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Mitt Romney Opening Shot

Mitt Romney's no "moderate"

The Tea Party may doubt his purity, but calling Mitt another Nelson Rockefeller ignores what the GOP has become VIDEO

Steve Kornacki 4
The ways men and women talk Love and Sex

Why do men and women talk differently?

A new book argues that guys argue and girls overshare for a reason: Evolution. The author explains

Thomas Rogers 30
perry Republican Party

How to beat the regressive right

The likes of Rick Perry and Eric Cantor want a return to the 19th century. Progressives are finally pushing back

Robert Reich 1
The Walking Dead (Season 2) The Walking Dead

How TV improved "The Walking Dead"

AMC's zombie series returns for season two tonight, already more powerful than the long-running comic it's based on

Simon Abrams 7
Sybil Exposed Psychology

The lies behind "Sybil"

How three women fabricated the most famous case of multiple personality disorder and damaged thousands of lives

Laura Miller 46
Herman Cain War Room

Herman Cain's potentially costly non-gaffe

He probably does know what the neoconservative movement is, but it may not matter VIDEO

Steve Kornacki 29

Recent Stories

Monday, Oct 17, 2011 1:12 PM UTC2011-10-17T13:12:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T

What are those OWS people so angry about?

By Glenn Greenwald

Almost every day brings a new story about massive corporate profits and another showing extreme economic suffering

0Comments

Monday, Oct 17, 2011 12:59 PM UTC2011-10-17T12:59:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Hillary Clinton 1017

Hillary: An emphatic “No” on 2016

By Peter Finocchiaro

The Secretary of State insisted on the "Today" show that she has no interest in another presidential bid VIDEO

Topics:, 1Comment

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 11:57 PM UTC2011-10-16T23:57:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Episode 603

“Dexter” gets its mojo back

By Ian Grey

An elderly serial killer, a great Dex and Deb scene, a mordantly beautiful closing montage; what's not to like?

Topics: 12Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 9:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T21:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
boot russia png

The crushing symbolism of the boot

By Mirko Ilic, Imprint

The black Jackboot has long been used to represent oppression. What makes it such a powerful visual? VIDEO

Topics:, 2Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 8:48 PM UTC2011-10-16T20:48:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Martin Luther King Jr.

Obama’s King: a misunderstood centrist

By Jefferson Morley

At the Mall dedication, the president hails the inspirational speaker, not the radical agitator.

0Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 6:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T18:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Perry Farrell

Perry Farrell: Music is about power, sex, glory

By Annie Zaleski

The Jane's Addiction leader and Lollapalooza founder tells Salon he's too busy fighting forward to look back

Topics:, 3Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 4:01 PM UTC2011-10-16T16:01:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Sandwich-slide-13

Sandwiches across America

By Megan Cytron, Trazzler

From kosher cuts in NYC to French dips in L.A., the best places to sate your craving for our nation's favorite food SLIDE SHOW

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Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Harpers Perennial

Can Harper Perennial reinvent publishing?

By Kevin Canfield

With cool young writers, low advances and sharp design, a major publisher's small imprint finds a model that works

Topics:, 1Comment

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 3:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T15:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Melanoma

When I got melanoma at 13

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

My freshman year was consumed by medical worries. Only later did I come to terms with what it all meant

Topics:, , 0Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 12:30 PM UTC2011-10-16T12:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
ap_times_sq_protest_111015_wg

Times Square among 900 sites “occupied”

By Justin Elliott

The consumer capital comes to a halt as movement spreads to London, Frankfurt, Rome, throughout the world VIDEO

Topics:, 36Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-10-16T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Porn

Forget the fantasy of porn-free youth

By Tracy Clark-Flory

The U.K. pursues the unrealistic aim of keeping X-rated material from minors

Topics:, 18Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 9:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T21:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Groomzilla

Tales of a groomzilla

By Marty Beckerman

I'm part of a new generation of men happy to share the duties of wedding planning. And frankly, I'm losing my mind

Topics:, 16Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC2011-10-15T20:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (C) and Texas Governor Rick Perry

