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A dance-fest for president No. 44
Andrew Leonard
For a few hours, anyway, the world is working pretty nicely.
Obama and the spirit of Hawaii
Gary Kamiya
On this day when we vow to begin again, a prayer for a sea change in America.
Perino delivers parting shot to media
Vincent Rossmeier
In her last briefing as White House press secretary, Dana Perino alleged liberal bias in the media.
Salon Radio: Jay Rosen on the media’s control of political debates
Glenn Greenwald
How do journalists decide which viewpoints enjoy consensus status, which ones are legitimately debatable, and which ones need not be heard?
Poison solar
Andrew Leonard
In the rush to encourage solar power production, governments aren't paying enough attention to the toxic chemicals employed in the manufacturing process.
Greening the stimulus
Joseph Romm, Bill McKibben, John Whitehead
Environmentalists push for a sustainable recovery plan. But one economist warns against trying to do too much.
Obama’s early stumbles
Camille Paglia
Readers ask, Camille dishes: On Democratic woes, the Weather Underground, Kanye West, Freud, alleged gay genes and "the long sleep."
Father of the ecosystem
Andrew O'Hehir
In "The Invention of Air," Steven Johnson creates a fascinating portrait of Joseph Priestley, a friend of Franklin and Jefferson and a freethinker who changed history.
The problem with cheap oil
Michael Klare
The price may fall still farther in 2009. Be careful what you wish for.
W. and the damage done
Vincent Rossmeier, Gabriel Winant
President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.
Will the salmon be back in 2009?
Jacoba Charles
Climate change may help explain the historic collapse of the species. Yet ocean experts see signs that idle fishermen can fire up their boats again.
Score one for the environment
Katharine Mieszkowski
On Nov. 4, the tension was unbearable. Fortunately for our air, water and wildlife, Barack Obama triumphed.
Best of Salon 2008
Salon Staff
PUMAs on the prowl; an apology to boomers; the books that made Obama, Obama; hooray for casual sex -- and more of our favorite stories of the year.
We all live in Las Vegas now
David Sirota
Will we finally accept the public policy and lifestyle changes that the real world now requires? Or will "Viva Las Vegas" always be America's motto?
How the hell did Rick Warren get inauguration tickets?
Mike Madden
Barack Obama knows liberals are upset he picked the conservative evangelical preacher to pray at the inauguration. And he doesn't care.
Global boiling
Kirsten Weir
Some geologists say rising temperatures will uncork vast deposits of undersea methane. If they're right, we're cooked.
Obama’s pick to solve the energy crisis
Andrew Leonard
How's this for change? Steven Chu, an actual physicist who wants to stop climate change and revolutionize solar power, gets the nod as energy secretary.
Gen. Hayden and the claimed irrelevance of presidential appointments
Glenn Greenwald
Since when did people start believing that high-level appointments and Cabinet secretaries were irrelevant?
Hildebrand writes to liberal critics of Obama
Alex Koppelman
The president-elect's deputy campaign manager says Obama "was elected to be the president of all the people -- not just those on the left."
What will make Obama a great president
Joseph Romm
He must make the U.S. a world leader in global warming solutions. Then he must inspire China to follow suit.
What should Bill Clinton do now?
Joe Conason
Critics worry he'll get in Hillary's way. But the new secretary of state's husband is a great international ambassador for America.
How I seduced my neighbors into going green
James Glave
I didn't want to be an eco-jerk. So I consulted a "global warming negotiator." That's when the fun began.
Report: Susan Rice for UN ambassador
Gabriel Winant
ABC reports that Susan Rice, a foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama, is likely his choice to be ambassador to the United Nations.
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