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Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
USA Today invades the pilot's turf. Outraged readers rise up in unholy wrath. Mongolia and Finland are somehow involved.
Burqas and ballots
Ann Marlowe
In one of the most male-dominated nations on earth, Afghan vice presidential candidate Shafiqa Habibi doesn't play second fiddle to anyone.
“I love you, Security Mom”
John Brady Kiesling
A U.S. diplomat who quit his job over Iraq urges mothers to resist the Bush administration's fear-mongering.
It’s the global warming, stupid
Katharine Mieszkowski
Joe McCarthy lives
Eric Boehlert
The Bush campaign's attacks on Democrats as "soft on terrorism" recall the dark arts of the demagogic senator. And once again, the press is playing along.
Seeking support for U.S.-Iraqi policy
Simon Tisdall
Countries invited to a summit on Iraq are still in the dark over the time and place -- and over who's really setting the agenda.
The last great American rivalry
Steve Kettmann
The Red Sox may finally be on the verge of ending The Curse and beating the Yankees. But even if they don't, their fans have been blessed with that rarest of gifts -- passion. An exclusive excerpt from Steve Kettmann's "One Day at Fenway."
The slow-motion wreck of American values
James Carroll
How George W. Bush and his circle used the 9/11 crisis to reshape politics and culture and to launch a religious war against the entire world. An exclusive excerpt from "Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War."
Letters
Salon Staff
"The 'I had an abortion' T-shirts will do more harm to the pro-choice movement than good." Laura Barcella's article inspires personal stories -- and outrage.
“Colossal failures of judgment”
Salon Staff
Drawing on the passionate activism of his youth, John Kerry delivers his most comprehensive and withering assault on Bush's disastrous handling of the war.
Why the Republicans can’t fight terror
Stephen Holmes
Driven by rigid right-wing ideology, their heavy-handed policies have made America and the world less safe, not more.
Spat over democracy
Julian Borger, Ewen MacAskill
The Kremlin tells Washington not to meddle in its response to the Beslan crisis, while the White House warns Moscow to maintain a "balance of power."
Putin tightens his grip
Nick Paton Walsh
Facing criticism of the government's handling of the Beslan hostage crisis, the Russian leader consolidates his power with changes to the constitution.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
"The 9/11 Commission Report": A gripping tale that President Bush fought to squelch. Plus, when is shooting down a commercial airliner not a terrorist attack?
Life, death and pickle juice
Salon Staff
What Table Talkers are saying this week about family dinners, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and the lyrics to "Copacabana."
The Dark Side Rising Diet
Anne Lamott
Follow these four simple rules, and I promise, the hopelessness and gloom you've been feeling for the past week will start to subside.
Kremlin approved
Chris Tryhorn
Most Russians surveyed in a poll do not trust local media reports about the siege in Beslan, considering them censored versions.
Can John Kerry climb back?
Tim Grieve
On his first campaign swing since Bush opened up a post-convention lead, the Democrat was feisty. But his speeches still ramble and he hasn't decided how rough he wants to play.
Cheney goes code red on Kerry
Mark Follman
“The murder of more than 250,000 peaceful civilians”
Jonathan Steele
A Chechen Web site says the school siege is retribution for brutal acts by Russian forces.
“Why should we talk to people who are child killers?”
Jonathan Steele
President Putin defends Russia's policy toward Chechnya as the people of Beslan bury their dead.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
The destruction of two Russian jetliners is proof that bombs, not skyjackings, are the current terrorist threat to watch for. But just what is a Tupolev jet, anyway?
Clinton beats Bush — again
Eric Boehlert
Friday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
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