October 2007

Scott Bateman: Auditioning for "Flight of the Conchords"
Andrea loses a job to narcolepsy. (10/31/2007)

"It's Britney, bitch" By James Hannaham
Spears calls us out in her new album, "Blackout," giving bad sex a half-assed hard sell. Do we still want a piece of her? (10/31/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Wednesday: "Kid Nation," "Pushing Daisies," "Back to You" and more vie for your attention -- and then there's Halloween. (10/31/2007)

Clapton is not God By Gary Kamiya
The legendary guitarist's autobiography is an exhausting, but ultimately moving, journey through a dazed life. (10/31/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Once upon a Halloween there were two bloodthirsty zombies ... (10/31/2007)

We're prejudiced, now what? By Robert Burton
Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly. (10/31/2007)

My girlfriend's daughter is dressing like a stripper for Halloween! By Cary Tennis
I'm disturbed to see this 16-year-old girl pretending to be a slut! (10/31/2007)

Adoption and abortion: Apples and blue Lynn Harris
Increasing the former does not decrease the latter, contrary to "middle ground" belief. (10/31/2007)

Teen forcibly shaved, pierced for being "out of control" Lynn Harris
Mother goes free in girl-gone-wild case. (10/31/2007)

Trick or treat with Clinton and Obama Girl Eryn Loeb
Hillary, Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears make for some creepy Halloween costumes. (10/31/2007)

The case of the angry colonel By Farhad Manjoo
The Iraq war's top spokesman loves to dash off fiery complaints to bloggers -- unless someone's impersonating him. Do Col. Steven Boylan's claims of identity theft hold water? (10/31/2007)

The Democratic duel of the race By Walter Shapiro
The debate in Philly: Edwards and Biden come out swinging, Obama sticks to smooth jazz, and Clinton stands tall but then stumbles. (10/31/2007)

Why Iowa matters By Garrison Keillor
It's full of driveway philosophers, the guys who lean against the car and talk about manly things, which don't include sports or politics. But they know which candidate is real, and they vote. (10/31/2007)

The most interesting debate yet Joan Walsh
Obama missed some big chances, while Edwards, Dodd and Biden looked their best. And why are we talking about UFOs? (11/01/2007)

Jay Rockefeller channels Dick Cheney's fear-mongering to urge telecom amnesty Glenn Greenwald
The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman reads from the standard Bush/Cheney script to justify telecom lawbreaking. (10/31/2007)

Col. Boylan's implosion accelerates Glenn Greenwald
E-mail sent by Gen. Petraeus' spokesman to various individuals raises still more questions about Boylan's behavior. (10/31/2007)

Everyone's a comedian Tim Grieve
Biden on Giuliani; Giuliani on Obama, Clinton, Ahmadinejad and bin Laden. (10/31/2007)

The relevant president Tim Grieve
Aides say Bush, frustrated by Congress, will rely more on executive orders instead. (10/31/2007)

Clinton and the GOP's anti-endorsement Tim Grieve
Is it a sign that she's right for the Democrats -- or that Republicans want to run against her? (10/31/2007)

On Mukasey, a "gotcha" that isn't Tim Grieve
The nominee's critics oppose waterboarding now, and they did then, too. (10/31/2007)

Karen Hughes, mission accomplished Tim Grieve
Another member of Bush's inner circle packs up for home. (10/31/2007)

When results don't matter Tim Grieve
The White House says it's "inappropriate" to judge Karen Hughes' performance by world opinion. (10/31/2007)

Note to Perino: Buy dictionary, history book Tim Grieve
The White House says it would be "unprecedented" to vote down Mukasey. It wouldn't be. (10/31/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Fifteen laterals and the truth: College football's play of the century (so far). Plus: The World Series D.H. rule. (10/31/2007)

A job well done by Tom Tancredo Andrew Leonard
The Colorado anti-illegal immigration crusader may have doomed his own party to a generation of irrelevance (10/31/2007)

Disposable diaper diesel Andrew Leonard
A source of power that will never be exhausted. (10/31/2007)

This plane's not big enough for you to have sex in By Farhad Manjoo
Don't get too comfortable on the Airbus A380. (10/31/2007)

A rate-cut paradox Andrew Leonard
GDP numbers indicate healthy economic growth. So why did Ben Bernanke stamp his foot on the accelerator pedal? (10/31/2007)

Are you part of Ron Paul's botnet? Andrew Leonard
Enslaved computers across the globe are campaigning for the Texas libertarian. What could possibly be next? (11/01/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Frontline's "The Undertaking" offers a gentle look at the work of funeral director and poet Thomas Lynch. (10/30/2007)

Red State Update: If this is "Saw," where's Cary Elwes?
Jackie and Dunlap play a game but disagree on the rules. (10/30/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
Planning for retirement. (10/30/2007)

Bronzer gods By Kibum Kim
Does teen heartthrob Zac Efron's love of "mancake" foundation and "guyliner" put him on the edge of a new men's makeup breakthrough? (10/30/2007)

If Britney Spears shouldn't be naked in front of her kids, what about me? By Cary Tennis
I'm naked in front of my kids all the time, but I'm no slut! I'm a good responsible mom! (10/30/2007)

I've always preferred "hoo-ha" Catherine Price
Is "vajayjay" an acceptable pet name for your vagina? (10/30/2007)

Is there such a thing as a healthy tan? Carol Lloyd
Drop that bronzer: There may be a benefit to baking in the sun. (10/30/2007)

Invisible guilt Carol Lloyd
That lovely embroidered blouse you get for Christmas may come prestained with children's sweat. (10/30/2007)

Working fathers of the world unite! Catherine Price
A new survey reports that 37 percent of dads say they'd quit their jobs to spend more time with the kids if their spouse made enough money to support them. (10/30/2007)

Tonka trucks are made for boys! Catherine Price
The makers of the Rose Petal Cottage are at it again, with an ad campaign about what it means to be a boy. Warning: No laundry is involved. (10/30/2007)

Plan B, RU-486 -- same difference, right? Catherine Price
That's what Reuters makes it seem like. (10/30/2007)

Another election fiasco in Florida? By Michael Scherer
The Democratic Party is doing battle -- with itself -- over the state's role in the primaries. Some members say it could cost the party in November 2008. (10/30/2007)

Not taking it to the streets By Tom Engelhardt
As with Vietnam, public opinion turned against the Iraq war when American casualties began to rise. But then the analogy breaks down. (10/30/2007)

Is a new conservatism possible? By Gary Kamiya
The right is in serious trouble -- and not just because of Bush's disastrous presidency. But will it be able to change its reactionary ways? (10/30/2007)

I can't believe it's not torture, continued Joan Walsh
Should Mukasey be confirmed as attorney general if he can't say whether waterboarding is torture? (10/30/2007)

Hitlers, Hitlers and more Hitlers Glenn Greenwald
Norman Podhoretz sees Nazi Germany every time he wants to start a new war. (10/30/2007)

Col. Boylan's denial Glenn Greenwald
A response to the first clear denial of e-mail authorship from Gen. Petraeus' spokesman. (10/30/2007)

Those uncompromising Democrats Tim Grieve
And what Congress have you been watching? (10/30/2007)

Just another "accountability moment"? Tim Grieve
State Department granted immunity to Blackwater employees in shooting incident. (10/30/2007)

Hillary Clinton and the Mukasey bandwagon Tim Grieve
Will she play follow the leader again? (10/30/2007)

The politics of hope Tim Grieve
Clinton said she wanted to "chat." So why is her campaign trying to shame Edwards and Obama into silence? (10/30/2007)

Hypocrite much? Tim Grieve
Bush complains that Democrats are playing games with the budget -- just like he and the GOP did two years ago. (10/30/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
NBA preview: Let's talk in April, but for now, it's an even-numbered year so -- not the Spurs! Plus: Late-night World Series starts. Think of the children? (10/30/2007)

The Google brain Andrew Leonard
The sun rises, people start searching. In Mountain View, Calif., that equation delivers the good life (10/30/2007)

Angelo Mozilo wants a New Deal Andrew Leonard
The Countrywide CEO says the government isn't doing enough to help Americans afford their McMansions. (10/30/2007)

How green is your bottle of red? Andrew Leonard
At long last: A guide to calculating the carbon footprint of wine. (10/30/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: "Good Ol' Charles Schulz" looks at the man behind the "Peanuts" gang. (10/29/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
The scariest Halloween costume ever. (10/29/2007)

My husband is groping my sister By Cary Tennis
My sister told me, and he told me, but there was a lot of drinking involved and their stories don't match up. So what's going on? (10/29/2007)

May we congratulate you on your divorce By Nora Zelevansky
Couples are commemorating shattered vows with the same kind of fanfare accorded their marriage -- complete with announcements, parties and even vacation funds. (10/29/2007)

