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Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology
Derrik J. Lang
Will Olympics spread measles?
Rahul K. Parikh. M.D.
A worrying number of European measles cases -- and parents not vaccinating kids -- has some doctors extra-concerned
Jon Stewart, capitalist stooge?
Stephen Deusner
An essayist suggests "The Daily Show" is an orgy of liberal self-congratulation -- and misses why it's so valuable
A crisis worse than 2008?
Steve Weissman
The Libor scandal could undermine our faith in the financial system even more than the financial crash
One Million Moms overreaches again
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The hate group goes after the new Ryan Murphy show without even having seen it. Time to cut them down to size
Old folks: The next addicts?
Jennifer Matesa
A fast-growing number of baby boomers and retirees are falling victim to America's next wave of addiction
Prison for enabler of “monsters in clerical garb”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A judge blasts Msgr. William Lynn, the first American Catholic official to be jailed for covering up sexual abuse
Breaking bald
John Semley
"Breaking Bad" is the baldest show on TV, but this baldness is about power and control, not inadequacy
Why can’t medicine seem to fix simple mistakes?
Charles Ornstei, Marshall Allen, Tracy Weber
Will the death of a 12-year-old spur change and accountability in hospitals?
Market failure and the causes of poverty
Jared Bernstein
We'll be stuck with high poverty rates until policymakers decide to act
Can AIDS activism battle the Tea Party?
Michael Stabile
Media-savvy activists used art to raise awareness and battle AIDS. Why hasn't the left mastered those lessons?
Chick-fil-A starts a culture war
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A popular fast-food joint has become a gay-rights battleground -- with celebs, Muppets and politicians involved
Should liberals attack religion?
James Rohrer
An AlterNet reader raises key questions about the role of faith and religion in the battle for social change
Kyle Pruett on Fatherhood
Eve Gerber
What binds Palin and Stewart?
David Daley
We yearn for sincerity, on both sides of the aisle, even though we know it's all a game. An expert explains why
“Broken Harbor”: Suburban gothic
Laura Miller
Tana French's brilliant new crime novel plumbs an impossible murder in an abandoned Irish housing development
“Breaking Bad”: “He’s a pure psychopath”
Willa Paskin
Dean Norris, who plays Hank Schrader, tells Salon that "Breaking Bad" all comes down to a looming Walt–Hank battle
Killing Queen Victoria
Paul Thomas Murphy
John Bean thought assassinating the monarch was the ticket to a life of leisure. A true story
If Lena Dunham wrote a memoir
Eli Schmitt
Sheila Heti's vaguely autobiographical new novel might make her the Joan Didion of the "Girls" generation
Sexy like mom
Tracy Clark-Flory
A new study raises old questions about how to prevent early sexualization of girls. It's mothers, not just media
Unleash our kids
Will Doig
Crime is at a 40-year low, but nervous parents are limiting their kids' freedom to roam -- and it hurts urban life
Marketing the munchies
Adam K. Raymond
From 420-calorie burritos to Taco Bell's "Fourth Meal," fast-food companies are pushing products to addicts
Does Batman have blood on his hands?
Andrew O'Hehir
The "Dark Knight" shootings are sure to reignite debate about violent media, but the real problem is bigger
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