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What's the curriculum for our twin 5-year-olds? Greek myths, costumed trips to the Met and Lightning McQueen
By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 19, 2009

  • Among the ruins of Henry Ford's America

    In the 1920s the auto titan strove to export his empire to the Amazon rain forest. Have you read a parable lately?
    By Greg Grandin June 26, 2009

  • Auto safety for dummies

    Critics who whine Obama is outlawing big cars for dangerous compacts are riding shotgun with empty barrels.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski June 16, 2009

  • The Fiat-ization of the American male

    Can a nation of dudes whose sexual self-image was built on macho Jeeps survive the rise of the Little Mouse?
    By Gary Kamiya June 11, 2009

  • Electric cars are coming!

    We're sorry to be buzz kills. But we've heard this one before. Like in 1990. And 1910. Do the automakers have the juice this time?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski May 20, 2009

  • Did I just buy an SUV?

    I didn't mean to. I am an environmentalist. Really. But before I knew it, there it was, in front of my house.
    By Mark Benjamin January 5, 2009

  • The economic Civil War

    The South's attempt to kill the North's auto industry is the latest battle in an ongoing conflict. It's time for a Third Reconstruction to put an end to it.
    By Michael Lind December 18, 2008

  • Dude, where's my $700 billion?

    Congress handed Wall Street a huge wad of cash to jump-start the economy. It didn't work -- so where did all that money go?
    By Mike Madden December 17, 2008

  • Meet the GOP's wrecking crew

    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.
    By Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden December 13, 2008

  • Detroit revs up its bailout begging

    On bended knee, and with promises to retool their operations, the Big Three ask Congress for billions to save the auto industry. They might get it this time.
    By Mike Madden December 5, 2008

  • The short, disgusting life of the Hummer

    As General Motors tells Congress it is weighing the fate of the gas guzzler, Salon compiles a scrapbook. Enjoy these proud moments in Hummer history.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski December 5, 2008

  • Detroit isn't dead yet

    As Washington clashes over a Big Three bailout, it's ignoring the best cure to the automakers' ills: Universal healthcare.
    By Edward McClelland November 26, 2008

  • Is Detroit worth saving?

    The U.S. is gung-ho on rescuing the automakers. But the bailout better have major strings attached.
    By Joseph Romm November 12, 2008

  • Who says Americans won't ride mass transit?

    With gas prices through the roof, our car-crazy nation showed the love for buses and trains. But there's a glitch.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski October 23, 2008

  • Doc Hudson vs. Che Guevara

    Paul Newman's crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh's unconventional "Che."
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 6, 2008

  • Brother, can you spare $50 billion?

    The auto industry asks Washington for a little help. But don't call it a bailout!
    By Andrew Leonard September 9, 2008

  • We drive as we live

    No wonder traffic will never improve. We are doomed by our behavior, as a drive in New York with "Traffic" author Tom Vanderbilt reveals.
    By Kevin Berger August 27, 2008

  • Busting the electric car myth

    No, electric cars don't suck down the same amount of energy as gas guzzlers do.
    By Pablo Päster August 25, 2008

  • Burger and fries to go

    How to convert a car to run on leftover vegetable oil from your local greasy spoon.
    By Liz Galst August 13, 2008

  • Hyping the Chevy Volt

    Is GM setting a new record for vaporware peddling?
    By Evan Ratliff August 11, 2008

  • Hang up and drive

    Think driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski July 25, 2008
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