2012 Elections
Dream City
The Tea Party’s war on mass transit
House Republicans try to gut federal funds for subways as they extend the culture wars to urban policy issues
2012 Elections
GlobalPost
Can Greece thwart a complete meltdown?
The government's austerity measures sparked violent protests -- and still aren't enough to guarantee an EU bailout
Abortion
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's alternative abortion history
The Supreme Court justice reflects on her legacy -- and the little-known case she wishes had preceded Roe v. Wade
2012 Elections
No, Newt, don’t quit to make room for Santorum
Never, ever listen to the National Review
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Middle East
Inside Syria’s whirlwind of war
The most complex and dangerous conflict on the planet keeps getting worse. Will the U.S. intervene?
Recent Stories
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 6:38 PM UTC
Syria’s looming threat of civil war
As violence rages on, formerly mixed communities are splitting along old religious fault lines
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 6:20 PM UTC
Santorum’s well-compensated love of fracking
His claims about the practice's safety puts him far to the right of his state's GOP -- and the oil industry
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:28 PM UTC
At the CPAC-Occupy beer summit
Over drinks, foot soldiers of the left and right explore what they agree on: more than you'd think
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:13 PM UTC
Whitney Houston’s lessons in love
As a girl, the late diva's songs taught me about love. As an adult, she showed me about loss and pain
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 3:48 PM UTC
Our non-withdrawal from Afghanistan
Despite the alleged 2014 end date, the military has ramped up its construction of long-term bases
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
“We don’t need someone to think”
Behind the scenes at CPAC: Who needs to agree on a presidential nominee? The strategy is to rule through Congress
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 12:53 PM UTC
How rough it’s gotten for Mitt
When not completely melting down is considered good news, you’ve got a problem
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 12:30 PM UTC
The Grammys’ most memorable moments
Adele, Glen Campbell and the Boss triumph, Whitney's remembered -- but what was Nicki Minaj up to?
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:00 AM UTC
A passport to utopia
The satirical NSK State movement was founded in socialist Yugoslavia in 1984. It has now opened four embassies
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
I’m smoking too much pot
I know I'm going to have to quit once I get pregnant, but I need it for the stress relief
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
“The Fault in Our Stars” and “There Is No Dog”: Not kids’ stuff
Two new young adult novels are smarter, better-written and more emotionally complex than most adult fiction
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 8:00 PM UTC
Ricky Gervais: My conscience never takes a day off
In a Salon exclusive, the comedian answers critics, explains his hilarious new HBO show, and talks "Office" sequels
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Lessons of a very sexy pirate costume
When I took the job at the bar, I looked down on it -- and the women who worked there. But I had so much to learn
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
America’s failed promise of equal opportunity
To achieve a truly fair society, we need to look to Lincoln, not Jefferson
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Is gay literature over?
In an era of same-sex marriage and "Modern Family," the role of gay writers is changing. An expert explains how
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 1:54 PM UTC
A voice that touched us all
Like Michael Jackson, another icon lost to addiction and fame, Whitney was an awe-inspiring, genre-crossing pioneer
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 3:15 AM UTC
Whitney Houston dies at 48
A look back at the glorious career and biggest hits of the troubled pop diva
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 2:33 AM UTC
Didn’t she almost have it all?
Whitney Houston died Saturday at 48. As Salon wrote six years ago, it's a tragedy too many people saw coming
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Porn’s taboo transsexual stars
"T-girls" are fighting for respect in the adult biz. What does it mean for the general acceptance of trans women?
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 10:00 PM UTC
The Internet makes magic disappear
YouTube has killed the magician's art, and threatens the stores where tricks have been passed down for generations
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 9:05 PM UTC
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 8:00 PM UTC
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 6:00 PM UTC
Bridging the Irish-Italian divide
A Jersey transplant shares the chicken Parmesan recipe his outcast aunt brought to the family
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Paul Gauguin’s Polynesian “paradise”
An innovative new exhibition seeks to put the French artist's exotic voyages into greater context
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Taking sex out of the city
We lead R-rated lives. So why are so many cities -- even New York -- declaring war on adult entertainment?