The Republican war on science is un-American

By Kevin Canfield

In a Salon interview, a top scientist warns the world is catching up in biotech. The GOP's hostility doesn't help

Topics: 99Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 6:52 PM UTC2011-10-15T18:52:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Obama in water

Obama’s forgotten triumphs

By Suzanne Mettler

His presidency actually attacked deeply unfair policies. Too bad few Americans even know they exist

Topics:, , 171Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Unconquered

“The Unconquered”: Tracking isolated Indians in the Brazilian jungle

By Emma Mustich

What's it like to come face-to-face -- almost -- with "uncontacted" Indians? An intrepid journalist talks to Salon SLIDE SHOW

Topics: 2Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Dengue Fever performs live

By Salon Staff

Cambodian rhythms and California cool add up to a trippy, irrepressible sound for these cultural ambassadors VIDEO

Topics:, 1Comment

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Islamic manuscripts

The Morgan’s dazzling Islamic manuscript paintings

By Emma Mustich

The Morgan Library's rarely exhibited collection was the offspring of a love affair, its curator tells Salon SLIDE SHOW

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Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Bob Dylan in 1965. Right: OWS protestors in New York

Will a new Dylan emerge from Occupy Wall Street?

By Stephen Deusner

A new generation of activists has taken to the streets. Will a new form of protest music follow?

Topics:, 53Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 3:59 PM UTC2011-10-15T15:59:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Map of the Northern Gateway pipeline

The evil twin of the Keystone XL oil pipeline

By Michael Byers

Canada pushes for a second conduit through native lands and pristine waters

Topics: 9Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 1:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Marijuana

Obama’s crackdown on medical marijuana

By Justin Elliott

The Justice Department shifts course and goes after California's lucrative pot industry

Topics:, , 68Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 12:00 AM UTC2011-10-15T00:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Cary Tennis

People think I’m fine but I’m not

By Cary Tennis

I may seem like I'm OK, but I'm hiding in my dorm room crying

Topics:, , 27Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 12:00 AM UTC2011-10-15T00:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Satan

Slide show: 10 great modern musicals

By Matt Zoller Seitz

As the "Footloose" remake arrives, a look back at some of Hollywood's best song-and-dance moments. SLIDE SHOW

Topics:, 37Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 12:00 AM UTC2011-10-15T00:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Texas Killing Fields

“Texas Killing Fields”: A murky cop thriller from Michael Mann’s daughter

By Andrew O'Hehir

Sam Worthington and Jessica Chastain head a terrific cast in the gloomy "Texas Killing Fields"

Topics:, , 2Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 9:30 PM UTC2011-10-14T21:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Navina Khanna

Welcome to the food justice movement

By Andrew Leonard, Grist

Navina Khanna has dedicated her life to fighting for more equitable and sustainable food systems

Topics:, 10Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 8:45 PM UTC2011-10-14T20:45:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests chant outside 740 Park Avenue, home to billionaire David Koch and David Ganek, in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011

What do the “1 percent” actually do?

By Mike Konczal, New Deal 2.0

The vast majority are in finance or high-level management -- and their wages have skyrocketed

Topics:, 57Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 8:10 PM UTC2011-10-14T20:10:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Perry speaks as his wife Anita looks on in Greenland

Anita Perry: We know pain of unemployed because our banker son quit his job

By Alex Pareene

The fading candidate's wife makes two questionable campaign-trail statements in two days VIDEO

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Friday, Oct 14, 2011 8:00 PM UTC2011-10-14T20:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A U.S. Marine helicopter lifts off from the rooftop of the U.S. Embassy during the evacuation of Saigon on April 30, 1975. Bottom: US Army vehicles leave their base after a handover ceremony in May 2010.

Iraq pullout: The quicker the better

By Jordan Michael Smith

Critics of U.S. withdrawal plans are on the wrong side of history

Topics: 22Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 7:27 PM UTC2011-10-14T19:27:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Barack Obama

Obama sends troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

By Peter Finocchiaro, Associated Press

President dispatches 100 combat troops to fight Lord's Resistance Army

Topics:, 35Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 7:00 PM UTC2011-10-14T19:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Chevrolet Cruze vehicles are displayed at Courtesy Chevrolet dealership in Phoenix, Arizona.