Linguists: "Moist" makes women cringe Carol Lloyd
Ladies, what's with the lexical disgust over the M-word? (10/29/2007)

Who needs a Prius anyway? By Rebecca Clarren
Plenty of new fuel-efficient cars pollute less than trendy hybrids, without draining your bank account. (10/29/2007)

Harassment by design Eryn Loeb
Getting groped on the subway? New toys can help rebuff unwanted advances. (10/29/2007)

Would you like some Geritol with that baby formula? Carol Lloyd
A new book suggests that being an older mother has its advantages. (10/29/2007)

Which Republican candidate is más macho? By Walter Shapiro
In Iowa, McCain, Thompson and Giuliani vie for the title of Most Manly, in styles that range from low-key to aw-shucks to making glib jokes about torture. (10/29/2007)

Band on the run in New Orleans By Larry Blumenfeld
Police have cracked down on funeral processions, a time-honored cultural tradition in the historic black neighborhood of Treme. But musicians vow to play on. (10/29/2007)

Abject stupidity defined Glenn Greenwald
The right-wing blogosphere never ceases to surpass its prior humiliations, even when you're convinced it can't. (10/29/2007)

Follow-up on the Col. Steven Boylan e-mail exchange Glenn Greenwald
There are many significant, unresolved questions left to investigate. (10/29/2007)

The cream always rises
Fake FEMA press conference participant gets -- wait for it! -- a promotion. (10/29/2007)

Jim Webb as V.P. candidate? Tim Grieve
Here's half of the story. (10/29/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
Tony Snow on the liberal press -- and Fox News. (10/29/2007)

FEMA faker promotion? Not so fast Tim Grieve
A "hold" on the process. (10/29/2007)

Do as I say, not as I do Tim Grieve
Giuliani repeatedly predicts Clinton's nomination -- then attacks her for looking ahead. (10/29/2007)

No promotion for FEMA faker Tim Grieve
Phony up a news conference, lose your new job. (10/29/2007)

Report: Obama says no to Clinton-Obama Tim Grieve
He says he's "not running for vice president." (10/29/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
Red Sox sweep World Series. Papelbon slams the door of yet another one-sided October affair. (10/29/2007)

Watching the Ben Stein watchers Andrew Leonard
The tearing of hair, the rending of flesh -- how can one man's economic commentary cause so much pain? (10/29/2007)

Hulu: NBC and Fox's amazing TV-show bonanza By Farhad Manjoo
"The Office," "The Simpsons," "Heroes" and "The A Team" are among the plethora of popular shows now online at the new YouTube rival. Watch them here. (10/29/2007)

Was a nanny's murderer aided by Craigslist? By Farhad Manjoo
How to safely answer online classified ads. (10/29/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
The Southland bursts into flames. Is the apocalypse looming? Plus: The contagious spirit of "Pushing Daisies" wins out over the cheesy B-movie gloom of "Bionic Woman." (10/28/2007)

Opus By Berkeley Breathed
Dogs. They may keep quiet and act stupid, but they've got a sneaky plan. (10/28/2007)

A bizarre, unsolicited e-mail from Gen. Petraeus' spokesman Glenn Greenwald
An e-mail I received this morning from Col. Steven Boylan is heavy on petty insults but extremely light on the issues that actually matter. (10/28/2007)

The burning question By Katharine Mieszkowski
The California inferno has ignited the long-smoldering debate over whether we have brought Mother Nature's revenge upon ourselves. (10/27/2007)

Fred Hiatt's concern over "costly litigation" for AT&T and Verizon Glenn Greenwald
The Washington Post Editorial Board continues to reveal core Beltway corruption in its ongoing call for telecom amnesty. (10/27/2007)

Telecom amnesty update Glenn Greenwald
Various developments showing progress in the effort to derail telecom amnesty. (10/27/2007)

I'm dressing up as a melting polar ice cap By Bill Maher
Because that's scary. Almost as scary as the possible reelection of the party of the scaremonger in chief. (10/27/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: Get into the doomsday spirit with "Lost Book of Nostradamus." (10/26/2007)

"Dan in Real Life" By Stephanie Zacharek
Remember what comedies were like before Judd Apatow? (10/26/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex: "Halloween," gore and the art of the horror film
The best scary movies relish suspense and atmosphere, but the latest horror films are grosser than that. (10/26/2007)

Our office manager is a dental despot! By Cary Tennis
Her boss won favorite dentist four years in a row, so she treats the rest of us like peons. (10/26/2007)

No more Slut-o-ween! Tracy Clark-Flory
Journalist Joel Stein suggests an alternative: Slut Day. (10/26/2007)

Go ask Alice By Farhad Manjoo
Are Alice Waters' gastronomic principles -- shop locally, eat organically -- too hard to live by? A frank talk with the renowned guru of fresh food. (10/26/2007)

Want a mani-pedi with your minivan? Tracy Clark-Flory
Web sites target women with female-friendly car-buying tips. (10/26/2007)

Train-zilla Katharine Mieszkowski
The world's scariest wedding dress train. (10/26/2007)

Pick your pretty poison Carol Lloyd
Activists battle the cosmetics industry to keep toxic chemicals away from women's skin. (10/26/2007)

Is Hillary running away with the race? By Walter Shapiro
The national polls appear to show a Clinton romp, but when it comes to polls, appearances can be deceiving. (10/26/2007)

When Rudy goes waterboarding By Joe Conason
The former mayor says "liberal newspapers" have exaggerated the technique's brutality. Perhaps he should try it himself. (10/26/2007)

Obama: Don't pander to homophobes By James Hannaham
In a bid for the black church vote, the candidate is about to tour South Carolina with antigay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin at his side. He doesn't need to. (10/26/2007)

I can't believe it's not torture! Joan Walsh
Rudy Giuliani's sick macho fakery, continued (10/26/2007)

Pam Spaulding for Glenn Greenwald: More Obama campaign miscalculations Pam Spaulding
(10/26/2007)

Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: Dissent or disgrace Chris Floyd
(10/26/2007)

Why not a phony press secretary, too? Tim Grieve
Some words Dana Perino said today. (10/26/2007)

FEMA's phony reporters Tim Grieve
The agency fakes a press conference. (10/26/2007)

A fair question Tim Grieve
If the president doesn't like SCHIP, why not force him to veto a "healthy kids" bill? (10/26/2007)

Clinton goes after Obama on Iran Tim Grieve
Is the front-runner feeling vulnerable or just showing that she can fight, too? (10/26/2007)

All the news that's fit to print? Tim Grieve
Should a journalist let a Republican accuse a Democrat of saying something he didn't say? (10/26/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
World Series: Red Sox arms do it again. Rockies head home trailing 2-0. Plus: Fox's great use of sound. And: NFL Week 8. (10/26/2007)

How long can this go on?
One member of Salon's community, Table Talk, weighs in on the battle zone and the comfort zone, this week. (10/26/2007)

Why James Inhofe tried to sabotage open access Andrew Leonard
A look at his top campaign finance contributors explains all (10/26/2007)

Markets applaud as Countrywide loses a billion dollars Andrew Leonard
Analysts agree: First quarterly loss in a quarter century is no reason to cry. (10/26/2007)

From Darfur to Shanghai Andrew Leonard
Violence in the Sudan, excitement on the Shanghai stock exchange; it's all about China, and oil. (10/26/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Do airplanes make you fart more? What happened to the dog hair on my suitcase? The pilot lets us in on readers' probing questions. (10/26/2007)

On Notice: Colbert trounces Obama on Facebook Farhad Manjoo
"1,000,000 Strong For Stephen T Colbert" may be the fastest-growing Facebook group of all time. (10/26/2007)

Scott Bateman: Actual dialogue from "The Hills"
Why are you acting so weird? Why are you not taking my calls? (10/25/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Thursday: Sean Penn and Jon Krakauer retrace the last steps of Christopher McCandless on "Iconoclasts." (10/25/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke lead the outstanding cast of the overheated "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead." Plus: Jimmy Carter charms. Anthony Hopkins confounds. (10/25/2007)

"Schmucks with Underwoods" By Laura Miller
Treated more like factory workers than artists, Hollywood screenwriters -- currently threatening to strike -- have never gotten much respect. Do they deserve it? (10/25/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Meet the new gay stereotype! (10/25/2007)

Is thyroid disease the new hysteria? Carol Lloyd
A New Age doctor blames hypothyroidism on women's behavior. (10/25/2007)

What's so funny about abusive girlfriends? Carol Lloyd
News about women's role in domestic violence inspires comedy, as well as cries in defense of men. (10/25/2007)

Brand-name bullies Carol Lloyd
It's harder than ever for young girls to resist fashion tyranny during childhood. (10/25/2007)

Should I come out as an atheist? By Cary Tennis
I've been lying to my family, my friends and my religious university -- I don't believe in God! I don't! I don't! (10/25/2007)

