Alabama - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/alabama/?source=rss&aim=alabama en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT Progress in Alabama prisons By Rachel Maddow and Margaret Winter Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/25/alabama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/25/alabama/index.html?source=rss Alabama now lets HIV-positive inmates out on work release -- but de facto segregation of the HIV-positive continues Ten Commandments judge snags Chuck Norris endorsement By Gabriel Winant Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/27/norris_moore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/27/norris_moore/index.html?source=rss Alabama's Roy Moore loves powerful bearded guys who choose who lives and who dies, and they love him Save the Alabama condom! By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/25/alabama_condoms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/25/alabama_condoms/index.html?source=rss A sexy tale of free trade, stimulus politics, cheap Chinese prophylactics and imperiled American jobs. With guest appearances from Rush, Leno and impotent Republican senators. Meet the GOP's wrecking crew By Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/13/bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/13/bailout/index.html?source=rss Why did a small group of Southern Republicans turn the auto bailout into a demolition derby? Introducing the senators who hate unions and love foreign cars. Black and white in color By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/25/myths/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/25/myths/index.html?source=rss An arch, acute and haunting documentary about the segregated Mardi Gras traditions of Mobile, Ala., "The Order of Myths" might be the nonfiction film of the year. Why the South opposes a bailout for Detroit By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/19/shelby_and_the_bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/19/shelby_and_the_bailout/index.html?source=rss Republican senators like Alabama's Richard Shelby represent states with thriving, non-union, foreign-owned auto industries. Meditation for murderers By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/11/dhamma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/11/dhamma/index.html?source=rss Buddhism without parole, in Alabama's darkest prison. Plus: Hot housewife seeks Asian stud, physics geek goes nutzoid and more. When the rivers run dry By Andrew Leonard Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/02/atlanta_drought/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/02/atlanta_drought/index.html?source=rss Forget about the mussels and sturgeon. Atlanta's water woes have politicians dreaming of an Endangered Suburbs Act King Kaufman's Sports Daily Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/01/04/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/01/04/thursday/index.html?source=rss A badge of honor for the media: Being called a liar by a hypocrite like Nick Saban. Plus: What was that about no money for college players? Yes, Democrats do need the South! By Ed Kilgore Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster. What else we're reading By Page Rockwell Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/23/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/23/what_else/index.html?source=rss Compression bras, evil handbags and other material concerns. Plus: Should Hillary Clinton drop the "Rodham"? Alabama clinics face doctor shortage By Lynn Harris Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/20/alabama_clinics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/20/alabama_clinics/index.html?source=rss Physicians required by law are threatened by harassers. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/09/02/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/09/02/friday/index.html?source=rss Aaron Brooks and I were wrong: Hurricane Katrina is "a 9/11 deal." So why hasn't anyone suggested that sports take a break? King Kaufman's Sports Daily Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/08/26/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/08/26/friday/index.html?source=rss Allen Barra, author of a new Bear Bryant bio, on the coach's greatness, his mystique, "The Junction Boys" and his moral failure -- and success -- on integration. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/05/26/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/05/26/thursday/index.html?source=rss Danica Patrick brings long-lost sizzle to the Indy 500, and not just because of those bikini pix. Plus: Heat win, but they're still in trouble. And: The mystery of "his'n." Goin' south By Russ Feingold Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/12/21/alabama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/12/21/alabama/index.html?source=rss A driving trip through Alabama reminds a U.S. senator from Wisconsin how radical conservatives are robbing hardworking people of the American dream. Stung! By Eric Boehlert Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/09/bush_guard_duty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/09/bush_guard_duty/index.html?source=rss A swarm of new media stories on young George W. Bush's dereliction of duty pops his heroic-leadership bubble. Bush's missing year By Eric Boehlert Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/05/national_guard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/02/05/national_guard/index.html?source=rss In 1972, George W. Bush dropped out of his National Guard service and later lied about it. With the media finally paying attention, will he now come clean? The tyrant and the traitor By Allen Barra Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/12/14/bryant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/12/14/bryant/index.html?source=rss Two Alabama football coaches, Bear Bryant and Dennis Franchione, mistreated their players. But at least Bryant didn't betray them. Gridiron general By Allen Barra Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/12/07/bryant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2002/12/07/bryant/index.html?source=rss A new ESPN movie reminds us that being coached by Paul "Bear" Bryant was like having John Wayne for your grandfather. Prodigal daughter By Allen Barra Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/03/26/mcwhorter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/03/26/mcwhorter/index.html?source=rss A golden girl from Birmingham's elite takes a cold, hard look at her hometown's ugly past -- and her own father's role in it. Have the Fighting Irish gone soft? By Allen Barra Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2000/11/10/alabama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2000/11/10/alabama/index.html?source=rss Notre Dame is enforcing stricter academic standards in a push to deemphasize football. Why now? Snake eyes By Dave Shiflett Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/27/gambling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/27/gambling/index.html?source=rss Corporate gambling interests finally ran into a stretch of bad luck in Alabama and South Carolina, and the national implications are staggering. Gambling on the Net -- or not? By Janelle Brown Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/22/net_gambling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/22/net_gambling/index.html?source=rss As the country undergoes an anti-gambling backlash, Congress again attempts to restrict wagering online. Doctor's Orders By Janelle Brown Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/02/25feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/02/25feature/index.html?source=rss In the wake of a new Alabama law declaring vibrators illegal, a provocative new book, "The Technology of Orgasm," sheds light on the perversely puritanical evolution of the feminine joystick.