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
“Walking Dead” creator: Get ready for breakneck pace
Robert Kirkman heard fans' howls about Season 2 being dull, and promises to bring the action starting Sunday
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Female soldiers fight the brass ceiling
While relenting on gay soldiers, the Pentagon still excludes women from combat
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 12:00 AM UTC
Catholic tribalism and the contraceptive flap
Watching liberals defend a church they disagree with showed us that even Catholic insiders can feel like outsiders
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 9:45 PM UTC
Salman Rushdie fears nothing
The famed author opens up to Salon about new threats, his just-finished memoir and his forthcoming TV show
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 9:27 PM UTC
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 8:40 PM UTC
Making the perfect cover girl
After polling its readers about retouching, Glamour vows to back off Photoshop
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 8:31 PM UTC
A birth-control compromise could divide the right
Obama's birth control move may have satisfied most sides -- and revealed the truth about the bishops' opposition
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 7:15 PM UTC
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 6:57 PM UTC
The answer that’s been staring them in the face
Rick Santorum's CPAC performance demonstrates what separates him from previous Romney foes: Competence
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 6:10 PM UTC
And the Oscar goes to … “Twilight”!
What if the Academy honored movies that people really liked? The "Twilight" vs. "Melancholia" showdown, at last
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 6:10 PM UTC
Adele: Too fat for fashion designer
Karl Lagerfeld backpedals on his insulting comments about the pop star's weight -- only to blunder again
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Mexico City does it right
Bleachers in the arrivals lobby -- brilliant. Plus: The funniest thing ever written
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
The big banks win again
Foreclosure victims get little help in a mortgage-settlement plan that only benefits the banks' bottom line
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 2:34 PM UTC
The man who could beat Chavez
A charismatic governor has emerged as the first legitimate threat to the Venezuelan president's 13-year tenure
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 1:59 PM UTC
Israel, MEK and state sponsor of Terror groups
A new report claims that MEK is behind the assassination of Iran's scientists, and Israel funds them
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 6:20 PM UTC
Santorum’s well-compensated love of fracking
His claims about the practice's safety puts him far to the right of his state's GOP -- and the oil industry
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:28 PM UTC
At the CPAC-Occupy beer summit
Over drinks, foot soldiers of the left and right explore what they agree on: more than you'd think
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
“We don’t need someone to think”
Behind the scenes at CPAC: Who needs to agree on a presidential nominee? The strategy is to rule through Congress
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 12:53 PM UTC
How rough it’s gotten for Mitt
When not completely melting down is considered good news, you’ve got a problem
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
America’s failed promise of equal opportunity
To achieve a truly fair society, we need to look to Lincoln, not Jefferson
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 6:38 PM UTC
Syria’s looming threat of civil war
As violence rages on, formerly mixed communities are splitting along old religious fault lines
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 6:20 PM UTC
Santorum’s well-compensated love of fracking
His claims about the practice's safety puts him far to the right of his state's GOP -- and the oil industry
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:28 PM UTC
At the CPAC-Occupy beer summit
Over drinks, foot soldiers of the left and right explore what they agree on: more than you'd think
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 3:48 PM UTC
Our non-withdrawal from Afghanistan
Despite the alleged 2014 end date, the military has ramped up its construction of long-term bases
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
“We don’t need someone to think”
Behind the scenes at CPAC: Who needs to agree on a presidential nominee? The strategy is to rule through Congress
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:13 PM UTC
Whitney Houston’s lessons in love
As a girl, the late diva's songs taught me about love. As an adult, she showed me about loss and pain
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 12:30 PM UTC
The Grammys’ most memorable moments
Adele, Glen Campbell and the Boss triumph, Whitney's remembered -- but what was Nicki Minaj up to?
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
“The Fault in Our Stars” and “There Is No Dog”: Not kids’ stuff
Two new young adult novels are smarter, better-written and more emotionally complex than most adult fiction
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 8:00 PM UTC
Ricky Gervais: My conscience never takes a day off
In a Salon exclusive, the comedian answers critics, explains his hilarious new HBO show, and talks "Office" sequels
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Is gay literature over?
In an era of same-sex marriage and "Modern Family," the role of gay writers is changing. An expert explains how
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 4:00 AM UTC
A passport to utopia
The satirical NSK State movement was founded in socialist Yugoslavia in 1984. It has now opened four embassies
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
I’m smoking too much pot
I know I'm going to have to quit once I get pregnant, but I need it for the stress relief
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Lessons of a very sexy pirate costume
When I took the job at the bar, I looked down on it -- and the women who worked there. But I had so much to learn
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Is gay literature over?
In an era of same-sex marriage and "Modern Family," the role of gay writers is changing. An expert explains how
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Porn’s taboo transsexual stars
"T-girls" are fighting for respect in the adult biz. What does it mean for the general acceptance of trans women?
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