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Senate will advance torture commission
Mark Benjamin
Is there a lot America doesn't know about Bush torture policies? There is, says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. "This is going to be big."
NRSC will back Sen. Bunning for reelection after all
Alex Koppelman
Republicans had wanted the Kentucky senator to retire instead of risking defeat, but one key group is now promising him its support.
Salon Radio: ACLU on Obama, Bagram and secrecy
Glenn Greenwald
What's behind the latest embrace by the Obama administration of more controversial Bush theories of executive power?
The lesbian Joseph Smith
Amy Benfer
Ariel Levy takes us on a cinematic '70s road trip through an "alternate, penisless" society.
Who is the right calling “loser”?
Gary Kamiya
The GOP is whipping up resentment of Obama and "loafers" who defaulted on home loans. But it crashed the biggest welfare Cadillac in history.
The “Americans want bipartisanship” myth
Glenn Greenwald
The last two elections and the consensus of polling data demonstrate that what Americans actually want is a significant departure from the rule by Republicans and their policies.
Are the Oscars recession-proof?
Heather Havrilesky
Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" rule, while Hugh Jackman gives the awards an extreme makeover and -- miracle of miracles -- it works!
GOP going back to the future
Alex Koppelman
As Republican governors argue over the stimulus, the party looks to Newt Gingrich's strategy from the 1990s.
Oscar’s angst: It’s fun, for now!
Andrew O'Hehir
Revved-up, star-studded Oscarcast can't conceal the Academy's Hamlet-like self-torment. And "Slumdog" over "Dark Knight" ranks as an all-time Oscar WTF.
The battle over Rihanna
Rebecca Traister
The battered singer's leaked photos generated a firestorm of controversy, but also an important conversation.
Whalin’ Palin
Katharine Mieszkowski
She may be off the national stage, but the Republican empress continues to ravage America's great wilderness state. Her latest target? Beluga whales.
The military’s expanding waistline
Pratap Chatterjee
The U.S. military has become so dependent on outside contractors like KBR that President Obama couldn't sever ties with these corporations even if he wanted to.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
HBO's comedy "Eastbound and Down" showcases the arrogant idiocy of a fallen baseball pro. Plus: Does Bravo make TV for idiots, or do idiots make great TV?
The new pornographers
Tracy Clark-Flory
What's more disturbing -- that teens are texting each other naked pictures of themselves, or that it could get them branded as sex offenders for life?
Jeffrey Goldberg’s gasping, dying smear tactics
Glenn Greenwald
Neocons have long tossed around the "anti-Semite" and "anti-Israel" accusations to stifle debate over American Middle East policy. It doesn't work any longer.
Binyam Mohamed, war crimes investigations, and American exceptionalism
Glenn Greenwald
The only way to argue against investigations and prosecutions of Bush officials is to reject the principles that the U.S., for decades, has imposed on other countries.
Hollywood votes — and the world complains
Andrew O'Hehir
From a nightmare in Lebanon to a schoolroom in Paris to '70s terrorism gone glam, Oscar's always-perplexing foreign films offer puzzles and delights.
Should I take my dog to Southeast Asia?
Cary Tennis
Lucy got me through grad school, but I'm not sure she'd travel well.
Judging autism
Rahul K. Parikh
Science has failed to convince many people that vaccines do not cause autism. Will last week's court ruling finally change their minds?
Housing plan: “Clever,” “smart,” and “elegant”
Andrew Leonard
Early reactions to Obama's new initiative are generally positive, even if some undeserving homeowners will benefit
One way to get Republicans behind the stimulus
Alex Koppelman
Some states, strapped for cash, are considering abolishing capital punishment as a cost-saving measure.
Bristol Palin stammers the truth
Rebecca Traister
In a Fox interview, the new teen mother makes an almost unwitting argument for reproductive choice before Mom barges in and twists her words.
Obama signs stimulus
Alex Koppelman
The president traveled to a newly pivotal swing state Tuesday in order to celebrate a big political victory.
Maybe the stimulus is popular after all
Alex Koppelman
Republicans gleefully pointed to polls showing Americans opposed the package, but other surveys have consistently shown that the bill gave Democrats a boost.
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