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2012 Elections
Why young voters love Ron
It's not because they're potheads. It's because they're sick of America's militaristic misadventures
PopRX
Opening Shot
How Newt is channeling "The Producers"
Like a certain Max Bialystock production, his campaign is succeeding despite its seemingly suicidal design
Twitter
Teen to Sam Brownback: You suck
When a Kansas teen tweeted her dislike of the state's conservative governor, she caused a national incident
American Spring
Support your indie bookstore!
Local bookstores keep our literary culture alive. This holiday season, remember where you spend your money matters
GlobalPost
What to expect from Egypt’s elections
As the first round of voting begins, we look at who's running and whether the military will actually step down
Recent Stories
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:05 PM UTC
DNC invokes Romney flip-flops in new video
Ad campaign blasts the candidate over political expediency
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:00 PM UTC
Inside the attack on the First Amendment
An op-ed got Davis fired from his government job. He's hardly the first to have his free speech rights trampled
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:38 PM UTC
Divide deepens between Tahrir Square and Egypt
As voting for a new government starts, Egyptians are sympathetic but wary of unrest.
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:30 PM UTC
3 arrests as police clear Occupy L.A. protesters
Hundreds had gathered in streets after passing deadline to vacate City Hall park encampment
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 12:19 PM UTC
Dexter’s implausible reveal
"Dexter" builds to its season finale too neatly -- and with unneeded lowbrow humor
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:53 AM UTC
The man’s world of “Boardwalk Empire”
A shocking twist highlights the drama's inability to make space for great female characters
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
What teaching design taught me
Working with the remarkably diverse and talented group of students at SVA keeps me young and on my toes
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
“Hedy’s Folly”: The movie star behind your cellphone
How Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world, invented a technology we use every day
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 11:00 PM UTC
Why we’re still No. 1
China is challenging our tech dominance, but we'll stay on top -- as long as we keep attracting immigrants
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 9:00 PM UTC
The worst state in America to have HIV
Backward laws and ignorant legislators make Mississippi an especially deadly place to be sick
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 3:00 PM UTC
How should we design the cities of our dreams?
Americans are creating new urban spaces and choosing how we want to live. A new Salon column charts our progress
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 12:40 PM UTC
WikiLeaks wins major journalism award in Australia
The true motive for the U.S. government's ongoing destruction of the group is made clear: effective journalism
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 11:43 AM UTC
Newt’s New Hampshire coup
Will the Manchester Union Leader's coveted endorsement prove to be a catapult for Gingrich -- or a dud?
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 1:01 AM UTC
Is Don DeLillo really prescient?
The "Underworld" author's collection of short stories reflects a morbid and paranoid worldview
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
How my book became part of the “satanic sex stabbing”
My werewolf guide was found at the scene of a gruesome crime, but what chilled me was the media panic that followed
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 10:00 PM UTC
The science of taste
Why can't a blindfolded person tell white wine from red? A top neuroscientist explains how the brain creates flavor
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 8:00 PM UTC
The dilemma of taking care of elderly parents
Aging boomers are agonizing over how to help Mom and Dad. I should know -- my daughter is one of them
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 5:00 PM UTC
Festive, fairy-size holiday homes
The Art Institute of Chicago's exquisite Thorne Rooms -- decorated for the season -- are a wonder to behold
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 3:00 PM UTC
Liberals are not uniquely “unreasonable”
A widely discussed critique of the left's attitude toward Obama forgets some important history
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 2:00 PM UTC
Conservatives dominate religious advocacy in D.C.
The heaviest hitters in Washington's growing religious advocacy field are conservatives, a new Pew study finds
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 12:45 PM UTC
Wes Clark and the neocon dream
In 2007, the retired General described a necon "policy coup" aimed at toppling the governments of 7 countries
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
The Muppets’ greatest hits
Slide show: Why go to the movies? We've got the Muppets' 20 best musical moments, complete with video, right here
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
Goldman Sachs announces presidential run
The conglomerate becomes the second corporate person to enter the 2012 race
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 10:01 PM UTC
The Iran-contra scandal, 25 years later
In 1990s, U.S. prosecutors assessed "criminal liabilty" of Reagan, George H.W. Bush
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 10:00 PM UTC
Kill the zombie banks!
Politicians around the world are still propping up dying financial institutions -- and it's hurting us all
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 8:00 PM UTC
What was the catchiest song of 2011?
Members of GIRLS, They Might Be Giants, Superchunk, the Old 97s and more share their favorite ear candy with Salon
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 6:10 PM UTC
The fruits of liberation
The lives of six more Afghan children are extinguished with an air attack as the responsible nation yawns
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 5:01 PM UTC
Who was Catherine the Great?
