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The Obamacare-abortion myth
Sarah Posner
If the Supreme Court upholds healthcare reform, anti-choice activists are planning to protest it like Roe v. Wade
Where are the normal Christians?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
On the news, people of faith -- like me -- are cast as lunatic right-wingers. But we're not all like that
The philosophy of aesthetics
Justin Sullivan
An exciting new designer uses graphics as a means for critical inquiry
Why the MPAA doesn’t want your kid to see “Bully”
Andrew O'Hehir
With its R rating for "Bully," the ratings board reveals its true nature -- and may have doomed itself
“Engagement’s” shocking anti-Asian trailer
Sylvie Kim
White women have names in a scene from "The Five Year Engagement." The Asians are "this Korean" and "that Korean"
The movie trailer revolution
Michael Barthel
In the last few years, film previews have become viral sensations -- and increasingly sophisticated works of art
Watching the beach for debris from Japan
Bill Donahue
Items from Japan may be washing up on U.S. beaches. But to find some, prepare to pick through a lot of trash
How Mandela united a nation
Toby Ash
John Carlin talks about how the South African leader averted a bloodbath and the triumphs of the post-apartheid era
How words shape design
Justin Sullivan
An up-and-coming artist describes himself as a problem solver whose work is driven by an interest in language
Redefining “wife material”
Lucy McKeon
"Mad Men" reminds us that the idea of the "marriageable woman" has evolved dramatically -- and continues to, today
How the New Hampshire GOP voted to keep gay marriage
Linda Hirshman
Tune out Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. Events in the Granite State suggest the GOP base is rethinking gay marriage
The new girl power
Laura Miller
The record-setting opening weekend of "The Hunger Games" shows the cultural clout of young female readers
“Mad Men’s” eventful return
Nelle Engoron
Recap: The fifth season of "Mad Men" begins, revealing a changed Don -- and a country in the midst of upheaval
Pop art’s political legacy
Michael Dooley
A new exhibit explores the intersection of '60s activism and the artistic movement
“Dreaming in French”: Three remarkable women in Paris
Laura Miller
What the young Jackie Kennedy, Susan Sontag and Angela Davis discovered in the city of light
When engineering fails
Megan Wood
An expert explains our cultural fascination with design disasters -- and what the recession means for our safety
All for none and none for all
Joan Walsh
Forty years of culture wars and racial battles wrecked the country and the GOP – but it's not too late to change
Surprised to see me
Sarah Hepola
The biggest shock of losing weight is the (sometimes weird) reaction by my old friends
Does comedy have to be cruel?
Eve Gerber
Andy Borowitz talks about Hobbes' "sudden glory" theory of humor and how Twitter's changing what we find funny
Get intimate with Salon
Liam O'Donoghue
Our new webcast series allows the Salon community more interaction with writers. What do you want to see?
It’s true: Cities are meaner
Will Doig
Urbanites are viewed as selfish and unconcerned about others. Research proves it -- but for surprising reasons
The birth of food-phobia
Harvey Levenstein
How industrialization, bad science and middle-class paranoia made us irrationally terrified of contamination
Boys like me
Sam Biederman
It took traveling halfway across the globe to meet a gay male. And to realize I was one, too
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