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The lying game
Alan Wolfe
Like George W. Bush, McCain and Palin have to lie. Because if they told the truth about their policies, they'd lose the election.
Salon Radio: ACLU’s Caroline Frederickson
Glenn Greenwald
Why aren't constitutional issues receiving any campaign attention and what can be done about it? Plus: updates on the FISA lawsuits.
The culture war: It’s back!
Gary Kamiya
Democrats may have thought that the disastrous Bush years killed the GOP's favorite tactic. The Palin effect shows they were wrong.
Where is the debate over the Bush Doctrine?
Glenn Greenwald
Until Sarah Palin made clear she had never heard of it, nobody -- including the presidential candidates -- had trouble understanding what it was.
Making a mockery of 9/11
Joan Walsh
Sarah Palin's ignorance about foreign policy Thursday night will shadow John McCain's legacy, no matter who wins the election.
The government, the media and Afghanistan
Glenn Greenwald
The U.S. military relied on an "independent journalist" to deny villagers' claims of large-scale civilian deaths. It turned out the "journalist" is Fox's Oliver North.
An America-first election — and Obama benefits
Walter Shapiro
Seven years after 9/11, national security -- a political strong suit for the GOP -- recedes into the woodwork as voters focus on domestic issues.
Where she was saved
Sarah Posner
The church where Sarah Palin grew up and was baptized preaches some of the most extreme religious views in the nation.
The failure of Bush policy post-9/11
Andrew Bacevich
The "global war on terror" is over -- and we lost.
Freedom fighter
David Talbot
Alaskan Independence Party chairwoman Lynette Clark talks about why she doesn't identify herself as an American, and about her kindred spirit Sarah Palin.
What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick
Juan Cole
A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian.
The right dictates MSNBC’s programming decisions
Glenn Greenwald
The "liberal" cable outlet demotes and diminishes its most popular and valuable news personality after the White House, the McCain campaign and the right demand it does so.
Is she a prostitute? Or just a “temporary wife”?
Catherine Price
In Iran, a draconian "Family Protection Act" has been shelved ... for now.
Sarah Palin and Mark Halperin’s complaints of “liberal media”
Glenn Greenwald
The Time magazine reporter proclaims that "Palin is being so very scrutinized" due in part to "anti-Republican bias" in the press.
“This election is our chance … to keep the American promise alive”
Alex Koppelman
Read excerpts from Barack Obama's acceptance speech here.
Warnings to Russia from Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham
Glenn Greenwald
McCain's two top Senate allies lecture Russia on the dangers of trying to dominate and interfere in other countries.
Salon Radio: Amrit Singh of ACLU and Dennis Perrin
Glenn Greenwald
Is the CIA on the verge of being held in contempt of court for destroying interrogation videos? Do Democrats love war as much as the GOP?
Pushing right-wing American politics — in Israel
Gregory Levey
Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
Rice: Military power is “not the way to deal in the 21st century”
Glenn Greenwald
Bush's secretary of state sermonizes against the use of military force as a means of delivering a message.
Did you hear that Alaska has more oil than the Middle East?
Peter Dizikes
Busting the myths about cheap and unlimited oil being broadcast by Rush Limbaugh, Jerome Corsi and other dinosaurs.
Salon Radio: Jane Hamsher
Glenn Greenwald
What are the short-term and longer-term plans for Accountability Now and Strange Bedfellows?
Uncle Charlie stories
Thomas Schaller
Three stories confirm that Obama should play price-tag politics with Iraq as much as possible.
Salon Radio: Professor Charles King on Russia/Georgia
Glenn Greenwald
A leading expert on the former Soviet republics disputes the dominant American media narrative of this conflict.
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