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Why I won’t stay silent anymore
Frances Kissling
By upholding the ban on "partial-birth" abortion, the Supreme Court has injected rigid Catholic teaching into law. That's a crime against the Constitution and women.
Answers for Joe Klein
Glenn Greenwald
Time's pundit asks some questions about media criticisms, and some answers are provided.
The impertinent prince
Sidney Blumenthal
Bush plays naughty boy to the queen at his not-so-royal state dinner. But all those white ties couldn't hide his low poll numbers.
All you need to know about the Beltway journalist mind
Glenn Greenwald
Tom Edsall echoes Beltway conventional wisdom and proclaims David Broder to be "The Voice of the People," while Mike Gravel chuckles in astonishment.
You can’t stop a tidal wave with a fork
David Silverman
Outsourcing swept away my company, my father's life savings, and my sanity. But I'm still not singing Lou Dobbs' protectionist song.
A cause they’ve long ago forgotten
Camille Paglia
The war goes on and on. The Democrats disappoint in their first '08 debate. Plus: Where are the black soap-opera superstars?
For immigrants, is sex education a particularly touchy subject?
Catherine Price
Or do all Americans, regardless of where they came from, need to address their issues with sex ed?
Brit Hume is a “journalist”; Keith Olbermann is “partisan”
Glenn Greenwald
"Journalists" become "ideologues" when they start to criticize the Beltway power factions too aggressively.
Who has the biggest blogosphere?
Andrew Leonard
China to India: Nyah, nyah, my country has more bloggers than yours!
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Actress Sarah Polley talks about her moving directorial debut in this interview and podcast. Plus: Serial killers, skinheads and spaceships in China.
How Portugal screwed up Brazil
Salon Staff
First there was a sugar rush. Then a gold rush. Both left unsightly scars on the history of Brazil. What will the ethanol rush bequeath?
Salon wins Webby award
Joan Walsh
We're the people's choice in the online magazine category. Thanks, Webby voters!
The right’s explicit and candid rejection of “the rule of law”
Glenn Greenwald
Right-wing Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield makes explicit the literal rejection of American constitutional values by the Bush movement.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Eva Mendes preens and flirts, Marilyn style, at the opening of her outrageous new film. Plus: Werner Herzog as ... "The German"!
Israel’s wounds of war
Aluf Benn
A scathing criticism of Ehud Olmert's failed war on Hezbollah last summer points to much deeper problems for the country.
Safe speech
Thomas Rogers, Dipayan Gupta
What should you be able to say on the radio? We convened an insta-roundtable -- Scott Simon, Sandra Tsing Loh, Michael Musto and more -- to find the answer.
Rupert Murdoch wants to buy the Wall Street Journal
Andrew Leonard
The Foxification of American journalism rolls on.
America’s shadow army in Iraq
Jeremy Scahill
The Democrats' "withdrawal" plan overlooks a big part of the occupation: Legions of military contractors from U.S. corporations.
“My fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended”
Salon Staff
President Bush's "mission accomplished" speech, four years later.
A year of eating locally
Meredith Maran
Acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver discusses the sexiness of gardening, the relationship between activism and art, and the allure of homegrown asparagus.
Why can’t gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?
Katherine Glover
Video games have been ahead of the real world in accepting same-sex marriage. Why doesn't a new online "Lord of the Rings" game allow it?
Goodbye to the Fix, for now
Joan Walsh
In a world gone mad with celebrity gossip, it's time to focus on what we can do best.
The few. The culturally aware. The Language Corps
Andrew Leonard
If only Americans hadn't viewed Iraq as a "science project." If only we took a more "culture-centric" view of warfare. A retired general's lament before Congress.
Storm over “penis” in Va. Tech shooting photo
Tracy Clark-Flory
Readers outraged by supposed nudity in image of wounded student.
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