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The neocon conundrum
James P. Pinkerton
With the situation in Iraq darkening, hawks are saying we can't leave without unleashing a catastrophe. The problem is, that'll happen if we stay, too.
Rage and despair
Michelle Goldberg
Liberal Israelis and Palestinians say President Bush's embrace of Ariel Sharon's proposal may have killed the last chance for peace.
Outsourcing the war
P.W. Singer
With more private contractors dying and disappearing in Iraq, some begin to question the rules of engagement.
Letters
Salon Staff
Is Howard Stern "delightfully immature," or a worthless liberal cause that "springs from the national crotch"? Readers ponder the FCC's indecency crackdown. Plus: The debate over Nader rages on.
Highways of horror
Saad George Hattar
Driven by rage at the U.S. occupation, and hoping to split the shaky allied coalition, tribesmen are taking hostages -- and now killing them.
Turning into Israel?
Juan Cole
Outraged by President Bush's embrace of Ariel Sharon and the bloody U.S. assault on Fallujah, the Arab world is linking America's occupation with Israel's. That's ominous.
Letters
Salon Staff
Give us a break -- single women do care about politics, say readers (including pundit Katha Pollitt). Plus: Does Rush-bashing only reinforce negative stereotypes about liberals?
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
NBA Playoffs: The first round lacks suspense but does have Shaq vs. Yao and a high-octane Kings vs. Mavs series.
Bill trumps Kwame
Heather Havrilesky
The Donald chooses his "Apprentice" -- and Omarosa steals the show again.
“Everything or Nothing”
Tom Bissell, Jeff Alexander
Pierce Brosnan, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench and John Cleese -- not to mention a Mya theme song -- join forces for a brand-new Bond ... video game.
Warriors for hire in Iraq
P.W. Singer
More than 15,000 employees of private military contractors, from giant Halliburton to tiny commando firms, are working, fighting and dying alongside U.S. soldiers. But who calls the shots in an outsourced war?
Making the world safe for free software
Farhad Manjoo
A litigious blitzkrieg by the anti-Linux crusader the SCO Group has been enraging open-source developers for months. But SCO's attack has ignited its own counterreaction.
The Fix
Amy Reiter
Gay cable channel goes 24/7, Air America fights to get back on the air, and Jesse Ventura has presidential intentions.
What to read
Salon's critics
A heartwarming tale of drug abuse and peep shows, suburban angst and adultery, and a page-turning courtroom drama set in a land far, far away, all in our selection of the best early spring fiction.
“Happy Baby” by Stephen Elliott
Andrew O'Hehir
A young man miraculously survives the loss of his parents, a brutal group home and an abusive girlfriend with his soul intact.
“Little Children” by Tom Perrotta
Charles Taylor
A withering take on suburban family life, infidelity and vigilantism from the author of "Election."
Right Hook
Mark Follman
As Iraq churns, O'Reilly sees Bush beating himself in November, while Steyn and Metcalf blast the media for aiding the enemy. Plus: Savage words for 9/11 widows.
Everything old is new again
Thomas Bartlett
Spending the day with Beethoven and why Mystikal really is like James Brown. Plus: Songs from the Silent League, Devendra Banhart, Mocean Worker, and Call and Response.
Think locally, act globally
Cliff Barney
The old slogan of the '60s is reversed on the network frontier, where newly linked localities suddenly find themselves accessible from everywhere.
Twisted sisters
Suzy Hansen
In her new book, Alexandra Robbins goes undercover as a sorority sister at an anonymous university. What she found was very little sisterhood -- but a lot of hardcore hazing, public humiliation, binge drinking and extreme peer pressure.
Wednesday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
Don’t know much about history
Sean Wilentz
Condoleezza Rice dismissed the Aug. 6 PDB that warned of al-Qaida attacks against the U.S. as "historical." She was dead wrong -- and as a historian herself, she has no excuse.
A soldier for peace
Fred Branfman
The John Kerry I knew during the Vietnam War was far from the radical portrayed by the Bush campaign. He was a courageous truth-teller -- and, caught in a new inferno, the country could use him again.
Oops, they went goth!
Sean Elder
My daughter and her friends are suddenly wearing plaid miniskirts and carting around Living Dead Dolls. What do black lipstick and snap-on dog collars mean to a 10-year-old?
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