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Little-town blues, melting away: Small gestures of civility in America's busiest city speak of the promise of better times.; By Garrison Keillor Jul 23, 2008
Are you too dumb to vote?: Sure, ignorance is rampant among the American electorate, as Rick Shenkman argues. But without The People, there would be no Democracy as we know it.; By Louis Bayard Jun 5, 2008
The Gilded Age, past and present: The titans of Wall Street have failed us like never before. So why does no one care?; By Steve Fraser Apr 28, 2008
Of war and cancer: Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.; By Gary Kamiya Mar 18, 2008
African recessions lead to democratic concessions: How bad weather contributes to the toppling of tyrants; Andrew Leonard Feb 28, 2008
Time to start over: The American people are looking for a change this year, and so am I.; By Garrison Keillor Feb 6, 2008
"Musharraf has much to answer for": After Bhutto's death, the press in South Asia and Europe fear for democracy's future in Pakistan, which could go up in "turbulent smoke and bloody dust."; By Edward M. Gomez Dec 28, 2007
When is a military dictator a freedom fighter?: When war is peace and ignorance is strength. A selection from "The Collected Works of George Bush."; Andrew Leonard Nov 21, 2007
Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?: I know this young woman has problems at home, but I think she might need a good slapping!; By Cary Tennis Jun 14, 2007
Has Taiwan screwed up China's chances for democracy?: Seven years of chaos and political gridlock equals a terrible public relations campaign for freedom; Andrew Leonard Jun 12, 2007
How Bush's war bolstered Syria: The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East.; By Mohamad Bazzi May 31, 2007
It could happen here: In an excerpt from his new book, Salon's columnist explains why, for the first time since the resignation of Richard M. Nixon, Americans have reason to doubt the future of their democracy.; By Joe Conason Feb 19, 2007
A veil of uncertainty: While some Arab women embrace the rise of Islamist political parties, others fear they could end up groaning under Taliban-like regimes.; By Shahnaz Taplin Chinoy Jun 13, 2006
The Egyptian sphinx lashes out at Washington: Mubarak's criticism reflects his anger at Bush's policies -- and uneasiness about his growing domestic opposition.; By Juan Cole May 25, 2006
Peddling democracy: Convinced of our superiority, Americans keep trying to impose freedom on the rest of the world. It's arrogant, immoral -- and it hasn't worked.; By Chalmers Johnson May 3, 2006
Israel, meet the Arab street: Hamas' victory marks a turning point in Mideast history -- and has Israel scrambling to adjust.; By Aluf Benn Feb 6, 2006
Bush's war and the Egyptian elections: Mubarak's rigged victory shows that right-wing predictions of an "Arab spring" were wishful thinking.; By Juan Cole Sep 19, 2005
Why women matter: Some Iraq warriors insist women's rights can wait until later, but democracy and development flourish when women are treated as equals.; By Nancy Soderberg Aug 31, 2005
Tunnel vision: For Bush, it's always either the day after 9/11 or the day before the Iraq invasion. He needs to rethink his war on terror.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 21, 2005
A broken body: Under DeLay's leadership, the work of the House has become trivial, and corruption cannot be investigated, much less rebuked.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jun 16, 2005
Keep on reforming: We've made progress in the way we elect our representatives, but we need to lose the winner-take-all system.; By Steven Hill Jun 13, 2005
Democracy -- by George?: President Bush and his supporters are taking credit for spreading freedom across the Middle East. Here's why they're wrong.; By Juan Cole Mar 16, 2005
Bringing down the house: Innovative gadgets make it easier than ever to rid the country of pesky democracy!; By Joyce McGreevy Jan 7, 2005
A blessing and a curse: Upon the death of Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian journalist he jailed sums up the legendary leader's ambiguous legacy.; By Daoud Kuttab Nov 11, 2004
World bank of ideas: While the U.S. is busy exporting democracy to Iraq, it should be importing some best democratic practices from the rest of the world, too.; By Eric Weiner Aug 6, 2004

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