.
Obama and McCain face off
Walter Shapiro
Friday's debate was no decisive showdown. But for undecided voters watching, did Obama look too green or McCain too mean?
Live blogging: Sen. McCain was wrong about Iraq
Thomas Schaller
Obama ticks off the things McCain is wrong about, but McCain just tugs on military heartstrings.
Salon Radio: Digby on the bailout
Glenn Greenwald
What are the dangers for Democrats in supporting a bailout? And why are they about to do it?
Salon Radio: Notre Dame finance professor Richard Sheehan
Glenn Greenwald
Several key claims from Hank Paulson are inaccurate and misleading. Plus: Paulson's role in the financial crisis he's now supposed to solve.
Sarah’s foreign policy crash course
Thomas Schaller
After meeting with Karzai and Bono, she should be ready for heartbeat-away status.
Where is the debate over the Bush Doctrine?
Glenn Greenwald
Until Sarah Palin made clear she had never heard of it, nobody -- including the presidential candidates -- had trouble understanding what it was.
Unsent letters, unvoiced questions
Cary Tennis
So many things go unasked; so much suffering occurs in silence.
The government, the media and Afghanistan
Glenn Greenwald
The U.S. military relied on an "independent journalist" to deny villagers' claims of large-scale civilian deaths. It turned out the "journalist" is Fox's Oliver North.
Why this lifelong Republican may vote for Obama
Michael Smerconish
The party of Bush and McCain outsourced the hunt for bin Laden, failing to accomplish a vital mission since 9/11.
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