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Orwell, blinding tribalism, selective Terrorism, and Israel/Gaza
Glenn Greenwald
Extreme emotional and cultural identification with one side leads people to believe that X is good when done by them and evil when done to them.
Israeli ground troops move into Gaza
Salon Staff
Israel Defense Forces official says troops now on the ground in Hamas-ruled territory.
George Washington’s warnings and U.S. policy towards Israel
Glenn Greenwald
Americans overwhelmingly want the U.S. to take no sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Why is that view not just disregarded, but made into a taboo?
Marty Peretz and the American political consensus on Israel
Glenn Greenwald
The New Republic Editor-in-Chief expresses anti-Arab hatred in the starkest terms possible, but are his policy views towards Israel any different from the standard American position?
The 10 best indie movies of 2008
Andrew O'Hehir
Heartbreaking French family saga "A Christmas Tale" tops the list in a strong year for documentaries and foreign-language films.
If criminal penalties are removed, what will deter lawbreaking by political officials?
Glenn Greenwald
The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus advocates the ultimate self-contradictory claim: we need to forget about prosecutions in order to "ensure it never happens again"
How new is Obama’s New Politics?
Glenn Greenwald
Many Obama supporters claim that including, accommodating and compromising with the right will create post-partisan harmony. When have Democrats not done that?
Liberals fuming about Warren
Thomas Schaller
Obama's decision to put Warren on inaugural stage has infuriated some of his supporters.
Salon Radio: Pam Spaulding on Rick Warren
Glenn Greenwald
What's behind Obama's choice of one of America's most extremist pastors to deliver the invocation at his Inauguration?
Eye for an eye, literally
Tracy Clark-Flory
After her spurned stalker attacks her with acid, a woman requests he receive the same treatment.
President Obama’s first 100 days
Thomas Schaller
He will inherit the kind of problems that few new presidents have had to face. Where should he start?
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.
What do the Clintons have on Obama?
Camille Paglia
What experience does Hillary have to run State? Plus: Avoiding the Muslim issue on Mumbai, and anti-Proposition 8 activists threaten to set back gay rights.
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.
Iraq: The beginning of the end
Gary Kamiya
As the war enters its final phase, Bush claims we won. But how can we ever repay Iraqis what we owe them?
The Dangers of Revisionism: Tom Friedman tries to hide his “very big stick”
Glenn Greenwald
Re-writing the history of the Iraq War threatens to suppress the vital lessons that should be learned from it.
Widespread praise for Obama’s new economic team
Glenn Greenwald
Is the intensely positive reaction to the new Treasury Secretary and other key economic aides rational and healthy?
Why Obama should end the “war on terror”
Gary Kamiya
Bush's infantile response to 9/11 has harmed our national interests for too long. It's time to declare it dead.
Ideology vs. pragmatism: Is one more important than the other?
Glenn Greenwald
The eagerness to eliminate "ideology" and venerate "pragmatism" in politics is understandable, but it's neither possible nor desirable.
The “integrity” of Andy McCarthy and National Review
Glenn Greenwald
The magazine's "legal expert" writes a flagrantly inaccurate claim, and he and his Editor refuse to correct it when notified
Cheap oil’s victims
Andrew Leonard
For Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sub-$50 oil is a disaster. But don't cheer too loud
Antiwar groups wary of Obama picks
Andrew Burmon
Rumors about the Obama Cabinet have some activists worrying that the president-elect might not live up to their expectations.
Five detainees ordered released “forthwith” after seven years at Guantanamo
Glenn Greenwald
If the U.S. Congress had its way, these men would continue to be imprisoned despite there being no evidence of their guilt.
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