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Latter-day sinners?
Laura Miller
Three new books -- including Jon Krakauer's latest -- take a look at some dark moments in the history of Mormonism and the violent effects of sexually rooted religious hysteria.
Grounding the flying nun
Dave Lindorff
Activists on the left and right -- including a 71-year-old Milwaukee nun and an art dealer who told other passengers that President Bush "is dumb as a rock" -- have long complained they were being hassled by airport security. After months of silence, the federal government says: It's true.
Life of the party?
Garance Franke-Ruta
The conservative wing of the Democratic Party calls him another McGovern -- but Howard Dean might be more in touch with today's electorate than his critics.
Arianna vs. the Terminator?
Tim Grieve
By most accounts, California Gov. Gray Davis' days are numbered. Beyond that, pundits say, the October recall vote is totally unpredictable.
“Buffalo Soldiers”
Stephanie Zacharek
Miramax delayed Gregor Jordan's film about bored U.S. soldiers in mid-'80s Germany because of Sept. 11. Its honest portrait of the military won't seem any more flattering now.
Ann Coulter, woman
David Bowman
The right's she-devil talks about why she loves the Grateful Dead, what Tolstoy and Dostoevsky taught her about life, and how she meets men.
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
The blacked-out sections of the congressional 9/11 report say a lot. So does the way the White House conceals key memos through its "executive privilege."
Bush’s lies vs. Clinton’s lies
Nicholas Thompson
Lying about war is more serious than lying about sex -- which is why the president's free ride is coming to an end.
Everything is watching YOU
Farhad Manjoo
We're well on our way to a world where every product has a tiny radio transmitter embedded in it. Privacy activists are not happy, but big corporations are licking their lips.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "A Green Revolt Against Bush," by Glenn Scherer. Plus: A reader explains why Jessica Lynch should return her Bronze Star.
Dylan in darkest America
Stephanie Zacharek
In "Masked and Anonymous," this summer's strange and brilliant must-see film, an aging troubadour is the last gleam of hope in a corrupt and dictatorial nation.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Latrell Sprewell's escape from New York could give his career a happy ending. Plus: New England rejoices as the Sox get over on the Yanks for once.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to an interview with Todd Gitlin. Plus: Two core members of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity explain their July 15 resignation from the activist group.
New life for little radio?
Eric Boehlert
Opposition to Big Media could invigorate low-power FM radio.
Congress to Big Media: Not so fast
Eric Boehlert
The backlash against the FCC's media consolidation scheme is growing -- and could claim the head of chairman Michael Powell.
Desperate for a U.S. invasion
Laura McClure
Hidden in a candlelit basement in Monrovia, a Liberian aid worker waits for President Bush to stop the chaos and death overtaking his country.
Air Osama
Joshua Tompkins
The newest flight simulation video games are so realistic that a terrorist can learn how to fly a jumbo jet without ever leaving his laptop.
Patterns of behavior
Cary Tennis
I'm worried about my emotionally vulnerable friend who is involved with a recovering alcoholic.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Old-school NFL training camps are for coaches who believe in the bunk of team chemistry. Plus: Summer reading for baseball nuts.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Spike TV goes to the Playboy Mansion, Beckham goes whip shopping and Clinton haters won't go away. Plus: Kid blabs about Salma and Edward.
Congress to bikers: Get a car
Katharine Mieszkowski
A house subcommittee has voted to cut all funding for bike paths and other pollution-free transportation programs.
A green revolt against Bush
Glenn Scherer
In an embarrassing rebuke to the White House, a group of Republican and Democratic governors is embracing the Kyoto accords on global warming.
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
Charles Taylor
In George Crile's thrilling tale of good intentions gone wrong, one boozing congressman convinces the U.S. to support the Afghan mujahedin -- many of whom 20 years later want to see us dead.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to stories on the deepening postwar quagmire, anger in the U.S. intelligence community and the Pentagon's own private spy shop.
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