Journalism and its discontents By Sidney Blumenthal
Ninety years after Walter Lippmann first railed against the complicity of the media in wartime propaganda, we're back at ground zero. (10/25/2007)

Why Democrats are afraid to raise taxes on the rich By Robert Reich
Could it have something to do with the recent affection of hedge-fund managers for the Democratic Party? (10/25/2007)

The growing link between the U.S. military and right-wing media and blogs Glenn Greenwald
The Army's behavior in the TNR/Beauchamp matter illustrates that it is becoming an appendage of the right-wing noise machine. (10/25/2007)

Pam Spaulding for Glenn Greenwald: "For the Bible Tells Me So" Pam Spaulding
(10/25/2007)

Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: Giuliani on torture Anonymous Liberal
(10/25/2007)

Perino watch, again Joan Walsh
Happy talk about "the public health benefits" of climate change. (10/25/2007)

Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: People get ready -- one shoe away from war with Iran Chris Floyd
(10/25/2007)

Craig had lawyer at time of arrest
Four days before the airport incident, Craig demanded that a newspaper apologize for investigating his sex life. (10/25/2007)

It's called a "courtesy call" (we think) Tim Grieve
Brownback meets with Giuliani. (10/25/2007)

Did Romney mean to call Osama Obama? Tim Grieve
Obama says some will try to "scare people" by making him into a "foreign, odd, clearly black person." (10/25/2007)

Drug Kingpins for Rudy Giuliani Tim Grieve
America's Mayor is a "principled guy." (10/25/2007)

What have you done for me lately?
GOP representative says the Democratically controlled Congress has done nothing to help the U.S. win in Iraq. (10/25/2007)

Cheney's got a gun, again Tim Grieve
Warning to readers in New York: The vice president will be hunting this weekend. (10/25/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
World Series: Beckett 1, Momentum 0. Red Sox ace mesmerizes the formerly hot Rockies in a blowout. Plus: "The epitome of our culture." (10/25/2007)

How the Internet will stop climate change Andrew Leonard
And if you believe that, there's a Web 2.0 virtual bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in. (10/25/2007)

Cry "fire" and let loose the dogs of climate change! Andrew Leonard
Another catastrophe, another opportunity to wage rhetorical global-warming war. (10/25/2007)

America's broadband shame Andrew Leonard
The U.S. continues to fall behind other nations in providing fast Internet access to all its citizens. The good news: We're saving rural America from smut overload. (10/25/2007)

Scott Bateman: How things are in Burma
"Down the Rat Hole" author Edith Mirante explains the value of cellphone cameras in a country in which media is controlled by a military regime. (10/24/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Wednesday: "Phenomenon" launches a search for the "next great mentalist," whatever that means. (10/24/2007)

YouTube takes on the anti-nuke set Caitlin Shamberg
A debate is brewing over a video featuring Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash, Ben Harper and others protesting nuclear energy. (10/24/2007)

War Room: Rice gets pinked
Protesters confront Condoleezza Rice and are dragged away. (10/24/2007)

Fair Plame By Rebecca Traister
After years of enforced silence, Valerie Plame Wilson finally tells all -- except for the stuff the CIA blacked out. (10/24/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Secret confessions of a cheap bastard. (10/24/2007)

An elderly salesman terrorized me in front of my kids! By Cary Tennis
He propositioned me and threatened me and wouldn't leave until I signed the contract! (10/24/2007)

Happy birthday, Broadsheet! Lynn Harris
On this day in history, herstory, ourstory, news story, love story ... (10/24/2007)

"Hideous and pandemic proportions" Lynn Harris
The U.N. Security Council demands -- again -- an end to violence against women. (10/24/2007)

Candidates' wives "scootch in" closer Lynn Harris
Maria Shriver hosts first-ever forum for would-be first ladies. (10/24/2007)

Another Iraq invasion? By Maximilian Popp
Political tensions boil in Turkey as thousands call for war against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, and the White House scrambles to stop it. (10/24/2007)

Nuclear war on YouTube By Katharine Mieszkowski
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Graham Nash revived their rally against nukes in Washington Tuesday. But the real battle is on the Web. (10/24/2007)

What the Republican Revolution has wrought By Garrison Keillor
It's the I Got Mine You Get Your Own party, marching under a Christian banner. (10/24/2007)

The collapse of Bush's foreign policy By Juan Cole
From Turkey to Iraq to Pakistan, the mounting chaos proves the White House is just winging it. (10/24/2007)

Pam Spaulding for Glenn Greenwald: Obama zapped by the third rail of black homophobia Pam Spaulding
(10/24/2007)

Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: Blair and Bush team up to sell new war Chris Floyd
(10/24/2007)

More positive steps from Democratic candidates on the rule of law, amnesty Glenn Greenwald
Bill Richardson issues a strong statement. Barack Obama elaborates on his statement earlier today. Chris Dodd follows up on his plan to stop the FISA bill. (10/24/2007)

Chris Dodd's leadership vs. Clinton and Obama's game playing Glenn Greenwald
On the fundamental question of the rule of law and constitutional liberties, Democratic candidates begin to show true colors. (10/24/2007)

Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: The raw politics of telecom immunity Anonymous Liberal
(10/24/2007)

Obama, Clinton join Dodd in filibuster threat Tim Grieve
Dodd trails in the campaign, but he leads the front-runners on telecom immunity. (10/24/2007)

Outer space or spaced out? Tim Grieve
If Dennis Kucinich didn't see a UFO, why won't his campaign say so? (10/24/2007)

Number of the Day Tim Grieve
Forty-one percent of Americans can't name a single Republican presidential candidate. (10/24/2007)

Quick, somebody bomb Iran! Tim Grieve
Fox on the California fires: An al-Qaida link? (10/24/2007)

As California burns, the right fumes over Boxer Tim Grieve
But what did the state's senator actually say? (10/24/2007)

State official resigns amid Blackwater woes
Assistant secretary of state gives no reason for his departure. (10/24/2007)

Do you feel safer yet? Tim Grieve
What's worse? The question the FBI won't answer, or the ones that it will? (10/24/2007)

$2.4 trillion for Iraq and Afghanistan? Tim Grieve
It's "a ton of speculation," the White House says. (10/24/2007)

White House: "Congress is being run by Code Pink" Tim Grieve
No, seriously. (10/24/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
World Series preview: The Red Sox are better. The Rockies are hotter. Which means more in October? Neither. (10/24/2007)

Why I miss the dead-tree newspaper By Farhad Manjoo
I can skim the print version of the the New York Times in a half-hour. You can't do that online! (10/24/2007)

Countrywide's desperate rescue plan Andrew Leonard
Who is the mortgage lender really trying to save with its $16 billion subprime bailout? Struggling homeowners, or itself? (10/24/2007)

You and YouPorn are now free to make porn By Farhad Manjoo
In a major First Amendment victory, a federal court strikes down regulations covering anyone who produces adult images. (10/24/2007)

Merrill Lynch's earnings call: "Laughter is minimal" Andrew Leonard
$7.9 billion here, $7.9 billion there, pretty soon you're talking ... to bloodthirsty analysts. (10/24/2007)

Girls just want to be born Andrew Leonard
South Korea flips a switch: The son is no longer No. 1. (10/24/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Will the season finale of "Damages" offer a shocking spectacle of epic proportions? (10/23/2007)

Red State Update: Dick Cheney's family tree
Genealogical research leads Lynne Cheney to a relative who doesn't wear a flag lapel pin. (10/23/2007)

Dumbledore? Gay. J.K. Rowling? Chatty. By Rebecca Traister
What happens when authors like J.K. Rowling can't stop telling their own stories? (10/23/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
It's that spooky time of year again! (10/23/2007)

When is a bra strap just a bra strap? Catherine Price
Where should schools draw the line between innocent affection and excessive public displays? (10/23/2007)

My boss says I'm a lesbian but I'm not! By Cary Tennis
I like to dress a certain way, and I have many lesbian and gay friends, but I'm straight and sick of the gossip. (10/23/2007)

GIRLdrive Catherine Price
A cross-country trip into American feminism. (10/23/2007)

Sex under Durex Catherine Price
A sampling of the results of the 2007 Durex Global Sex Survey. (10/23/2007)

"Sippin' Safari" By Robert Simonson
Cocktail fanatic Jeff Berry talks about mixing the perfect zombie, the allure of tiny umbrellas and other secrets of the tiki bar. (10/23/2007)

Affordable organic Catherine Price
If you're trying to raise your kids green without breaking the bank, what foods are worth organic prices? (10/23/2007)

Women and the credit crunch Catherine Price
Are women worse off than men when it comes to subprime lending? (10/23/2007)

Blackwater's run for the border By Eilene Zimmerman
The notorious security contractor has plans for a military-style complex near the U.S.-Mexico border. Critics worry the firm's "mercenary soldiers" could join the U.S. Border Patrol. (10/23/2007)

