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Letters
Salon Staff
Wilentz: The leaders of peace-march organizer ANSWER are "weirdos" -- but the marchers weren't. Plus: Readers respond to "Flower Power?"
Luna: “Close Cover Before Striking”
Murray Jason
Besides outstanding Stones and Kraftwerk remakes, Luna's seven-song CD offers some of their best new material in years.
Iraq
Eric Boehlert
Chemical weapons, civil war and Arab rage could turn an invasion into a disaster.
The environment
Katharine Mieszkowski
Bush's pro-industry policies are hastening the end of the polar bears -- and maybe the planet.
The “closure” myth
Michelle Goldberg
Death penalty advocates claim victims' families need it -- and deserve it -- in order to move on. But some of those family members say dealing with death row issues for years only prolongs their pain.
Peace goes mainstream
Michelle Goldberg
In frigid conditions, thousands -- from 30,000 to 200,000, depending on the source -- show up in Washington, and Middle America outnumbers the radical fringe.
Flower power?
Suzy Hansen
Antiwar protesters revive the famous "daisy" ad. We assemble our panel of experts and ask them: Do they love it, or do they not?
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to articles about peace activists in the Middle East, NARAL's name change and American "unmarrieds."
After the copyright smackdown: What next?
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Don't despair at the Supreme Court's gift to Disney, says one expert. The fight has really only just begun.
I want love
Cary Tennis
All I want is for this last boyfriend to show up and tell me he loves me. Sometimes I feel that love will set me free, but I know it's a fallacy.
The Roots: “Phrenology”
Stephen Weiss
Their 1999 album "Things Fall Apart" ranks as one of the best hip-hop albums ever. With expectations high, the genre's only real "band" sets out in a new direction.
The redemption of Gov. Ryan
Patrick Arden
Facing a possible indictment for corruption, the veteran political deal-maker shut down death row in Illinois. Is he trying to save lives -- or his own legacy?
Liberation spectrum
Cory Doctorow
Wi-Fi radio and Indian sovereignty make for a potent mix -- even without antsy venture capitalists mucking things up.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to an interview with John McWhorter about his new book "Authentically Black" and to a review of Amy Chua's "World On Fire."
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
The president opposes affirmative action. So how does he defend the institutional favoritism that got him into Yale? Plus: More on bad "legacies."
Cold feet
Arianna Huffington
Eliot Spitzer caved to Wall Street criminals. Maybe he decided that taking on the most powerful people in the country might not be the best strategy for a man considering a run for governor.
Letter: A question of bias
Salon Staff
S. Robert Lichter, president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs, insists that his group doesn't tilt to the right. Joe Conason remains unconvinced.
Hollywood and Silicon Valley: Together at last?
Katharine Mieszkowski
A new industry agreement on digital copyright issues says the government should stay out of enforcement. But it's a little late for that, says one expert.
Over my dead body
Janelle Brown
Activists are flocking to the West Bank to serve as human shields, protecting Palestinians and protesting the Israeli occupation. Are they part of the solution -- or part of the problem?
NARAL by any other name
Sheerly Avni
The reproductive rights movement's shift in emphasis from "abortion" to "choice" is a shrewd marketing move, says a top branding expert.
The menace and mystery of North Korea
Eric Boehlert
The government of Kim Jong Il is threatening to build more nuclear bombs, and its rhetoric is growing ever more impatient. The problem is that nobody knows what Kim really wants.
The death penalty: “Arbitrary and capricious”
Salon Staff
Outgoing Illinois Gov. George Ryan provoked bitter controversy Saturday when he commuted the sentences of 157 death row inmates. In a speech, he explains his decision.
Another shade of black
Suzy Hansen
John McWhorter talks about the pitfalls of reparations and affirmative action, why Eminem will never be hip-hop's Elvis, and why the N-word doesn't bother him much.
The Salon Interview: John Edwards
Jake Tapper
The 2004 hopeful tells Salon why he thinks he should be president -- and how George W. Bush is "the opposite of me."
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