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Education vs. faith
Amelia Gentleman, Jon Henley
Muslim girls in France, concerned about learning and shocked by the hostage crisis in Russia, start school with little defiance of the new ban on head scarves.
Oil, guns and money
Matthew Yeomans
What's really behind the recent redeployment of U.S. military forces? Making sure no one messes with American access to global energy resources. An excerpt from "Oil: Anatomy of an Industry."
“Exchange us for our children. What are they guilty of?”
Nick Paton Walsh, Zurab Timchenko
Over 300 Russian school children held hostage by armed Chechens.
Eating latkes in Toronto
Jana Prikryl
David Bezmozgis' extraordinary stories about life as an Eastern European immigrant in Canada deserve the praise lavished on them this summer. And I ought to know.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Olympics: Fast-forward. No, faster! The gymnastics exhibition is on! Plus: Don't mess with the insane judging, please.
Ariel Sharon–The Great Gambler
Jonathan Freedland
Sharon knows it's time to cash in his chips and claim the prize of Greater Israel, but his party is fighting him.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Gymnastics gets interesting in a loud, hooting hurry. Plus: A white American sprint champion? Shh! And: More.
UK to take tough line against US over Kyoto
Michael White
Blair prepares to split with Bush over climate change treaty as he assumes presidency of the European Union.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
From cooking shows to sci-fi, your fine suggestions are
clogging up my TiVo, damn it! Plus: Olympic coverage, the perils of semi-scripted farce, and Grubman gets her own show for bad behavior.
King Kaufman’s Sports Daily
Salon Staff
Olympics: It's time for women's gymnastics to grow up. Plus: LeBron James shows that the NBA way takes your breath away. And: More.
Future population explosion in poor countries
John Vidal
The U.S. will expand to 450 million by 2050, India will surpass China, Europe and Japan will stagnate, and Africa will explode.
Too tightknit to be accountable
Janine R. Wedel
The outsourcing of crucial government functions to private individuals and companies is an alarming trend.
New York lockdown
Michelle Goldberg
Cops plan zero tolerance for violent protests at the GOP Convention. Militant groups plan to disrupt the city like never before. Welcome, delegates!
What’s that hissing sound?
Jeff Nachtigal
Worried about oil running out? Don't look now, but natural gas is next on the endangered hydrocarbons list.
October surprise in Iran?
Simon Tisdall
The Bush administration is set to take a tougher line with Tehran despite a lack of consensus among its allies.
World bank of ideas
Eric Weiner
While the U.S. is busy exporting democracy to Iraq, it should be importing some best democratic practices from the rest of the world, too.
Brave talk — no action
Simon Tisdall
The U.S. and England rattle their sabers at the Sudan -- where civil unrest has led to 30,000 deaths -- and still nothing has happened.
Dark victory
Christopher Dreher
Jim Knipfel has lost almost all his vision, suffered life-threatening seizures, attempted suicide and spent time in a mental hospital. He's also one of the driest, funniest memoirists working today.
“Metallica: Some Kind of Monster”
Andrew O'Hehir
A cross between "Spinal Tap" and wrenching psychodrama, this movie has you rooting for the band's success whether you're a metalhead or not.
The George Clooney of Kabul
Duncan Campbell, Kitty Logan
Ex-American G.I. is focus of an investigation into freelance bounty hunters drawn to Afghanistan.
“King Arthur”
Stephanie Zacharek
The glitter of Camelot has been lost in Antoine Fuqua's valiant quest for historical accuracy, but Keira Knightley does prance around in a leather bikini.
Killer companies
Andrew O'Hehir
Post-"Fahrenheit," the stellar documentaries -- including "The Corporation" and "Imelda" -- just keep coming. Plus: A moody meditation on familial love, or homoerotic cologne ad?
How the Democrats lost the heartland
Andrew O'Hehir
Thomas Frank talks about why Middle America, once a bastion of left-wing populism, has become red-state Republican.
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