How Bush wrecked conservatism By Gary Kamiya
The American right has embraced Bush's catastrophic war in the name of "moral clarity." But where is it written that conservatives have to be stupid? (10/23/2007)

Pam Spaulding for Glenn Greenwald: Straight sex-predator teachers, ENDA and paranoid fundamentalists Pam Spaulding
(10/23/2007)

Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: FISA reform and the honesty gap Anonymous Liberal
(10/23/2007)

Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: Rain of terror in the U.S. air war in Iraq Chris Floyd
(10/23/2007)

A very familiar story about Rudy Joan Walsh
ABC News zeroed in on Giuliani's ties to a priest accused of covering up and engaging in child abuse -- but you read it here in June. (10/23/2007)

Huckabee: "I'll stick with God" Tim Grieve
An evolution on evolution? It's "nuanced." (10/23/2007)

Money for nothing? Tim Grieve
Condi, you're doing a heck of a job. (10/23/2007)

How about a broomstick and a black hat? Tim Grieve
The Republicans search for the "scariest Democrat." Looks like they've found her. (10/23/2007)

Barack Obama, jihadist? Tim Grieve
Mitt Romney on the terrorists and the Democrats. (10/23/2007)

One of these things is not like the other Tim Grieve
George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton discuss the war on terrorism. (10/23/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
This upset-crazy college football season has been a lot of fun, but is it a paradigm shift or just a flukey year? (10/23/2007)

Apple reports a Mac sales record By Farhad Manjoo
The company sells 2.2 million laptops and desktops in its fourth financial quarter, the most ever. (10/23/2007)

Apple and China: A one-stop solution Andrew Leonard
Locally produced, locally consumed: Apple announces plans for a Beijing store. (10/23/2007)

What is James Inhofe trying to keep secret? Andrew Leonard
The Republican senator famous for not believing in global warming wants to gut legislation mandating open access to government-funded scientific research. (10/23/2007)

Sub-Saharan dilemma: Food vs. fuel or radioactive waste? Andrew Leonard
Or both? In Senegal, fossil fuel shortages are forcing government leaders to explore every option. (10/23/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: "Veronica Mars" star Kristen Bell joins the cast of "Heroes." (10/22/2007)

How hard is it to write honestly about war? By Stephen Elliott
A haunting, minimalist portrait of modern warfare by former soldier Matthew Eck. (10/22/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
An actual Neanderthal joins the race for the Republican nomination! (10/22/2007)

My wife thinks I'm cheating on her -- but I'm not!
She's a war vet with post-traumatic stress, and I'm overseas with the Navy. She found a condom in my old deployment bag ... but it was a joke condom! (10/22/2007)

Quote of the Day Tracy Clark-Flory
Two firsts for space travel, one (coincidental) giant leap for womankind. (10/22/2007)

Why aren't boys allowed to be victims? Tracy Clark-Flory
When it comes to sexual abuse perpetrated by women, boys are treated as lucky little Lotharios. (10/22/2007)

Burqas vs. lips like "a goose anus" Tracy Clark-Flory
Artist Marjane Satrapi compares Muslim women's veiling to American women's plumping their lips with collagen. (10/22/2007)

Roundup: Pole dancing for preteens Tracy Clark-Flory
Plus: Fox News' "groundbreaking" and allegedly apolitical abortion documentary. (10/23/2007)

Tancredo pushes for more nuclear energy R&D By Amanda Griscom Little
The presidential hopeful says alternative energies aren't just good for the environment -- they're good for America. (10/22/2007)

Earth to PETA By Liz Galst
Meat is not the No. 1 cause of global warming. Yet our diet is cooking the planet, and one surprising staple turns down the heat. (10/22/2007)

What you missed while watching the Red Sox win By Michael Scherer
Republicans debate in Florida, with lapel pins! Hippie drugs! Interns in the Oval Office! (10/22/2007)

Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: The Democrats' year of living disastrously Chris Floyd
(10/22/2007)

Pam Spaulding for Glenn Greenwald: Out gay man challenges Elizabeth Dole Pam Spaulding
(10/22/2007)

Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: The incoherence of the competing rationales for war with Iran Anonymous Liberal
(10/22/2007)

Keeping up with GOP flip-floppers Joan Walsh
Can't track the ever-shifting stands of leading Republican presidential candidates? You need Right-Wing Facebook! (10/22/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
Thrice-wed Rudy Giuliani on gay marriage. (10/22/2007)

War or Whac-a-Mole? Tim Grieve
The military says al-Qaida in Iraq is down -- which means the Shiite militias are up. (10/22/2007)

"Thank you, Florida" Tim Grieve
Rudy Giuliani embraces Bush -- just not by name. (10/22/2007)

Isn't that how they got Al Capone, too?
Henry Waxman accuses Blackwater of tax evasion. (10/22/2007)

It's official: GOP to punish early-voting states Michael Scherer
New Hampshire, Michigan, Florida, South Carolina and Wyoming to lose half their votes. (10/22/2007)

Close enough for horseshoes and Humvees
White House seeks an additional $46 billion for wars. (10/22/2007)

Not that there's anything wrong with that Tim Grieve
Rudy Giuliani and gay marriage. (10/22/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
Red Sox pounce on a blunder and rout the Indians in Game 7. Baseball games don't have turning points, but this one did. (10/22/2007)

The Nation takes on China Andrew Leonard
Making sense of the Middle Kingdom is hard enough without Qing Dynasty historians going on the rampage (10/22/2007)

Steve Jobs: A touch-interface for the Mac? By Farhad Manjoo
The New York Times catches up with the Apple CEO in advance of the company's much-anticipated financial report. (10/22/2007)

In defense of Krugman Andrew Leonard
The New York Times trashes "The Conscience of a Liberal." Alert the econoblogosphere! (10/22/2007)

How much is that subprime-linked CDO in the window? Andrew Leonard
The magic of "price discovery" broke this summer, says a central banker. But don't ask government to fix it. (10/22/2007)

Why does Glenn Beck hate California so much? Andrew Leonard
As wildfires rage through the Southland, the talk radio host sheds a crocodile tear for residents burned out of house and home. Is it because they want to stop global warming? (10/22/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
The hapless underachievers of "The Office" and "30 Rock" bumble onward, while the charms of "Californication's" pretentious antihero wear dangerously thin. (10/21/2007)

Rabbit Bites: The Bionic Bunny and Hannah Montana
Buns and Chou Chou use their super-rabbit powers to break into the concert of a lifetime. (10/21/2007)

Opus By Berkeley Breathed
Those annoying old tattoos. (10/21/2007)

A mixed message for Rudy from the Christian right By Michael Scherer
Giuliani gets applause, but not votes, from a pro-Huckabee crowd at the Values Voter Summit. (10/22/2007)

The false Beltway script never changes Glenn Greenwald
The same people who warned the Democrats they were going to lose in 2006 for opposing the President are saying the same thing now. (10/21/2007)

Robert Kennedy speaks out against Retroactive Immunity Glenn Greenwald
The Democratic Senator, along with the Attorney General at the time, were so offended by the idea of legislative immunity for lawbreaking banks that they took extraordinary steps to try to stop it. (10/21/2007)

Various items Glenn Greenwald
The next week. More on telecom amnesty. A new House bill to restore Constitutional liberties. (10/21/2007)

Howie Kurtz, Shailagh Murray, and the vapid, petty Beltway media mind Glenn Greenwald
The media critic for the Washington Post and CNN equates leaks of torture and lawbreaking with gossip over Edwards' hair and Hillary's outfits. (10/20/2007)

Don't think of a sick child By George Lakoff and Glenn W. Smith
President Bush wants to leave American families to the mercy of profit-run healthcare -- a practical and moral failure. (10/20/2007)

"Gone Baby Gone" By Stephanie Zacharek
In his directorial debut, Ben Affleck proves he can evoke a place, better even than Clint Eastwood can. But is that enough? (10/19/2007)

Starring roles: Cate Blanchett as Dylan and more
Stephanie Zacharek and Matt Singer look at this year's starring roles and predict which actors will get the Oscar noms. (10/19/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: Wannabe Hooties and Teslas and teen rockers duke it out on the "The Next Great American Band." (10/19/2007)

"Rendition" By Stephanie Zacharek
This earnest, well-acted, politically liberal film has everything going for it. So why does it leave us feeling so unmoved? (10/19/2007)

"Reservation Road" By Stephanie Zacharek
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Connelly work hard to give this somber, weighty picture the illusion of depth. (10/19/2007)

Movies that shock and awe By Eryn Loeb
Can't tell your "Rendition" from your "Redacted"? Salon offers a guide to the onslaught of Iraq war-related movies in theaters now and headed your way. (10/19/2007)

The battle for Iggy
Ellen DeGeneres has been pleading for the little fluffy puppy to be returned to her hairdresser's family. (10/19/2007)

