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More ways to call Hillary Clinton the C-Word: A very special T-shirt just for country music fans.; Katharine Mieszkowski Jan 25, 2008
The GOP's crowded closet: The party's culture of concealment has led to embarrassment and personal destruction. Isn't it about time for the right to cure its homophobia?; By Joe Conason Aug 31, 2007
The Democratic freshmen on Iraq: A list of how the House of Representatives' new Democrats voted on the Iraq war supplemental Thursday night.; May 25, 2007
The legend of Rahm: Was Rahm Emanuel the reason the Democrats took back the House in the 2006 election? A Chicago reporter makes the case.; By Edward McClelland May 8, 2007
What was Charlie Crist thinking?: Why did a Republican governor just add tens of thousands of Democrats to the voter rolls in Florida?; By Farhad Manjoo Apr 6, 2007
Bush's long history of politicizing justice: It's not only the U.S. attorneys who are threatened by partisan politics. Since Day One, the Bush administration has been quietly dismantling the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.; By Alia Malek Mar 30, 2007
MoveOn moves in with Pelosi: The netroots group's support proved crucial to passage of the Democrats' Iraq spending plan. But antiwar activists say MoveOn has been co-opted by its access to power.; By Farhad Manjoo Mar 23, 2007
How U.S. attorneys were used to spread voter-fraud fears: Long before it fired eight U.S. attorneys for political reasons, the Bush administration had politicized their jobs by making them push a favorite GOP talking point.; By Mark Follman, Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian Mar 21, 2007
What Hillary won't say about Iraq: As transcripts show, Sen. Clinton's views on the war have slowly changed since 2002, but she still can't say her own vote to authorize force was a mistake.; By Tim Grieve Feb 14, 2007
For McAuliffe and Schumer, it's all about the money: Two new books by prominent Democrats are a reminder that the would-be party of the middle class runs on money from the rich.; By Walter Shapiro Feb 13, 2007
How to speak Republican: Conservative word doctor Frank Luntz explains what Bush should say about the war, why Nancy Pelosi should keep quiet, and what the GOP can learn from Barack Obama.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jan 23, 2007
State of indifference: Unlike past presidents dealing with the consequences of war, Bush has walled himself off from the public and the Congress it elected.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jan 23, 2007
DLC to Ford: Don't drop dead: Tom Schaller's Salon piece attacking the DLC and Harold Ford reveals that he understands neither the organization nor its chairman-to-be.; By Ed Kilgore Jan 22, 2007
The GOP hides from Iraq: At the party's winter meeting Tony Snow reassured worried Republicans that the president is not in the fetal position. But pep talks couldn't chase the fear that an unpopular war could doom the party in '08.; By Michael Scherer Jan 21, 2007
Enough with the new bipartisanship: Barack Obama may "hunger for a different kind of politics," but it won't happen without a reorientation toward a more progressive center.; By Joe Conason Jan 19, 2007
The party's over: It's time for Democrats to step up and do what they were elected to do: Oppose this president's disastrous war with a smart and courageous strategy.; By Joan Walsh Jan 5, 2007
The Dems come marching in: Checks and balances return to Washington, but will the new Democratic majority be able to do anything to end the war in Iraq?; By Walter Shapiro Jan 4, 2007
Salon Person of the Year: S.R. Sidarth: The Virginia native and son of Indian immigrants changed history with a camcorder and introduced Sen. George Allen -- and the rest of us -- to the real America.; By Michael Scherer Dec 16, 2006
George Allen, past and future: On his way out of the Senate, Sen. Macaca says he could have run a better race.; Tim Grieve Dec 8, 2006
The Democrats' war on families?: Republican representative says marriages will suffer if members of Congress have to work five days a week; Tim Grieve Dec 6, 2006
Generation Dem: Beyond the failure of Karl Rove, the momentous 2006 elections signaled the emergence of a younger, bluer America that could reshape politics for years to come.; By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 30, 2006
There is a gay agenda -- winning elections: Gay millionaires and their allies poured unprecedented sums into the 2006 election -- and it worked.; By Kerry Eleveld Nov 29, 2006
The words they said: Gingrich on speech, Tancredo on Miami, Dole on debt.; Tim Grieve Nov 28, 2006
"Year of the Women"? Hardly: Move over Nancy Pelosi. Women voters deserve more credit for the big Democratic wins on Nov. 7.; Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 28, 2006
Yes, Democrats do need the South!: Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster.; By Ed Kilgore Nov 28, 2006

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