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“But think of the things that were done to Iranians!”
Erich Follath, Dieter Bednarz, Georg Mascolo
An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
They shoot real estate agents, don’t they?
Erica Ferencik
All I wanted was a good job I couldn't lose. I didn't realize I'd end up bringing down the global economy.
Rusty and me
Julie Limbaugh
I love my cousin Rush Limbaugh, even though I don't agree with him. Now please stop judging me by my last name.
Oakland mourns
Gary Kamiya
A long blue line of police officers, backed by a grieving city, gather to say goodbye to four cops who died doing their jobs.
The monster inside my son
Ann Bauer
For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
I would like to take a vacation?
Cary Tennis
If I take a vacation, where should I go? How does one take a vacation? What is a vacation?
Afghanistan’s uncertain future
Pratap Chatterjee
Our military endeavor and unevenly distributed foreign aid have left the nation divided, not one country, but three.
She got sober and now she’s boring!
Cary Tennis
My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull.
Just how bad off is the Republican Party (Part 2)?
Salon Staff
A state-by-state look at the state of the Grand Old Party in the Age of Steele.
Obama’s Middle East moment of truth
Gary Kamiya
His diplomatic moves are a good start. But does he have the will to challenge Israel?
Why is Jim Cramer shouting at me?
Gabriel Winant
Is CNBC as bad as Jon Stewart says it is? Yes, and a full day in front of the network will have you longing to return to the real world.
Heads should roll
Camille Paglia
President Obama's clumsy, smirky staff is sinking him -- and resurrecting a deflated GOP! Plus: Lay off Rush! And a Brazilian diva, up close and electric
Our neighbor drops by and won’t leave
Cary Tennis
How can we tell him it's late and he should go home?
Scenes from a housing boom
Mary Elizabeth Williams
At the height of the real estate bubble, I was desperate to buy a home. I had no idea what kind of trouble I was borrowing.
Are the Oscars recession-proof?
Heather Havrilesky
Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" rule, while Hugh Jackman gives the awards an extreme makeover and -- miracle of miracles -- it works!
Welcome to Elsewhere, USA
Katharine Mieszkowski
We e-mail, we text, we Facebook, we blog. Are we more productive today or just more anxious?
Louise, 52
Edited by John Bowe
"Do you know the dollar dance? You pay a dollar to dance with the groom ... And you just dance for a minute. Heartbreaking. And after that we didn't have contact for 15 years."
Don’t fear the reaper
Laura Miller
Is it really so terrible to grow old? Two new books explore what we can (and can't) learn from the elderly.
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.
Obama takes the Abe train
Rebecca Traister
In the last moment before hope collides with the awesome task ahead, the president-elect retraces Lincoln's historic rail journey to Washington.
To Hillary, with love
Mike Madden
Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Barack Obama's secretary of state turns into a group hug.
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."
Paul Pesce, 83
John Bowe
I turned to her and said, "Could I take you to your home?" She looks at me and -- with a pause -- she says, "If you got a quarter you can go anywhere you want."
Is the Web helping us evolve?
David Brin
The truth lies somewhere between "Google is making us stupid" and "the Internet will liberate humanity."
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