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The ultimate guide to shutting down conservative anti-Piketty hysteria
Sean McElwee
"Capital in the 21st Century" has sent conservatives into a rage. Here's how to debunk their favorite attacks
Our sad “Mad Men” revolution: How consumerism co-opted rebellion
Thomas Frank
Talking revolution with Lewis Lapham -- and how capitalism manages to keep coming out on top
How the rich stole our money — and made us think they were doing us a favor
David Atkins
Pushing people toward stocks, real estate and credit cards have all come at a cost -- and with one goal in mind
How faith-based movies capitalize on America’s culture wars
DOMINICK MAYER
Conservatives decry the "war on religion," but Hollywood has become all too eager to cater to the Christian right
Guilty of being Mexican
Francisco Goldman
I knew immigration agents messed with people like my girlfriend and me. But I was still shocked by what happened
Black Francis, from Pixies to porn: “The commercialization of filmed sexuality. Which continues unabated!”
Eric R. Danton
The Pixies frontman discusses his new graphic novel, rare Pixies demos and why he can't catch up with "Mad Men"
Astra Taylor’s radical Internet critique: “I don’t want to give in to the libertarian logic of our time”
Scott Timberg
Time for "gee-whiz stupor" about the Web to stop, Astra Taylor tells Salon, and for a real look at the damage done
93 countries that have flip-flopped on Obama
Nicolas J.S. Davies
A new report reveals an erosion of approval for U.S. leadership in countries all over the world -- including Kenya
Why whites don’t see racism: Reagan Democrats are Stephen Colbert Democrats now
Sheryll Cashin
With different frames of reference, the perception gap on racial issues is widening -- and affects policy choices
4 disturbing reasons private prisons are so powerful
Aaron Cantú
One major cause of the industry's staying power? It's woven itself into the fabric of our public institutions
Diagnosing Paul Ryan’s psychopathy: Arrogant, manipulative, deceitful, remorseless
Paul Rosenberg
Paul Krugman revealed Ryan's big con years ago. It's gotten worse. Why does anyone take him seriously on policy?
Dan Wilson: “I’m like the world’s expert in super mournful, lonely songs right now”
Annie Zaleski
Talking music with Dan Wilson, who wrote "Closing Time," and then hits for Adele, Taylor Swift, Pink and more
Disney’s animated zombies: How classic stories are lost in reinvention
Chantel Tattoli
Sofia Coppola is re-imagining "The Little Mermaid," but it was Disney who altered the character beyond recognition
Bourbon and gambling! Kentucky Derby shines as horse racing fades
Allen Barra
Kentucky Derby ratings are soaring, but race tracks are closing. Our changing relationship with horses and gambling
Tom Frank: Bill Clinton was so not down with Thomas Piketty
Thomas Frank, David Daley
Worried about Warren, Bill's desperately recasting his economic record as progressive. Tom Frank recalls the facts
Hollywood’s cheap Christianity: Noah, Ben-Hur and a persecution fixation
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
The current wave of Christian film portrays God’s faithful as deeply embattled. Here's why that's so revealing
“America is a struggle”: Jose Antonio Vargas on his mother, deportation and being undocumented
Charles R. Davis
Pulitzer Prize-winner tells Salon about his new film, what he'd do if INS came -- and what it means to be American
Roger Ebert was wrong: Video games are the new novels
John Michael Bell
The film critic once argued that interactive games could never be high art. "Portal" and "Halo" prove otherwise
Sean Hannity’s post-Bundy hero: Meet vigilante killer Byron Smith
Heather Digby Parton
Remember when the right was all about "law and order"? Nowadays, Fox News is lauding a murderous fiend
Admirers wrestle with how to honor Pete Seeger
Michael Hill
My racist older lover
Erika Schickel
When I hear the Donald Sterling tapes, I'm reminded of the years I spent with a man whose views I despised
The climate-change apocalypse — made disgusting!
Andrew O'Hehir
The deranged horror flick "Blood Glacier" exposes the face-munching mutant offspring of global warming at last
Kentucky guardsman sues over tattoo rules
Brett Barrouquere
“Ida”: A wrenching voyage into Polish history
Andrew O'Hehir
A devout young nun and her Communist aunt take a road trip into Poland's past in this moving black-and-white drama
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