Iggy-gate TV
The video world's response to the complicated journey of Ellen's ex-puppy. (10/19/2007)

Why me? What did I do to deserve Bell's palsy? By Cary Tennis
I make things work. I do the right thing. I solve problems. So what makes me one of the 25 out of 100,000 who get this disease? (10/19/2007)

Scent of a nursing woman Carol Lloyd
The sweat of breast-feeding mothers can be an aphrodisiac ... for women. (10/19/2007)

"Panties for Peace" Tracy Clark-Flory
Activists encourage women to protest Burma's oppressive regime by sending the junta their underpants. (10/19/2007)

Senate defends abortion providers Tracy Clark-Flory
An amendment blocking federal funds for health clinics that provide abortions is rejected. (10/19/2007)

Ellen, the dog bullies and me By Heather Havrilesky
I know how Ellen DeGeneres feels: My adventures with private dog shelters convinced me that years of rescuing animals sometimes turns people into self-righteous tyrants. (10/19/2007)

Are our husbands really so helpless? Amy Reiter
Slate's women-only blog, the XX Factor, premieres and raises interesting issues about how we talk about men. (10/19/2007)

And baby makes two By Katharine Mieszkowski
"Knock Yourself Up" author Louise Sloan explains that becoming a single mother isn't always easy but ultimately defies every right-wing stereotype. (10/19/2007)

How the Christian right could defeat Rudy -- and make Hillary president By Alex Koppelman
Salon crunches the numbers -- what happens to the 2008 electoral map if a third-party social conservative enters the race, as threatened, against Giuliani and Clinton? (10/19/2007)

Nuclear hypocrisy By Joe Conason
To avoid war, Bush should engage in direct negotiations with Iran -- and restore America's commitment to its own disarmament. (10/19/2007)

The Weekly Standard mentality and the Senate Intelligence Committee Glenn Greenwald
A bipartisan Senate bill is grounded in the belief that good corporate citizens obey orders from the president even when the ordered actions are against the law. (10/19/2007)

Reading Barack Obama Joan Walsh
The Illinois senator's two books explain his singular and visionary approach to politics -- but I still don't know if he can beat Hillary Clinton. (10/19/2007)

Harry Reid works to ensure telecom amnesty, warrantless surveillance Glenn Greenwald
The Senate majority leader takes an extraordinary step to side with the Bush administration and the telecom industry. (10/19/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
GOP representative says Bush's veto will hurt Republicans' careers. (10/19/2007)

"We got naked and got in the Jacuzzi" Tim Grieve
In honor of this weekend's Value Voters Summit, a look at a GOP bribery trial. (10/19/2007)

A smooth road for Mukasey Tim Grieve
Never mind the bumps. (10/19/2007)

Romney spokesman: Salvation Army volunteers "annoying" Tim Grieve
Aren't the liberals the ones having the "war on Christmas"? (10/19/2007)

Martinez out as RNC chairman Tim Grieve
He'll spend more time with his ... constituents. (10/19/2007)

Spinning the "values voter" weathervanes Michael Scherer
News of yet another private, off-the-record group of religious conservatives that has been evaluating GOP candidates. (10/19/2007)

And then he's going to take a little nap Tim Grieve
Fred Thompson's plan for the White House: Pray. (10/19/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
Beckett shuts down Indians, sends ALCS back to Boston. Plus: Torre, McCarver, Lofton. And: NFL Week 7. (10/19/2007)

One parent is still a family
Words to the wise for a single parent from the child of one, this week in Salon's reader community, Table Talk. (10/19/2007)

Caterpillar dump trucks are the enemy of the human race Andrew Leonard
Even as new coal-fired plants in the U.S. encounter increasing opposition, the market for mining equipment in China booms. (10/19/2007)

How Comcast blocks your Internet traffic By Farhad Manjoo
The broadband company's audacious scheme to interrupt your data proves why network neutrality rules are crucial. (10/19/2007)

Bernanke speaks; market crashes Andrew Leonard
Was it something he said? The Fed chairman warns that strong central bank intervention may sometimes be warranted. Wall Street immediately runs for cover. (10/19/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
The worst thing about hotel rooms? It's not the ugly carpeting. Plus: Why don't planes carry parachutes for passengers? (10/19/2007)

Scott Bateman: The Reggie Watts Lectures on Physics
Musician and comedian Reggie Watts reinvents time. (10/18/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Thursday: CBS's new musical dramedy "Viva Laughlin" must be seen to be believed. (10/18/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
"Wristcutters: A Love Story" imagines hell as a place you may recall -- with Tom Waits as an angel. Plus: The man behind Mapplethorpe. (10/18/2007)

All the candidates' books By Salon staff
The 2008 presidential contenders have written way too many books. A readers guide to 18 of them, the Good, the Bad and the Cosmic. (10/18/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
Lucky Ducky in "S-chape up or S-chip out!" (10/18/2007)

My laptop was stolen -- I feel like my life is gone! By Cary Tennis
Why can't I get over this? It's not like my family was murdered, or I'm a refugee -- it was just a laptop! (10/18/2007)

Taking off your bra for national security Carol Lloyd
Is underwire really a lethal weapon? Airport security apparently thinks so. (10/18/2007)

Guilty of murder or seeming unmatronly? Carol Lloyd
The media speculates on Kate McCann's guilt in the disappearance of her daughter. The evidence: Her small hips and breasts. (10/18/2007)

Dying to become mothers Carol Lloyd
The half-million women who die annually while giving birth are simply not a political priority. (10/18/2007)

Bush "at peace" waging war By Mark Danner
A new transcript reveals the president, on the brink of the Iraq invasion, full of faith, calm and unyielding optimism. (10/18/2007)

Giuliani's Christian-right foes to meet again By Michael Scherer
At a second meeting this weekend, leaders will mull mass defection from the GOP if the pro-choice New Yorker is the party nominee. (10/18/2007)

The healthcare war By Walter Shapiro
More than just political child's play, what Bush's SCHIP veto portends for the 2008 elections and beyond. (10/18/2007)

Bush, Putin and World War III Joan Walsh
Parsing the president's reckless remarks about Russia, Israel and Iran. Plus: End the Larry Craig pity party! (10/18/2007)

Arthur M. Schlesinger's playbill for the American century By Sidney Blumenthal
His personal journals unveil the glory and corruption of postwar presidents with emotional truth and power. Alas, the age of the great historian is over. (10/18/2007)

Dodd's emphasis on constitutional and rule of law issues Glenn Greenwald
The presidential candidate's decision to place a "hold" on any telecom amnesty bill is bold and consistent with his campaign's focus on the Constitution. (10/18/2007)

Richard Corliss: Rush didn't threaten me Joan Walsh
The mystery continues: Which journalist did Limbaugh intimidate into giving him better coverage? Anyone? (10/18/2007)

Chris Dodd to block FISA bill Joan Walsh
The Connecticut senator puts a "hold" on legislation granting amnesty to telecoms. (10/18/2007)

Obama to Clinton: Bring it on Tim Grieve
"Mission accomplished"? Not yet, he says. (10/18/2007)

An early departure for Hastert? Tim Grieve
A special election could help Democrats -- unless Fox News is reporting, of course. (10/18/2007)

Congress to cave on spying, again Tim Grieve
From the Democrats, brave talk, then the inevitable collapse. (10/18/2007)

Brownback heads for the exit Tim Grieve
A good day to be Mike Huckabee? (10/18/2007)

House sustains SCHIP veto Tim Grieve
Rough debate, expected vote (10/18/2007)

Wimps By Tim Grieve
How the Democrats roll. (10/18/2007)

Well, he's the King of something Tim Grieve
Insuring kids is just "Socialized Clinton-style Hillarycare for Illegals and their Parents." (10/18/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
The Cleveland Indians minstrel show: Fans painted to resemble the outrageously racist mascot are shown without comment in the mainstream media. Enough. (10/18/2007)

Bangkok train keeps on rolling Andrew Leonard
The train that shares its tracks with a street market is no fake. A reader provides history and context (10/18/2007)

Asian Kung-Fu Generation Andrew Leonard
Don't mess with the fan-subbing anime otaku. They are the past and future of the Internet. And they are fearless. (10/18/2007)

The $400 PlayStation 3 comes to the U.S. By Farhad Manjoo
Could the long-awaited cheap PS3 give Sony the edge this holiday season? (10/18/2007)

Rejoice! Every "Daily Show" ever is now online By Farhad Manjoo
Viacom builds an amazing new site for the show. (10/18/2007)

How fast can we get to Apocalypse Junction? Andrew Leonard
A record year for automobile sales and oil prices equals fun for the whole economy and ecosystem. (10/18/2007)

The hungriest Republican Michael Scherer and Caitlin Shamberg
John McCain and Rudy Giuliani campaign in New Hampshire, each one claiming he is the best Republican for the party. (10/17/2007)

