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Does Obama understand his biggest foreign-policy challenge?
Juan Cole
The president-elect wants to work with the Pakistani government to "stamp out" terror. It's not nearly that simple.
Revolution in shades of gray
Andrew O'Hehir
Steven Soderbergh talks about his maddening, messy near-masterpiece "Che," an aloof and ambiguous portrait of the much-loved, much-hated Marxist icon.
Death of an auto bailout
Alex Koppelman
Lawmakers couldn't reach agreement on a measure to prop up floundering automakers; Harry Reid says the bill won't be taken up again this year.
“Saxbe Fix” for Clinton passes Congress
Alex Koppelman
The bill removes a Constitutional roadblock that would prevent Hillary Clinton from becoming secretary of State.
NASA administrator stonewalling Obama team
Alex Koppelman
Mike Griffin is reportedly "obstructing" the Obama transition team's efforts to get information, and has been pressuring contractors to back him.
BBWAA votes in Prospectus, Neyer, Law
King Kaufman
The baseball writers finally acknowledge that some of the game's best analysts work online -- and not just for megasites.
Salon Radio: Retired Rear Adm. John Hutson on torture
Glenn Greenwald
Twelve retired military officers meet with key Obama appointees to discuss ways to end Bush's torture and detention policies.
Don’t replace the old Guantánamo with a new one
Jameel Jaffer, Ben Wizner
President-elect Obama has pledged to close the infamous military prison in Cuba. So why are people trying to give him the right to start all over again?
Salon Book Awards 2008
Laura Miller
Our picks for the 10 most pleasurable fiction and nonfiction reading experiences of the year.
Will Obama bring change to agriculture?
Gabriel Winant
A group of prominent foodies urge a badly needed shift in agricultural policy -- but they shouldn't hold their breath waiting.
Why the stories about Obama’s birth certificate will never die
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama was, without question, born in the U.S., and he is eligible to be president, but experts on conspiracy theories say that won't ever matter to those who believe otherwise.
A big, fat “I told you so” from Joe Stiglitz
Andrew Leonard
Eighteen years ago, he warned of the "perverse incentives" implied by mortgage securitization.
Oscar season’s bewildering kickoff
Andrew O'Hehir
With warring sets of year-end indie awards on top of each other, who can keep track? We can! Here's who's in, out, hot and not at this very moment.
I’m going to feel like a loser at my high-school reunion
Cary Tennis
One chum is working on a cure for cancer; one has started his own political party. All this overachieving is giving me status anxiety.
How national healthcare could have saved Detroit
Andrew Leonard
The Big Three blame legacy retiree benefits for crippling their business. But it's their own darn fault.
FDR’s bold brain trust versus Obama’s timid wonks
Steve Fraser
Roosevelt came into office with a brain trust ready to enact change. Are Obama's brainiacs up to that task -- or are they too beholden to the Clintonian, neoliberal past?
Pirates don’t like loud noises
Vincent Rossmeier
Nick Davis says he can scare off the pirates plaguing the coast of Africa without firing a shot. So far, so good -- except for that little incident last week.
Fox’s Chris Wallace: Bush is not a crook
Mike Madden
The Fox News host picks a fight with Hollywood at a private screening of "Frost/Nixon" in D.C.
Team America
Joan Walsh
Barack Obama's national security team is impressive in its diversity and in its excellence. Plus: I debate Christopher Hitchens over Hillary Clinton.
Conservatives band together against nonexistent threat
Alex Koppelman
A prominent right-wing media watchdog announces the formation of a group dedicated to fighting against the Fairness Doctrine.
Guns and bombs in booming India
Sandip Roy
Amid calls for a fierce crackdown on "potential terrorists," Indians strive to define the Mumbai attackers as "the other."
The struggle for control in Mumbai
Sascha Zastiral
On Friday, war with Islamist gunmen continued to rage in the Indian city's downtown. Some hostages are freed, but others have been found dead.
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