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America’s apocalyptic imperial strategy
Noam Chomsky
In Iran, China and elsewhere, U.S. attempts to cling to power threaten to destabilize the globe
The Senate and Grammys condone domestic abuse
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Republicans won't back a key anti-violence act, Chris Brown is celebrated -- and the Internet just cheers along
Oscar-nominated Oldman still feels Globe snub
Andrew O'Hehir
The "Tinker Tailor" star tells Salon an Academy nod "feels right" after 26 years, but still came as a surprise
Can’t see the forest for the wood
Thomas Rogers
Porn star Colby Keller blogs about Marxism, Foucault and the delightful world of unexpected phallic imagery
Pop art, the beaded edition
Gail Anderson
My debate with Charles Murray
Joan Walsh
His genetic fatalism made it hard to find solutions to the dangerous American class divide we both lament
Our stubborn faith in aphrodisiacs
Felisa Rogers
Scientists scoff at the idea, so why do we cling to age-old superstitions about sex and food?
Did the war on drugs kill Whitney Houston?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tony Bennett blames drug laws for the deaths of Houston and Amy Winehouse -- but misunderstands addiction
The right’s lost causes
Michael Lind
From the culture war to foreign policy, conservatives have been defeated on every front
U.S. media takes the lead on Iran
Glenn Greenwald
The propaganda over The Grave Persian Threat is as cartoonish as it was when directed at Iraq in 2002
The prettiest boy in the world
Mirko Ilic
A Bosnian male model is now appearing in bra ads -- and challenging how we think about beauty
The Tea Party’s war on mass transit
Will Doig
House Republicans try to gut federal funds for subways as they extend the culture wars to urban policy issues
Whitney Houston’s lessons in love
Sarah Hepola
As a girl, the late diva's songs taught me about love. As an adult, she showed me about loss and pain
A passport to utopia
Steven Heller
The satirical NSK State movement was founded in socialist Yugoslavia in 1984. It has now opened four embassies
“The Fault in Our Stars” and “There Is No Dog”: Not kids’ stuff
Laura Miller
Two new young adult novels are smarter, better-written and more emotionally complex than most adult fiction
Ricky Gervais: My conscience never takes a day off
David Daley
In a Salon exclusive, the comedian answers critics, explains his hilarious new HBO show, and talks "Office" sequels
Is gay literature over?
Thomas Rogers
In an era of same-sex marriage and "Modern Family," the role of gay writers is changing. An expert explains how
Didn’t she almost have it all?
Rebecca Traister
Whitney Houston died Saturday at 48. As Salon wrote six years ago, it's a tragedy too many people saw coming
The Internet makes magic disappear
Santiago Wills
YouTube has killed the magician's art, and threatens the stores where tricks have been passed down for generations
Bridging the Irish-Italian divide
Felisa Rogers
A Jersey transplant shares the chicken Parmesan recipe his outcast aunt brought to the family
Catholic tribalism and the contraceptive flap
Joan Walsh
Watching liberals defend a church they disagree with showed us that even Catholic insiders can feel like outsiders
Salman Rushdie fears nothing
Emma Mustich
The famed author opens up to Salon about new threats, his just-finished memoir and his forthcoming TV show
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