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Distorting public opinion on torture investigations
Glenn Greenwald
A representative of a leading Democratic group falsely claims that "nobody is interested" in torture.
Ad tells teens: Have sex, give birth at school!
Tracy Clark-Flory
Britain attempts a viral campaign to combat unintended pregnancies through scare tactics.
Gitmo general told Iraq WMD search team to torture
Mark Benjamin
After the invasion of Iraq, Gen. Geoffrey Miller told the Iraq Survey Group they were "running a country club" and needed to get tough on prisoners.
A brace of orthodontists… and more
Salon Staff
In need of some modern collective nouns? Members of Salon's Table Talk community offer their suggestions.
Oprah’s bad medicine
Rahul K. Parikh
Given her influence, it's a shame the TV star offers unbalanced health and medical advice.
Inventing a family
Stephanie Zacharek
French director Olivier Assayas talks about the temporary intimacy of filmmaking and his new movie, "Summer Hours."
I cannot watch violence on TV or in movies
Cary Tennis
My family thinks it's just entertainment, but it leaves me anxious and sleepless.
We tortured to justify war
Joe Conason
Dick Cheney keeps saying "enhanced interrogation" was used to stop imminent attacks, but evidence is mounting that the real reason was to invent evidence linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
The GOP throws away the Yiddishe Mama vote
Gabriel Winant
An Arkansas Republican says he only called Sen. Chuck Schumer "that Jew" because he cares about tradition.
In the U.S. Senate, banking lobbyists still walk tall
Andrew Leonard
The tussle over credit card industry reform is proving that the banking industry hasn't lost much of its clout with Congress. Just wait until legislators try to sink their teeth into derivatives regulation.
Finale wrap-up: “Lost”
Laura Miller
One of the series' deepest mysteries is revealed and intriguing new loopholes open up in the thrilling season finale.
Terry McAuliffe is Barack Obama
Mike Madden
The ultimate Clintonite reinvents himself to win over young voters and black voters in Virginia -- and becomes the favorite to win next month's Democratic gubernatorial primary.
A conservative revolt against the NRSC
Vincent Rossmeier
A leading right-wing blogger calls for a boycott of the GOP's Senate campaign committee in the wake of its endorsement of moderate Charlie Crist.
Dawn Johnsen’s belief in the rule of law disqualifies her from Senate confirmation
Glenn Greenwald
Compare Johnsen's inability to get confirmed with the actions of the Serious Centrists in Washington.
Why Miss California is just like President Obama
Alex Koppelman
The beleaguered beauty queen is defending herself and her position on marriage by pointing out that the president agrees with her.
Army suicides soar past 2008’s pace
Mark Benjamin
The day after the shooting at a combat stress clinic in Iraq, new data released to Salon shows soldiers committing suicide at a record-setting pace. Is combat stress the reason?
A judge without empathy is inhuman
Robert Burton
The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work.
Private health-insurance companies get ready to self-medicate
Mike Madden
Big healthcare industry players promise the White House they'll get on board with reform -- so they don't get trampled by it.
Some of my worst frenemies are women!
Amy Benfer
Mean people suck, but why are mean girls accused of betraying the feminist cause?
Obama strikes a deal with the healthcare industry
Alex Koppelman
The biggest players in healthcare say they'll help reform efforts by cutting spending growth by $2 trillion over 10 years -- can they be trusted?
Roxana Saberi’s plight and American media propaganda
Glenn Greenwald
Abridgments of press freedom by Iran receive endless attention from the American press while far more severe abridgments by the U.S. are ignored.
You can never have too many mothers
Julia Wallace
Babies are what bring us together, according to sociobiologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, whose new book touts the importance of multiple caretakers.
“Sag Harbor”
Andrew O'Hehir
Colson Whitehead's autobiographical summer-nostalgia novel mixes nerdy teen boys and barbecues gone awry in this affectionate portrait of an African-American seasonal community.
Stem cell division
Peter Dizikes
The growing blue state-red state gap over this research shows that science has serious economic and political muscle in America today.
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