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What our smog has wrought
Michael Winship
A brown pollution cloud is making cyclones more intense. We need to stop the partisanship and fix the problem
Big Oil and Canada thwarted U.S. carbon standards
Geoff Dembicki
Emails show how a Washington lobbyist enlisted Canadian officials to beat back U.S. carbon standards
Paris’ legendary American bookseller dies
Michael Goldfarb
George Whitman, famous owner of Shakespeare & Company, passes away at 98
Colbert sounds off on Trump debate withdrawal
Peter Finocchiaro
The Comedy Central host also reaffirms his commitment to hosting a "serious, classy" debate of his own
Dear HBO: Renew “Enlightened”
Matt Zoller Seitz
Laura Dern's great comedy about personal responsibility captures the frustrations and possibilities of our time
How the LEGO cult was born
Paul Di Filippo
A new book traces the story behind the plastic bricks that have entranced generations of kids
Exporting American selfishness
James Treadway
A journey to Serbia finds the best basketball fans in the world -- and the creeping march of American individualism
The creepy taxi cab ride I’ll never forget
Helen Rubinstein
My driver hit on me during a long trip. I still don't understand what happened next, or why I behaved the way I did
Writers choose their favorite books of 2011
Emma Mustich
The critics had their say. Now Jeffrey Eugenides, Ann Patchett and 50 more authors share their top reads with Salon
Obama sees “make or break” time for middle class
Associated Press
President warns of growing economic inequality, calls it "the defining political issue of our time"
How Shakespeare got me through unemployment
DG Strong
I was depressed and broke, but I found inspiration in an unlikely way -- reading all of the bard's plays out loud
When great TV shows disappoint
Matt Zoller Seitz
Why off-key episodes of "Homeland" and "Boss" made me revise my enthusiasm for two favorite new shows
My Brilliant Second Career: The surprising leap from Viagra sales to journalism
Amy McVay Abbott
After I was laid off from a Fortune 100 company, I gave up the corporate dream -- and began pursuing my own
Are U.S. corporations good citizens?
Andrew Leonard
America deserves better from its business leaders: Making a profit shouldn't be the only bottom line
How the Tea Party killed the supercommittee
Steve Kornacki
The Republicans' refusal to compromise underscores the success of the right's Obama-era purity crusade
The other Kennedy conspiracy
Lisa Pease
The assassination of Robert Kennedy never received the scrutiny it deserves
Why we forget
David DiSalvo
Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased -- but our forgetfulness also helps us survive
The anti-choice movement’s shameful Holocaust comparison
Irin Carmon
A viral video pushed by Personhood USA argues abortion and the Holocaust were both choices
Bandmates 25 years later: Are we friends?
Cary Tennis
I thought we got along but she is so self-involved it's driving me insane!
The coming out story I never thought I’d write
Steve Kornacki
I was an all-American kid who idealized the family men I grew up around. At 32, I can finally admit I'm different
How did my hometown become known for a sex scandal?
Laura Secor
A State College native recalls a romanticized childhood near Penn State -- and an ugly desire to win at all costs
America needs more powerful bureaucrats
Michael Lind
No one wants another Hoover, but we should remember that career public servants built this nation's infrastructure
The long shadows of Nixon and Hoover
Michael Winship
The FBI director's biopic and the latest batch of Nixon tapes serve as important reminders of how power corrupts
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