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What to know about Obama’s Afghan war review
Justin Elliott
In advance of a White House review of the war on Thursday and the inevitable spin-fest, some context
Assange hits credit card companies from prison
Justin Elliott
The WikiLeaks founder calls Visa, MasterCard and PayPal "instruments of U.S. foreign policy"
The unseriousness of “No Labels”
Alex Pareene
A bunch of conservative moderates demand that Americans shut up and civilly do what they want them to do
Your most warming winter drinks
Salon Staff
Don't worry. They're not hot enough to burn off all the alcohol
New centrist group keeps mum on funding sources
Justin Elliott
Transparency is apparently not one of the values of the new centrist group "No Labels," which has raised $1 million
The media’s authoritarianism and WikiLeaks
Glenn Greenwald
The willingness of leading media outlets to amplify clear falsehoods highlights their true allegiances
Thursday link dump: Lipstick traces
Alex Pareene
Obama's moral weakness, a sad day for Senate-watchers, and MSNBC's one-way ticket to Mars
How Obama’s tax deal hurts America’s global position
Robert Reich
We're already falling behind other nations, a trend the president's latest compromise will only accelerate
“The Daily Show” asks: Who is Julian Assange?
Salon Staff
"Hero or villain, it turns out the only thing we can say for sure is: he lacks a certain amount of melanin"
Handler, Palin, Griffin: Mean girls, celeb edition
Mary Elizabeth Williams
This week's celebrity news cycle is all about women fighting -- and the bizarre dynamics of female friendship
Matt Bai pretends Obama will face a primary challenge
Alex Pareene
The New York Times runs a piece of political analysis that practically admits to being pointless and wrong
What it’s like to eat only potatoes for 60 days, Part 2
Francis Lam
Checking in with the man who gave his body and lost his mind to tubers
On taxes, Obama’s last stand is no stand at all
Robert Reich
Why the president's deal with Republicans is an abomination
The rush to smear Assange’s rape accuser
Kate Harding
Despite a lack of credible evidence, WikiLeaks supporters -- including Naomi Wolf -- lash out at the alleged victim
Your best holiday cookies
Salon Staff
What to bring to this year's exchange, from citrus cream cheese to sweet corn cookies to coffee biscotti
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discusses new layout
Barbara Ortutay
CEO talks about the new Facebook layout -- and how "The Social Network" got "hugely basic things" wrong
Gay marriage opponents try risky move
Lisa Leff
Same-sex marriage ban seekers send only two witnesses in California Prop 8 case, hoping for law to back them
Assange: Bond villain — or Bourne?
Matt Zoller Seitz
The WikiLeaks mastermind's cultural persona is far more complicated than pundit wits care to think
Miley Cyrus child-porn scandals won’t die
Tracy Clark-Flory
She's newly 18, but a nude photo allegedly of the then-underage starlet has hit the Web
Joe Lieberman emulates Chinese dictators
Glenn Greenwald
The Connecticut senator pressures Amazon to block Americans from viewing WikiLeaks documents
The big economic story Obama isn’t telling
Robert Reich
Unless the president explains why the economy still stinks, the GOP's explanation and solution will prevail
The showdown on tax cuts for the rich
Robert Reich
This is the first test of the president's resolve with the new Congress -- and he should be tough as nails
WikiLeaks reveals more than just government secrets
Glenn Greenwald
From bloodthirsty pols to kowtowing journalists, the strident reactions to the whistle-blower site reveal a lot
Professional basketball’s new race debate
Ethan Sherwood Strauss
LeBron James created controversy this summer when he accused sports fans of racism. We ask an expert: Was he right?
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