The strange case of the missing recession

By Andrew Leonard

Where did the summer slump go? The bond market is still predicting doom, but consumers are charging ahead

Topics: 16Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 6:34 PM UTC2011-10-14T18:34:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Footloose

Why would anyone remake “Footloose”?

By Susannah Gora

Let's hear it for the boy, again? The Kevin Bacon movie gets a reboot, and aging Gen Xers groan

Topics:, 27Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 6:20 PM UTC2011-10-14T18:20:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Herman Cain

Herman Cain’s peak could be 48 hours away

By Steve Kornacki

A gaffe-prone accidental front-runner tackles a candidate-killing Sunday show. This should be good VIDEO

Topics:, 65Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 5:25 PM UTC2011-10-14T17:25:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
iPhone

My iPhone foreclosure

By Sarah Hepola

As the world clamors for the latest upgrade, I finally resolve to surrender mine. If only it were that simple

Topics:, , , 43Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 5:10 PM UTC2011-10-14T17:10:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T

Italian protesters “storm” Goldman Sachs building

By Peter Finocchiaro

Students briefly demonstrated in the corridors of the banking giant's Milan offices this afternoon

Topics:, 8Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 5:00 PM UTC2011-10-14T17:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Wall Street Protest Portland

Occupation USA feels the heat

By Jefferson Morley

Across the country 40 more arrests at demonstration sites

Topics: 36Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 4:27 PM UTC2011-10-14T16:27:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
A New York City police officer runs over a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York.

Run over!

By Peter Finocchiaro

Updated: NYPD officer drives over National Lawyers Guild observer with scooter, then arrests him VIDEO

Topics: 142Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 4:12 PM UTC2011-10-14T16:12:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Rick Perry

Rick Perry really isn’t good at being a candidate

By Steve Kornacki

The problem with the major speech on energy policy he delivered Friday had to do with a lot more than its content

Topics:, 13Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 3:50 PM UTC2011-10-14T15:50:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Britain Big Ben

Occupy Wall Street: A transatlantic movement

By Peter Finocchiaro

Protests planned in several European cities -- including London, Rome and Frankfurt -- both today and tomorrow

Topics: 5Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 3:23 PM UTC2011-10-14T15:23:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
John Boehner

John Boehner totally owned Barack Obama on the phone, according to Boehner

By Alex Pareene

House Speaker releases amusingly self-congratulatory account of phone call with the president to the press

Topics:, , , , , 25Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 3:00 PM UTC2011-10-14T15:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Sen. Harry Reid

Harry Reid’s wimpy Senate reforms

By Jonathan Bernstein

Fixing the dysfunctional upper house requires more dramatic measures than the majority leader's tinkering

Topics: 6Comments

Friday, Oct 14, 2011 2:06 PM UTC2011-10-14T14:06:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Wall Street Protest

NY cop punches protester during morning march

By Peter Finocchiaro

The HIV-positive protester says the officer should get tested VIDEO

Topics: 70Comments

Politics
Monday, Oct 17, 2011 1:12 PM UTC2011-10-17T13:12:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T

What are those OWS people so angry about?

By Glenn Greenwald

Almost every day brings a new story about massive corporate profits and another showing extreme economic suffering

0Comments

Monday, Oct 17, 2011 12:59 PM UTC2011-10-17T12:59:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Hillary Clinton 1017

Hillary: An emphatic “No” on 2016

By Peter Finocchiaro

The Secretary of State insisted on the "Today" show that she has no interest in another presidential bid VIDEO

Topics:, 1Comment

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 8:48 PM UTC2011-10-16T20:48:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Martin Luther King Jr.

Obama’s King: a misunderstood centrist

By Jefferson Morley

At the Mall dedication, the president hails the inspirational speaker, not the radical agitator.

0Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 12:30 PM UTC2011-10-16T12:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
ap_times_sq_protest_111015_wg

Times Square among 900 sites “occupied”

By Justin Elliott

The consumer capital comes to a halt as movement spreads to London, Frankfurt, Rome, throughout the world VIDEO

Topics:, 36Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC2011-10-15T20:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (C) and Texas Governor Rick Perry

The Republican war on science is un-American

By Kevin Canfield

In a Salon interview, a top scientist warns the world is catching up in biotech. The GOP's hostility doesn't help

Topics: 99Comments

News
Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 12:30 PM UTC2011-10-16T12:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
ap_times_sq_protest_111015_wg

Times Square among 900 sites “occupied”

By Justin Elliott

The consumer capital comes to a halt as movement spreads to London, Frankfurt, Rome, throughout the world VIDEO

Topics:, 36Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC2011-10-15T20:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (C) and Texas Governor Rick Perry

The Republican war on science is un-American

By Kevin Canfield

In a Salon interview, a top scientist warns the world is catching up in biotech. The GOP's hostility doesn't help

Topics: 99Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 6:52 PM UTC2011-10-15T18:52:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Obama in water

Obama’s forgotten triumphs

By Suzanne Mettler

His presidency actually attacked deeply unfair policies. Too bad few Americans even know they exist

Topics:, , 171Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Bob Dylan in 1965. Right: OWS protestors in New York

Will a new Dylan emerge from Occupy Wall Street?

By Stephen Deusner

A new generation of activists has taken to the streets. Will a new form of protest music follow?

Topics:, 53Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 1:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Marijuana

Obama’s crackdown on medical marijuana

By Justin Elliott

The Justice Department shifts course and goes after California's lucrative pot industry

Topics:, , 68Comments

Entertainment
Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 11:57 PM UTC2011-10-16T23:57:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Episode 603

“Dexter” gets its mojo back

By Ian Grey

An elderly serial killer, a great Dex and Deb scene, a mordantly beautiful closing montage; what's not to like?

Topics: 12Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 6:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T18:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Perry Farrell

Perry Farrell: Music is about power, sex, glory

By Annie Zaleski

The Jane's Addiction leader and Lollapalooza founder tells Salon he's too busy fighting forward to look back

Topics:, 3Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Harpers Perennial

Can Harper Perennial reinvent publishing?

By Kevin Canfield

With cool young writers, low advances and sharp design, a major publisher's small imprint finds a model that works

Topics:, 1Comment

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 8:30 PM UTC2011-10-15T20:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (C) and Texas Governor Rick Perry

The Republican war on science is un-American

By Kevin Canfield

In a Salon interview, a top scientist warns the world is catching up in biotech. The GOP's hostility doesn't help

Topics: 99Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 4:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Unconquered

“The Unconquered”: Tracking isolated Indians in the Brazilian jungle

By Emma Mustich

What's it like to come face-to-face -- almost -- with "uncontacted" Indians? An intrepid journalist talks to Salon SLIDE SHOW

Topics: 2Comments

Life
Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 9:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T21:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
boot russia png

The crushing symbolism of the boot

By Mirko Ilic, Imprint

The black Jackboot has long been used to represent oppression. What makes it such a powerful visual? VIDEO

Topics:, 2Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 4:01 PM UTC2011-10-16T16:01:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Sandwich-slide-13

Sandwiches across America

By Megan Cytron, Trazzler

From kosher cuts in NYC to French dips in L.A., the best places to sate your craving for our nation's favorite food SLIDE SHOW

Topics:, , 0Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 3:00 PM UTC2011-10-16T15:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Melanoma

When I got melanoma at 13

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

My freshman year was consumed by medical worries. Only later did I come to terms with what it all meant

Topics:, , 0Comments

Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 1:00 AM UTC2011-10-16T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Porn

Forget the fantasy of porn-free youth

By Tracy Clark-Flory

The U.K. pursues the unrealistic aim of keeping X-rated material from minors

Topics:, 18Comments

Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 9:00 PM UTC2011-10-15T21:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Groomzilla

Tales of a groomzilla

By Marty Beckerman

I'm part of a new generation of men happy to share the duties of wedding planning. And frankly, I'm losing my mind

Topics:, 16Comments

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