A new biography explores the life of Russia's fascinating and self-created empress
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 5:00 PM UTC
Salon’s 2011 gift guide
We shop for the year's most memorable fictional characters, so you can please all the crazy characters on your list
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 2:00 PM UTC
Black Friday: Consumerism minus civilization
When the "Crazy Target Lady" becomes a midnight-sale shopping-obsessed cultural icon, we've gone too far
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
I cross-dress and my wife doesn’t know
A reader has a panty fetish that he's kept from his spouse of 19 years. Does he have to tell her?
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
Reinventing Mrs. Nixon
A new work of fiction rewrites the life of the first lady through a creative mix of short stories and essays
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
Discovering the magic of paper
My project for the last two months has been folding these lovely white flowers by hand
Friday, Nov 25, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
“The Artist”: Silent, black-and-white and totally irresistible
A star you've never heard of in a fake 1920s movie -- can this really be Oscar bait? See it and find out
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 10:00 PM UTC
My life as a lab rat
I'm on the cutting edge of a promising new cancer treatment – if it doesn't kill me first
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 8:00 PM UTC
How turkey came to our Thanksgiving table
Once shunned by my Muslim family, the bird finally found a place in our home, just like so many American traditions
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 6:01 PM UTC
My drunken Thanksgiving
I made two mistakes on the day I met my future in-laws: Trying to shed my shy exterior and, then, the casserole
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 6:00 PM UTC
Thanksgiving fiction: What if turkeys had defeated the Pilgrims?
Our Thanksgiving pageants would sure be different! In "100 Dead Pilgrims," an acclaimed novelist imagines the scene
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 5:00 PM UTC
My neighbor, the prisoner of war
The holidays feel oddly bittersweet in the Idaho valley that's home to Bowe Bergdahl, our only POW in Afghanistan
Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 4:00 PM UTC
The most absurd red carpet ever — at the airline gate
When airlines make top customers parade down a red carpet with their boarding pass, it merely embarrasses everyone
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:05 PM UTC
DNC invokes Romney flip-flops in new video
Ad campaign blasts the candidate over political expediency
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:00 PM UTC
Inside the attack on the First Amendment
An op-ed got Davis fired from his government job. He's hardly the first to have his free speech rights trampled
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:38 PM UTC
Divide deepens between Tahrir Square and Egypt
As voting for a new government starts, Egyptians are sympathetic but wary of unrest.
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 12:40 PM UTC
WikiLeaks wins major journalism award in Australia
The true motive for the U.S. government's ongoing destruction of the group is made clear: effective journalism
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 11:43 AM UTC
Newt’s New Hampshire coup
Will the Manchester Union Leader's coveted endorsement prove to be a catapult for Gingrich -- or a dud?
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:05 PM UTC
DNC invokes Romney flip-flops in new video
Ad campaign blasts the candidate over political expediency
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:00 PM UTC
Inside the attack on the First Amendment
An op-ed got Davis fired from his government job. He's hardly the first to have his free speech rights trampled
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:38 PM UTC
Divide deepens between Tahrir Square and Egypt
As voting for a new government starts, Egyptians are sympathetic but wary of unrest.
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:30 PM UTC
3 arrests as police clear Occupy L.A. protesters
Hundreds had gathered in streets after passing deadline to vacate City Hall park encampment
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 11:00 PM UTC
Why we’re still No. 1
China is challenging our tech dominance, but we'll stay on top -- as long as we keep attracting immigrants
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 12:19 PM UTC
Dexter’s implausible reveal
"Dexter" builds to its season finale too neatly -- and with unneeded lowbrow humor
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 2:53 AM UTC
The man’s world of “Boardwalk Empire”
A shocking twist highlights the drama's inability to make space for great female characters
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
“Hedy’s Folly”: The movie star behind your cellphone
How Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world, invented a technology we use every day
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 1:01 AM UTC
Is Don DeLillo really prescient?
The "Underworld" author's collection of short stories reflects a morbid and paranoid worldview
Saturday, Nov 26, 2011 10:00 PM UTC
The science of taste
Why can't a blindfolded person tell white wine from red? A top neuroscientist explains how the brain creates flavor
Monday, Nov 28, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
What teaching design taught me
Working with the remarkably diverse and talented group of students at SVA keeps me young and on my toes
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 11:00 PM UTC
Why we’re still No. 1
China is challenging our tech dominance, but we'll stay on top -- as long as we keep attracting immigrants
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 9:00 PM UTC
The worst state in America to have HIV
Backward laws and ignorant legislators make Mississippi an especially deadly place to be sick
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 3:00 PM UTC
How should we design the cities of our dreams?
Americans are creating new urban spaces and choosing how we want to live. A new Salon column charts our progress
Sunday, Nov 27, 2011 1:00 AM UTC
How my book became part of the “satanic sex stabbing”
My werewolf guide was found at the scene of a gruesome crime, but what chilled me was the media panic that followed
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