Listen up! The ostrich gets political
This funky bird has something to say about land use. (10/17/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Wednesday: The Coen brothers' highly entertaining crime dramedy "Fargo" airs on TMC. (10/17/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
Know what the auto industry should do? (10/17/2007)

My daughter has ADD and we need more space! By Cary Tennis
I like where we live, but our house is so cramped. Should we move? (10/17/2007)

Clinton proposes family-friendlier policies Lynn Harris
Could her agenda for parental leave help set a new agenda for the presidential campaign? (10/17/2007)

Orr ... not Lynn Harris
Bush puts contraception foe in control of federally funded birth control. (10/17/2007)

Midday roundup Lynn Harris
NPR, NRLC, SCHIP! (10/17/2007)

Monster-in-law? Katharine Mieszkowski
A study of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law finds the relationship is often not that bad. No, really! (10/17/2007)

Sunday morning coming down By Garrison Keillor
I'm an old, tired Democrat, sick of this infernal war, but here in an old brownstone church there is a moment of separation from all the griefs of this world. (10/17/2007)

Live-blogging the Mukasey confirmation hearing Glenn Greenwald
The Senate Judiciary Committee questions the Bush administration's nominee to replace Alberto Gonzales. (10/17/2007)

The Iran hawks By Juan Cole
Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton think a tough line on Tehran will sell politically. They could be right. (10/17/2007)

The truth about telecom amnesty Glenn Greenwald
An interview with the lead counsel in the AT&T case reveals how much misinformation is being disseminated about telecom amnesty. (10/17/2007)

Gore: No "plans to be a candidate again" Tim Grieve
"I'm involved in a different kind of campaign." (10/17/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
The GOP's "'Hate Hillary' crowd." (10/17/2007)

A cakewalk for Mukasey? Tim Grieve
Hearing today; Democrats expect a cruise. (10/17/2007)

Mukasey vs. Gonzales Tim Grieve
An attorney general nominee actually answers a question. (10/17/2007)

It was a joke (we think) Tim Grieve
Bush says he's planning to stick around. (10/17/2007)

A candidate for the confused Tim Grieve
Can't keep Saddam and 9/11 straight? Giuliani may be your man. (10/17/2007)

Never mind Tim Grieve
A sudden resignation from terror official who bucked White House line. (10/17/2007)

Playing softball with Larry Craig
"It's almost hard for me to say this to you." (10/17/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
The Indians lay another 7 on the Red Sox, take a commanding lead in the ALCS and threaten Fox with a flyover World Series. (10/17/2007)

Why are Bluetooth headsets so lame? By Farhad Manjoo
In search of a hands-free phone headset that won't make people hate you. (10/17/2007)

Housing starts: How low can they go? Andrew Leonard
At what point do home builders start jumping out the windows of their unsold condos? (10/17/2007)

Are Indian call centers a dying breed? Andrew Leonard
End of an era? Rising wages and competition for skilled employees in India are wreaking havoc on an icon of globalization (10/17/2007)

Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo: Busted? Andrew Leonard
The SEC launches an "informal" investigation into the propriety of his massive stock dump earlier this year (10/17/2007)

Apple opens the iPhone to outside developers By Farhad Manjoo
Hooray! (10/17/2007)

Apple cuts iTunes' DRM-free price to 99 cents By Farhad Manjoo
Yet another sign that copy-restricted songs aren't long for this world. (10/17/2007)

Red State Update: Health tips for Democrats
Jackie and Dunlap use role-playing to teach Democrats how to act at NASCAR races. (10/16/2007)

A man and a bean, the story of Juan Valdez
Produced by Colombia's National Federation of Coffee Growers, this short video looks at the birth of a brand. (10/16/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: PBS's "Cheney's Law" offers a detailed look at how this administration has acquired unprecedented power. (10/16/2007)

The man who sold the war By Alex Koppelman
"Curveball" author Bob Drogin talks about the Iraqi defector responsible for much of the CIA's bogus prewar intelligence about Iraqi WMD. (10/16/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
The genetic test was conclusive ... (10/16/2007)

Will my family drag us down? By Cary Tennis
My wife and I could live anywhere and have great success as doctors, but my mother and sister are ill and need help at home. (10/16/2007)

Home-decorating dreams? Catherine Price
Hasbro's Rose Petal Cottage gives little girls a chance to live out their housewife fantasies. (10/16/2007)

Post-congressional depression Catherine Price
A bill promises to help fund research into postpartum depression. But it includes a little antiabortion shout-out, too. (10/16/2007)

Being Juan Valdez By Matthew Fishbane
A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule. (10/16/2007)

Can feminism help your love life? Catherine Price
That's what a new study suggests. Also, apparently not all feminists are lesbians. (10/16/2007)

Daily wanking Catherine Price
Can ejaculating every day improve a man's fertility? (10/16/2007)

Quote of the Day Catherine Price
Here's a shocker from the editor of Page Six. (10/16/2007)

Rudy Giuliani's New Hampshire drive-by By Michael Scherer
On his diner tour, the Republican front-runner would rather talk about the Red Sox than the issues. (10/16/2007)

How Hillary could tank By Walter Shapiro
From hubby Bill's uncharted role to the Karl Rove factor to her scattered hawkish votes, the top 10 reasons why Clinton could take a fatal dive in the '08 race. (10/16/2007)

Genocide: An inconvenient truth By Gary Kamiya
The Armenian genocide bill has been attacked by both the right and the left -- and it may make matters worse. But it's necessary. (10/16/2007)

Limbaugh's latest: Let's bully journalists! Joan Walsh
Paul Steiger's investigative reporting project is making Rush very angry about people who dig up "dirt." (10/16/2007)

Another SCHIP family smeared Joan Walsh
How dare Bethany Wilkerson's mom take a job that doesn't provide health insurance! Plus: Ann Coulter hacked? (10/16/2007)

Nepotistic tough guys and their coddling parents Glenn Greenwald
Our nation's self-reliant neoconservative tough-guy warriors have their careers created for them by their moms and dads. (10/16/2007)

The conservative vision of America, by National Review Glenn Greenwald
The leading right-wing magazine calls for the elimination of most restrictions on presidential eavesdropping on Americans -- including those guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. (10/16/2007)

McCain, the Rockies and the "rant" Tim Grieve
"He was in a bad place emotionally." (10/16/2007)

Quote of the Day Tim Grieve
Giuliani returns $9.11. (10/16/2007)

Is she Dean, Mondale or Bush? Tim Grieve
Of Hillary Clinton and inevitability. (10/16/2007)

It's the network Tim Grieve
Verizon gave the government phone and Internet records on 720 customers. The government wanted more. (10/16/2007)

Must be more "phony soldiers" Tim Grieve
Former Army captains say it's time to institute a draft or get out of Iraq. (10/16/2007)

Ron Paul, sitting prettier than McCain Tim Grieve
The long shot has the cash advantage. (10/16/2007)

Republican? "Not really" Tim Grieve
Quien es mas GOP? Not Giuliani in 1996. (10/16/2007)

A denial that admits too much? Tim Grieve
Did Craig know that the airport men's room was a spot for gay sex? "I don't use the Internet." (10/16/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
Red-hot Rockies sweep into World Series. Now they'll cool their heels. Plus: Indians lead Red Sox 2-1. And: Where's that Zelasko poetry? (10/16/2007)

Fred Thompson defines class politics Andrew Leonard
Buying votes the old-fashioned way: Take from the rich, give to the poor (10/16/2007)

You can't keep a good Chinese capitalist down Andrew Leonard
A Chinese bank's bid for a stake in Bear-Stearns has roots that go back to the dawn of modern China. (10/16/2007)

Super Conduit to the rescue! Andrew Leonard
Never fear, the Master Liquidity Enhancement Vehicle is here. But Wall Street's new plan to clean up after itself is reason enough to be extra nervous. (10/16/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: PBS's "The Mysterious Human Heart" takes an in-depth look at everyone's favorite muscular organ. (10/15/2007)

Proud atheists By Steve Paulson
Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein, America's brainiest couple, confess that belonging to one of America's most reviled subcultures doesn't mean they believe scientists can explain everything. (10/15/2007)

Good times for liberals By Andrew Leonard
GOP ascendancy is over, says Paul Krugman. It's time for progressives to seize the day and turn back economic inequality. (10/15/2007)

This Modern World By Tom Tomorrow
Right-wing blogger discovers shocking YouTube video of toddler's birthday party! (10/15/2007)

My sister triggers my rage By Cary Tennis
I know we had a difficult childhood, and I'm over most of it, but when I see my sister I start to get a little crazy! (10/15/2007)

Quote of the Day Tracy Clark-Flory
Harvard's first female president says her presence would have been unthinkable just a few years back. (10/15/2007)

Frozen embryo v. state of California Tracy Clark-Flory
On behalf of an embryo, a pro-life lawyer sues a state-run stem cell research institute. (10/15/2007)

