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Can we afford our technological salvation?
Andrew Leonard
Bad news for techno-optimists: New research suggests that advanced manufacturing technologies are ever-more energy intensive.
Jeffrey Rosen, TNR and the anonymous smears against Sonia Sotomayor
Glenn Greenwald
The gossipy hit piece aimed at a potential Supreme Court nominee illustrates how toxic is anonymity-based "journalism."
The reluctant enablers of torture
Sheri Fink
A Senate report shows that during the Bush administration's War on Terror, mental health professionals raised questions about harsh interrogations -- but helped design interrogation programs anyway.
Pakistani pop singer killed
Abigail Kramer
Ayman Udas was shot to death last week for the sin of appearing on TV.
Stop worrying about your children!
Katharine Mieszkowski
Kids today are just as safe as they were in the '70s, says "Free-Range Kids" author Lenore Skenazy, and what's really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up.
Big Think: Lidia Bastianich on what makes a great chef
Salon Staff
"Tutti a tavola a mangiare!" The Italian-American chef on the cultural history of food and how sharing pasta could lead to a more peaceful world.
The need of the most powerful to turn themselves into victims
Glenn Greenwald
Whatever motivated the prosecution of two AIPAC officials, unfair oppression of that group in the U.S. wasn't it.
Radio host suspended; blamed Mexican “primitives” for flu
Alex Koppelman
Boston-area host Jay Severin is off the air indefinitely after having described Mexicans as "millions of leeches."
Bad mommy? Bad society!
Kate Harding
The latest imperfect-mother confessional says more about how the entire culture screws up our kids than how one woman did.
A-Rod isn’t a cheater
Alva Noe
Taking steroids is only natural. It's an extension of our technological lives. So let's come down from our romantic soapboxes.
Attack of the killer plague movies
Stephanie Zacharek
Infected zombies! Deserted streets! Social breakdown! What can Hollywood films tell us about our swine flu panic?
Is “rape” the new “gay”?
Amy Benfer
One writer says the word is becoming way too common as a casual slang term.
Jim Jarmusch takes control
Andrew O'Hehir
The independent film icon talks about making a ravishing action movie with no action -- and why he'll never direct a Hollywood blockbuster.
Why can’t we concentrate?
Laura Miller
Twitter and e-mail aren't making us stupider, but they are making us more distracted. A new book explains why learning to focus is the key to living better.
Is feminism dead in pop culture?
Judy Berman
One columnist has already started planning the funeral.
Those ignorant atheists
Andrew O'Hehir
In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith.
Fired for flying while feminist?
Kate Harding
A British airline's unequal treatment of male and female employees in some countries is sexist and wrong -- but it's also not why Lisa Ashton got sacked.
“I am not a puzzle, I am a person”
Elizabeth Svoboda
People with autism don't need to be "cured," argues the burgeoning "autism culture" movement. Not all parents or medical experts agree.
David Broder and media culpability for Bush crimes
Glenn Greenwald
Unanimous opposition among establishment journalists to investigations is unsurprising given their role in what happened.
Can we afford to eat ethically?
Siobhan Phillips
Organic food prices are daunting in a recession. But do we have to choose between our principles and our pocketbooks? I devised an experiment to find out.
The “feminist bridezilla” speaks!
Kate Harding
Blogger Jessica Valenti writes about trying to get married with as little sexist baggage as possible, and boy, can I ever relate.
“It’s not considered a professional job”
Kate Harding
An Alabama school refused to allow a homemaker to Take Her Daughter to Work, for fear the kid would "end up watching TV."
Democratic complicity and what “politicizing justice” really means
Glenn Greenwald
Trying to block criminal investigations for political reasons is itself a form of corruption.
There’s an angel in my life
Cary Tennis
This woman I've known for 33 years appears and disappears at all the biggest moments.
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