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Romney’s general pal offends Jews, too
Alex Seitz-Wald
Romney's Muslim-bashing general pal isn't much better when it comes to Jews, drawing the ire of the ADL
Why I outed a Christian star
Azariah Southworth
I've been called a bully for exposing gay evangelical Jonathan Merritt. Even I secretly wonder: Was I right?
Trump, Jobs, Zuckerberg: We idolize jerks
Geoffrey Nunberg
This is an era of obnoxiousness -- and the most arrogant and nasty have somehow become the most successful
What the media missed about Chick-fil-A
Kristin Rawls
There's more to the fast-food saga than you might think
The New York Times’ F-word problem
Mary Elizabeth Williams
UPDATED: The paper of record goes to extremes to avoid profanity again and again -- and misses the story
Must-see morning clip
Salon Staff
Stephen Colbert lionizes the brave Republicans rooting out nonexistent Muslim traitors
Food corporations’ big drought play
Jill Richardson
The entire American food system is built on one crop -- corn. And that is really bad news for consumers
Social media scamsters
Laura Miller
Authors are resorting to fake reviews and Internet sock puppets to sell their books. How long can it last?
Atheists fight discrimination too
Greta Christina
In the U.S., there are laws protecting them. But laws aren't always obeyed, or enforced
Jerry Boykin: Romney’s new Muslim-bashing pal
Alex Seitz-Wald
Romney meets with Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, who has said Islam "should not be protected under the First Amendment"
Adam Hasner: Islamophobe for Congress
Alex Seitz-Wald
Congress's anti-Islam caucus will likely grow in November, and Florida's Adam Hasner may be its worst new member
Must-see morning clip
Salon Staff
Stephen Colbert discusses dog-fighting, Rep. Steve King having sex with a dog, and "monstrous glassy-eyed puppies"
It could happen anywhere
Jo Scott-Coe
Before Aurora and Oak Creek there was Moses Lake, Washington, where a school shooting has left lingering problems
Triumph of the potato lobby
Andrew Leonard
Big government wasn't forcing poor women to eat enough spuds. GOP to the rescue!
Social media vacations don’t work
Katherine Losse
We tune out of Facebook and Twitter for great reasons -- but our need to be liked keeps pulling us back
Must-see morning clip
Salon Staff
Fox News' Judy Miller thinks security leaks are "jeopardizingly injurious." Jon Stewart spells out the irony
Olympic pins, hurdles carnage
Associated Press
In London, Usain Bolt celebrates, gymnasts prepare for the final day of individual competition and pins are traded
Angry white men
Rinku Sen
The shooting at a Sikh temple in Milwaukee exemplifies America's deadly mix of race, guns and madness
Tig Notaro laughs at cancer
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The comic gets a shocking diagnosis but responds with humor. Sometimes you have to turn tragedy into jokes
Gabby Douglas’ race narrative
Michael Shaw
As America's newest sweetheart, don't expect any pictures of Gabby Douglas as a strong, black woman anytime soon
Must-see morning clip
Salon Staff
Colbert interviews MSNBC's Chris Hayes, author of the new book "Twilight of the Elites"
Jennifer Rubin, Mitt Romney’s top media shill
Alex Pareene
The Romney campaign's communications office has its own platform at the Washington Post, thanks to Jennifer Rubin
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