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Too tightknit to be accountable
Janine R. Wedel
The outsourcing of crucial government functions to private individuals and companies is an alarming trend.
Hang Kerry’s DJ
Cynthia Barnes
Love your campaign, John. But can we talk about Free, '80s synth-pop and a whole T-bird full of moldy oldies?
Poll round-up
Stephen W. Stromberg
Beyond Bridget Jones
Barbara O'Dair
These four new novels by and about women (and one not-so-new one) may be riding the chick-lit publishing craze. But they're also good enough to bust that dismissive genre label wide open.
When machines breed
Sam Williams
Evolvable hardware -- gadgets that design themselves -- can get the job done, even if humans have no idea how they do it.
Letters
Salon Staff
Are raucous protesters at the Republican Convention playing right into Karl Rove's hands? Readers write about the planned protests, Kerry's military record and more.
Ready to fight for Islam in Najaf
Rory McCarthy
Beside the ruined Valley of Peace, Muqtada al-Sadr's militants wait for martyrdom.
Bush backers play the race card
Stephen W. Stromberg
Victory for stem cell research
David Adam
Scientists in Britain get the go-ahead to create embryos for their work in therapeutic cloning.
Must-download TV
Farhad Manjoo
The latest developments in TV-show-trading technology mean you don't need TiVo to watch what you want, when you want.
Babymaking
Amie Klempnauer
Jane and I spent 10 years discussing whether to have a child. Like many straight couples, we finally decided to leave it to the fates. But in our case the fates held a speculum, a catheter and a vial of sperm.
New York lockdown
Michelle Goldberg
Cops plan zero tolerance for violent protests at the GOP Convention. Militant groups plan to disrupt the city like never before. Welcome, delegates!
“Defending their country”
Rory McCarthy
Two Britons born in Iraq explain their reasons for joining the insurgents loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr.
Wednesday’s must-reads
Tim Grieve, Stephen W. Stromberg
John Kerry, senator
Tim Grieve
The Democrat campaigns as a war hero, but barely mentions his two decades as a legislator, allowing the GOP to paint him as a flip-flopping ultra-liberal. What has he actually achieved?
Just how gay is “Death in Venice”?
Andrew O'Hehir
A homoerotic "master text" or a cryptic parable of art, arrogance and self-deception? A fresh translation helps pry Thomas Mann's classic from too-literal interpretation.
Tuesday’s must-reads
Stephen W. Stromberg
Contract to torture
Osha Gray Davidson
A rare look at the entire Abu Ghraib report reveals that inexperienced, under-supervised private-sector employees actively took part in horrifying prisoner abuse.
A beacon of freedom?
Stephen W. Stromberg
Court of public opinion
Stephen W. Stromberg
Political polls proliferate in an election year, and junkies just can't get enough -- but not all surveys are created equal. Salon rates the pollsters.
Republicans’ Dishonorable Charge
Joe Conason
Now even John McCain has condemned the Swift Boat Veterans' outrageous attack on John Kerry's Vietnam record.
Ruff! Ruff!
Heather Havrilesky
Mark Ruffalo's raw vulnerability has made him a breakout star -- and helped him become the thinking woman's sex symbol.
Letters
Salon Staff
We don't want bio-engineered food, but we do want our privacy: Readers respond to Alan Goldstein's "Bio-stupid" and David Brin's "Three Cheers for the Surveillance Society."
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