Selling (out) girls' self-esteem Tracy Clark-Flory
There's a dirty secret behind Dove's True Beauty campaign. (10/15/2007)

John McCain's climate-change forecast By Amanda Griscom Little
Right or wrong, we have to act, because the risk of not curbing greenhouse-gas emissions is too great. (10/15/2007)

My letter to the most important man in American politics By Walter Shapiro
In which I implore Bill Gardner to save the New Hampshire primary. (10/15/2007)

Telecom amnesty would forever foreclose investigation of vital issues Glenn Greenwald
Recently released documents illustrate just how extensive is the lawless government-telecom cooperation. (10/15/2007)

Nah, they've just got a "wide stance" Tim Grieve
Senate Republicans in a "defensive crouch" over Larry Craig? (10/15/2007)

He wasn't talking about Ron Paul Tim Grieve
Obama says he's not going to win by being "the most calculating person in the race." (10/15/2007)

Why is this man laughing? Tim Grieve
Rudy Giuliani and Antonin Scalia. (10/15/2007)

They don't call them "unscientific" surveys for nothing Tim Grieve
CNBC says overzealous Ron Paul supporters "ruined" an online popularity contest. (10/15/2007)

He's with the generals, generally Tim Grieve
Lindsey Graham stood up for Gen. David Petraeus. For Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez? Not so much. (10/15/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
It ain't luck if you do it 20 times: Rockies take 3-0 lead over D-Backs. If we're lucky, the Indians and Red Sox will save us from a postseason of routs. (10/15/2007)

Hitachi hatches a humongous hard drive By Farhad Manjoo
Don't ask how a new drive head will result in astonishingly large hard drives. It just works. (10/15/2007)

Two porn spammers get the slammer By Farhad Manjoo
The case illustrates a modern maxim: Spam pays. (10/15/2007)

Class war and the Farm Bill Andrew Leonard
The rich are different from you and me: They get subsidies. (10/15/2007)

Greenpeace: The iPhone contains toxic chemicals By Farhad Manjoo
The environmental group found phthalates, chemicals considered harmful to reproductive development, in the casing surrounding the iPhone's earbud wires. (10/15/2007)

When trains and markets collide Andrew Leonard
In Bangkok, there is no such thing as the wrong side of the tracks (10/15/2007)

The swing-state subprime blues Andrew Leonard
Some of the states hit hardest by the housing bust will be the most hotly contested in next year's presidential election. (10/15/2007)

I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky
AMC's "Mad Men" captures the ambivalence of the American dream, while NBC's "Friday Night Lights" fumbles hard. (10/14/2007)

Opus By Berkeley Breathed
Beginning a new relationship? Start sharing those embarrassing personal details! (10/14/2007)

Hillary at the barn party
Hillary Clinton addresses supporters in New Hampshire and outlines her plan to restore competence to the White House (10/13/2007)

"I only dread one day at a time!" By Laura Miller
Charles Schulz, the author of the beloved "Peanuts," was himself a depressive, self-deceiving character many found hard to love. (10/13/2007)

Hillary Clinton's smooth-talk express By Michael Scherer
Her campaign-trail game is in top form and her lead in the polls is widening. But will voters think she's on cruise control? (10/13/2007)

John McCain lashes out at Mitt Romney Michael Scherer
On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, the Arizona senator suggests that Romney is trying to "con" Republican voters. (10/13/2007)

Conversations: Valerie Harper By Andrew O'Hehir
In this interview and podcast, the woman best known as Rhoda Morgenstern talks about channeling Golda Meir in the movie "Golda's Balcony." (10/12/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: The PBS "NOW" special "Child Brides: Stolen Lives" is a sobering look at the lives of girls sold into marriage. (10/12/2007)

"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" By Stephanie Zacharek
Cate Blanchett is back as the browless Virgin Queen. But this semi-lavish sequel is a royal stiff. (10/12/2007)

The punk revolution
Anton Corbijn's "Control" and Julien Temple's "The Future Is Unwritten" are powerful films that explore the British rock scene of the late '70s and early '80s. (10/12/2007)

"Persepolis" By Stephanie Zacharek
This poetic animated picture captures the warmth and good humor of the graphic memoirs on which it's based. (10/12/2007)

Oliver Sacks' musical mystery tour By Kevin Berger
Our preeminent storytelling neuroscientist spotlights music's transformative effect on the brain. But has Sacks finally struck the wrong note? (10/12/2007)

Salon's guide to Nobel winner Doris Lessing By Laura Morgan Green
Novelist, memoirist, activist, fantasist -- this entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors" takes you on a guided tour of the celebrated writer's long literary career. (10/12/2007)

Lonely single guy tired of being lonely and single seeks person By Cary Tennis
I'm frustrated and lonely and tired and tired of being frustrated and lonely and tired. Plus did I mention I'm lonely? (10/12/2007)

The reluctant feminist Carol Lloyd
Nobel-winner Doris Lessing has shrugged off feminist interpretations of her work -- with good reason. (10/12/2007)

School for housewives Carol Lloyd
Is Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's new homemaking curriculum a shrewd way to train future conservative warriors? (10/12/2007)

Roundup: Are Republicans secretly crushing on Hillary? Page Rockwell
Plus: Study finds the worldwide abortion rate is 0.9 abortions per woman aged 15-44. (10/12/2007)

"Seven countries in five years" By Joe Conason
Wesley Clark's new memoir casts more light on the Bush administration's secret strategies for regime change in Iran and elsewhere. (10/12/2007)

John Edwards' dark leftist America Glenn Greenwald
Our country's leftist radicals would provide habeas corpus, obtain warrants before eavesdropping and ban torture. (10/12/2007)

Al Gore's win, America's loss Joan Walsh
Winning a Nobel Peace Prize on top of an Oscar and an Emmy is surreal validation for the man who should have been president. (10/12/2007)

American flag pins are for idiots By Bill Maher
This generation doesn't sacrifice or even pay for our wars. No, all we do is sport pins and bumper stickers. (10/12/2007)

Let's abolish the Electoral College By Garrett Epps
Created to protect the slave states, it is championed now by conservatives who fear the power of America's true majority. It's time to ditch the antiquated way we choose presidents. (10/12/2007)

Clinton on Gore '08: "I think we've got great candidates running" Tim Grieve
Best wishes for the Nobel, but we've got this whole White House thing covered. (10/12/2007)

Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize Tim Grieve
If he's planning to parlay it into a White House run, he hasn't said anything like that yet. (10/12/2007)

Gore in '08, or why it won't happen Tim Grieve
His former political director says he's "got all he needs." (10/12/2007)

Al who? Clinton announces another endorsement Tim Grieve
Support from civil rights icon John Lewis is a blow for Barack Obama. (10/12/2007)

It depends on what the meaning of the word "I" is Tim Grieve
Did Hillary Clinton flip-flop on Iran? (10/12/2007)

"You don't have to get snippy about this" Tim Grieve
Will Bush congratulate Gore for his Nobel win? (10/12/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
ALCS preview: Red Sox have the sluggers, the pen and two all-time great playoff starters. Indians in 7. Plus: NFL Week 6, the Patriots vs. Cowboys era. (10/12/2007)

The marathon that wasn't
What really happened in Chicago? Two Table Talkers who were there weigh in on their experience. (10/12/2007)

Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith
Confiscating shampoo? Forcing crew members to remove their shoes? The absurdity that is airport "security" continues. (10/12/2007)

I heart commuting
A short meditation on getting around. Part video art, part bike ride. (10/11/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Thursday: On "Mad Men," find out who Don Draper really is. (10/11/2007)

Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir
Is "We Own the Night" a rip-roaring shoot-'em-up or an ambiguous, subversive saga? Plus: Michael Caine and Jude Law get sadomasochistic in "Sleuth." (10/11/2007)

Conversations: James Gray By Andrew O'Hehir
In this podcast interview, the director of the cop thriller "We Own the Night" explains that there's more to his movie than meets the eye. (10/11/2007)

Chicks behind the flicks By Rebecca Traister
Ten of Hollywood's most powerful women sit down to discuss the state of the movie business -- why there aren't more female directors, why blowing things up is fun, and more. (10/11/2007)

Tom the Dancing Bug By Ruben Bolling
The first war ever. (10/11/2007)

Apparently I'm a bisexual mom By Cary Tennis
I had lesbian flings in my wild girlhood but thought I'd settled down. Now, after six years of marriage, I'm thinking about women again! (10/11/2007)

Is Bill O'Reilly sorry now? Carol Lloyd
The talk show host won't apologize for blaming a kidnapping victim. (10/11/2007)

To tipple or not to tipple? Carol Lloyd
The cross-cultural argument for drinking while knocked up. (10/11/2007)

