http://dir.salon.com/topics/alaska/?source=rss&aim=alaska en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST By Max Blumenthal Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/16/palin_rogue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/16/palin_rogue/index.html?source=rss Her publicity blitz begins today -- and all the slings and arrows will only make her stronger By Mike Madden and Gabriel Winant Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/20/gop_governors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/20/gop_governors/index.html?source=rss For higher office, and away from their earlier statements about how much they hate the whole idea of the stimulus. By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/18/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/18/palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin's month of bad press just got a little worse. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/29/sarah_palin_on_energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/29/sarah_palin_on_energy/index.html?source=rss Neither Alaska, nor its governor, has the answer to America's energy problems By Gary Kamiya Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/10/14/troopergate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/10/14/troopergate/index.html?source=rss The damning Troopergate report shows that Gov. Palin is not only unethical but vindictive. By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/07/palin_polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/07/palin_polls/index.html?source=rss Two recent polls showed very different results; was one prompted by the incumbent senator's fear of Palin? By Gabriel Winant Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/11/palin_senate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/11/palin_senate/index.html?source=rss With Ted Stevens' grip on his Senate seat loosening, Palin might just have another way to Washington. By Gabriel Winant Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/05/stevens_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/05/stevens_effect/index.html?source=rss Shortly after his conviction, Sen. Ted Stevens is unexpectedly headed toward reelection; did Alaskans lie to pollsters about voting for a criminal? By Max Blumenthal and David Neiwert Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/index.html?source=rss Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin's political career in Alaska, and in return had influence over policy. "Her door was open," says Chryson -- and still is. By David Talbot Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html?source=rss Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of Iran. By Gabriel Winant Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/26/trade_missions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/26/trade_missions/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin claims to have earned foreign policy credentials through trade missions with Russia, but evidence that they actually happened is hard to come by. By David Talbot Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin has a way of using "old boys" -- then dumping them when they become inconvenient. By Sarah Posner Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/18/palin_iacc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/18/palin_iacc/index.html?source=rss How the vice-presidential nominee brought fringe biblical teachings to her work as the chief of Wasilla, Alaska. By David Talbot Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/index.html?source=rss She poses as a fiscal watchdog, but when Palin was mayor, she grabbed city funds to give her office a pricey "bordello" makeover. By Garrison Keillor Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/09/17/alaska/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/09/17/alaska/index.html?source=rss I'm thinking of heading north to escape the election. Maybe Alaska. By Mike Madden Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/16/todd_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/16/todd_palin/index.html?source=rss Todd Palin has exerted unusual influence on his wife's Alaska government. In Washington, their methods would do Bush and Cheney proud. By David Talbot Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html?source=rss Baptist minister Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election. By David Talbot Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/palin/index.html?source=rss Former Gov. Tony Knowles and other Alaska Democrats warn not to underestimate Sarah Palin's political skills -- or how unsuited she is for the vice presidency. By David Talbot Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/alaska_secession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/alaska_secession/index.html?source=rss Alaskan Independence Party chairwoman Lynette Clark talks about why she doesn't identify herself as an American, and about her kindred spirit Sarah Palin. By Mark Benjamin Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/08/sarah_palin_wolves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/08/sarah_palin_wolves/index.html?source=rss With a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes. By Jeff Yang Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/05/palin_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/05/palin_bush/index.html?source=rss McCain's veep choice is the reincarnation of George W. Bush, as channeled by Karl Rove. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/04/alaskan_secession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/04/alaskan_secession/index.html?source=rss The state has oil, natural gas and lots of armed libertarians. Independence is a no-brainer! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/02/sarah_palin_hugo_chavez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/02/sarah_palin_hugo_chavez/index.html?source=rss The governor may be pro-drilling, but she's no Big Oil puppet. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss Global warming is nothing to joke about in the not-so-frozen North. Palin might be pro-drilling, but she can't ignore climate change By Andrew Leonard Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_anwr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_anwr/index.html?source=rss Offshore, onshore, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Republican vice-presidential nominee makes no bones about it: Drill!