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Downsizing hits Sundance
Andrew O'Hehir
I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession?
Establishment Washington unifies against prosecutions
Glenn Greenwald
What explains the virtual unanimity among political and media elites that Bush officials should be protected from any accountability for crimes they committed?
To Hillary, with love
Mike Madden
Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Barack Obama's secretary of state turns into a group hug.
Tom Friedman offers a perfect definition of “terrorism”
Glenn Greenwald
The New York Times war cheerleader urges that Hamas be "educated" by "inflicting heavy pain on the Gaza population".
Clinton faces relatively easy confirmation hearing
Alex Koppelman
The nominee to be secretary of State dealt with some tough questions about her husband's work, but her a vote in her favor seems assured.
Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama
Glenn Greenwald
The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.
What “Waltz With Bashir” can teach us about Gaza
Gary Kamiya
The stunning new Israeli film reveals painful parallels between one of Israel's darkest moments and the current conflict.
Obama v. the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran
Glenn Greenwald
Last year, the NIE famously concluded with "high confidence" that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Why did Obama say yesterday that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons?
The problem with cheap oil
Michael Klare
The price may fall still farther in 2009. Be careful what you wish for.
Both parties cheerlead still more loudly for Israel’s war
Glenn Greenwald
As the body count in Gaza piles up, the U.S. Congress acts overwhelmingly to insinuate itself into the war with blind support for Israel.
Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
Juan Cole
The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
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.
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