Will Bill's dough make trouble for Hillary? By Mark Benjamin
Some big donors to the former president's philanthropy also donate to Hillary's campaign. His private fundraising could be costly to a next Clinton White House. (10/11/2007)

The Clinton Foundation's donors
Read Salon's compilation of certain donations to the William J. Clinton Foundation, and a list of those who have paid speaking fees to the former president, here. (10/11/2007)

An open letter to Karen Hughes By Sidney Blumenthal
Your duty is to defend America's reputation in the world. To do so, you must persuade the Bush administration to renounce its abhorrent and hypocritical policy on torture. (10/11/2007)

Rumsfeld's legacy: Iraq and Dick Cheney Joan Walsh
The vice president says the man who botched the war should have kept his job. (10/11/2007)

Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize By Carl Pope
Gore is rewarded for his epic efforts to focus attention on the perils of climate change. (10/11/2007)

Why the T in LGBT is here to stay By Susan Stryker
Transgender people are not beggars at the civil rights table set by gay and lesbian activists. They are integral to the struggle for gender freedom for all. (10/11/2007)

Joe Klein's defense of warrantless eavesdropping and telecom amnesty Glenn Greenwald
The Beltway reflexively defends measures that, when one really considers them, are indescribably radical and corrupt. (10/11/2007)

The Times on Iowa: Condescend much? Tim Grieve
Rural voters may be racist, but they're also too stupid to do anything about it! (10/11/2007)

President Who? Tim Grieve
The Republican contenders seem to have an aversion to the B-word. (10/11/2007)

Obama: A "rock star" can't win for losing Tim Grieve
Did the candidate change, or just the way one columnist views him? (10/11/2007)

Gore for the Nobel? How about Petraeus? Tim Grieve
We're pretty sure they're not joking. (10/11/2007)

Matthews: V.P.'s office tried to silence me on Cheney's Iraq role Tim Grieve
"Hardball" host says there was a "concerted effort" to stop him from reporting. (10/11/2007)

So, are the Marines "phony soldiers," too? Tim Grieve
Marine Corps commanders propose a trade: We'll take Afghanistan, and the Army can have Iraq. (10/11/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
NLCS preview: A stealth series way out west should be a dandy, with Diamondbacks pitching cooling off the red-hot Rockies bats. (10/11/2007)

Has world oil production already peaked? Andrew Leonard
Tadeusz Patzek, biofuel critic supreme, says the numbers so far this year support a peak oil hypothesis (10/11/2007)

Mozilla promises a mobile Firefox By Farhad Manjoo
The open-source browser is coming to cellphones. (10/11/2007)

Science fiction wins a Nobel Andrew Leonard
Dystopian futures don't just belong to the cyberpunks. Doris Lessing could play post-apocalyptic with the best of them. (10/11/2007)

America's dirty rotten scoundrel enemies Andrew Leonard
The countries stealing sensitive U.S. technology aren't playing fair, complains the Bush administration. (10/11/2007)

Madonna is poised to ditch the recording industry
Does her lucrative deal with concert promoter Live Nation signal a new trend in the music business? (10/11/2007)

A blockbuster for Radiohead's "In Rainbows"? By Farhad Manjoo
A British music site says the band has sold more than a million copies of its name-your-price album. (10/11/2007)

Scott Bateman: Bob Harris vs. the damn news
Puppies! Baby pandas! Britney! And something about North Korea. (10/10/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Wednesday: Fox's "Back to You" may restore your faith in sitcoms. (10/10/2007)

"Control" By Stephanie Zacharek
This picture about Joy Division's Ian Curtis is one of the most beautiful movies ever made about rock 'n' roll. (10/10/2007)

Closer to Joy By Stephanie Zacharek
Rock photographer Anton Corbijn discusses his intimate, eloquent movie about Joy Division, "Control," and the band that inspired it. (10/10/2007)

The K Chronicles By Keith Knight
How to stimulate the economy: Tax the rich, cut taxes for the poor -- and watch the poor spend! (10/10/2007)

We're sick of Southern California! Should we move to the Midwest? By Cary Tennis
I'd like to raise some kids in a real community. Does the Badger State have what the Golden State lacks? (10/10/2007)

Not lady enough Lynn Harris
Lesbian is ejected from a women's restroom in Greenwich Village. (10/10/2007)

Balls of their own Lynn Harris
"Purity" events are no longer just for girls. (10/10/2007)

What you missed while watching "Oprah" By Michael Scherer
Salon watches the latest Republican debate (economy special) so you don't have to. Chevron down! Alcoa up! And Fred Thompson goes public. (10/10/2007)

We must ban secretive U.S. torture By Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
Why the White House should turn over secret legal memos, and why I'm sponsoring legislation to end brutal interrogations. (10/10/2007)

Reason to believe By Garrison Keillor
Stanford beats USC, Rudy becomes a hero, my own daughter is conceived in a doctor's office -- miracles all. (10/10/2007)

Perino watch Joan Walsh
Couldn't the White House find someone competent to succeed Tony Snow? (10/10/2007)

GOP debate winner: Hillary Clinton Joan Walsh
Is Mitt Romney soft on terror? Probably not, but he gave the wrong answer on Iran in the debate. (10/10/2007)

The paranoid withdrawal fantasy By Camille Paglia
Why Iraq is not Cambodia, Mr. President. Plus: Britney's challenge, the Who's real magic, and lesbian bathroom sex. (10/10/2007)

Giuliani: Obey the Constitution. Huckabee: Ignore Congress Tim Grieve
The Republican candidates debate what we used to call checks and balances. (10/10/2007)

The Republicans vs. the injured child Tim Grieve
How would you get by on $45,000 a year with no insurance and two kids with severe brain injuries? Maybe somebody should ask Tony Snow. (10/10/2007)

As Clinton gains, one group asks: What about Gore? Tim Grieve
"Your country needs you now." (10/10/2007)

The gloves come off on Iraq Tim Grieve
On the fifth anniversary of the war vote, Obama and Edwards hit Clinton hard. (10/10/2007)

Mitt Romney's "soft serve" Tim Grieve
What if Republicans treated Romney like they treated John Kerry? (10/10/2007)

Gonzales' lawyer, Gonzales' worry Tim Grieve
The former attorney general is said to fear prosecution for lying to Congress. (10/10/2007)

King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman
TBS playoff report card: The low-key, anti-Fox approach is working nicely, but dopey, bunt-obsessed top voice Chip Caray is hard to take. (10/10/2007)

The thrill of victory, the agony of cyber-defeat Andrew Leonard
At the World Cyber Games in Seattle, the competition spills over from Starcraft and Counterstrike to good-old fashioned nationalist flag-waving (10/10/2007)

Change is scary, says Condoleezza Rice Andrew Leonard
The Secretary of State gives "free trade" a hard sell, but concedes that Americans are becoming more "fearful." So whatcha gonna do about it? (10/10/2007)

Are bond traders betting against the surge? Andrew Leonard
An economist argues that the declining worth of Iraqi state bonds means the markets have decided the surge won't work (10/10/2007)

Red State Update: The Christianisty candidate
Jackie Browles is the candidate God would vote for if God could legally vote. (10/09/2007)

TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: The latest installment of Michael Apted's "Up" series, "49 Up," airs on PBS. (10/09/2007)

WayLay By Carol Lay
One with the stars. (10/09/2007)

I'm cheating on my husband and loving it. Is that a problem? By Cary Tennis
I've been a cheater since my very first boyfriend and no one has ever found out. (10/09/2007)

Snobbery rules By Jonathan Beecher Field and Amy Monaghan
You love virgin olive oil and homemade fromage de tête. Does that make you a jerk? These guides say you should embrace your snobby self. (10/09/2007)

Is Grandma an evolutionary secret weapon? Katharine Mieszkowski
Forget relaxing in retirement! The younger generations need you. (10/09/2007)

Asking Dad for her hand in marriage Katharine Mieszkowski
Is this retro trend for real? (10/09/2007)

Yet another discrimination suit for Michael Bloomberg Page Rockwell
"What's happening is that because I'm so visible, that obviously I'm a target," the mayor says. Hmm. (10/10/2007)

Israel's rising right wing By Gregory Levey
Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely. (10/09/2007)

Sex, drugs and my 15-year-old By Gary Kamiya
When I had The Talk with my son, it didn't go quite the way Nancy Reagan drew it up. (10/09/2007)

Stop your sobbing By Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger
Doomsayers like Al Gore and Jared Diamond aren't doing the environment much good. To save the earth, we need to stop blaming and start celebrating ourselves. (10/09/2007)

Right-wing bullies pick on children Joan Walsh
The wingnuts are savaging 12-year-old Graeme Frost and his family because they don't think he should get healthcare through SCHIP. (10/09/2007)

What FISA capitulations are Democrats planning next? Glenn Greenwald
The imminent FISA debate implicates every critical issue of constitutional protections, checks and balances and the rule of law. (10/09/2007)