http://dir.salon.com/topics/elections/?source=rss&aim=elections en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT By Edward McClelland Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/29/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/29/mccain/index.html?source=rss From David Foster Wallace to Paul Begala, four authors trace the politician's journey from the liberal's conservative to flip-flopping hack. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/02/12/gaming_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/02/12/gaming_vote/index.html?source=rss The best way to make American elections fair, according to a new book, is to use a voting method known for ranking drunk sorority girls. By Laura Flanders Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/08/real_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/08/real_change/index.html?source=rss Primary season sure is exciting, but history tells us that you can't just vote for change. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/09/29/rnntv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/09/29/rnntv/index.html?source=rss Salon's Michael Scherer goes on "Real Politics Live" to talk about developments on the campaign trail. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/best/2007/05/25/best/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/best/2007/05/25/best/index.html?source=rss Is "liberal" a dirty word? Members of Salon's reader community, Table Talk, define themselves and their party, this week. By Rebecca Traister Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/01/29/michelman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/01/29/michelman/index.html?source=rss Kate Michelman, lifelong feminist and former head of NARAL, talks about why she's signed up to work for John Edwards. By David Puner Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/25/john_kerry_passes_on_2008/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/25/john_kerry_passes_on_2008/index.html?source=rss The senator wants to work on avoiding "catastrophe." By Debra J. Dickerson Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/weeds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/weeds/index.html?source=rss I tried to persuade my Bush-hating, Baptist mother to vote to legalize marijuana in Nevada -- but she wouldn't believe her Savior was cool with pot. Andrew Leonard Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/25/google_republicans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/25/google_republicans/index.html?source=rss Politics are messy: Michelle Malkin, Google and Net neutrality. Andrew Leonard Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/25/murray/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/25/murray/index.html?source=rss Are poll results hinting at the end of the Reagan Revolution? Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/06/pelosi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/06/pelosi/index.html?source=rss Nancy Pelosi's agenda for the first 100 hours of a Democratic House. Andrew Leonard Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/02/austria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/02/austria/index.html?source=rss Are Neo-Nazis on the run in Hitler's homeland? Andrew Leonard Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/18/swedish_election/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/18/swedish_election/index.html?source=rss What to think about the Swedish election By Amanda Griscom Little Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/11/muckraker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/11/muckraker/index.html?source=rss The Governator's green cred could get him reelected. But will he keep his enviro-friendly promises after November? By Amanda Griscom Little Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/06/10/muckraker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/06/10/muckraker/index.html?source=rss Will the GOP's bluster about gays and flags drown out the Democrats' call for a new energy policy? By Garrison Keillor Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/06/07/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/06/07/keillor/index.html?source=rss We're stuck with a terrible war and a worse president, and all the GOP can do is scream, "Pelosi and her Nancy boys are coming"? This is pathetic. By Aluf Benn Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/31/elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/31/elections/index.html?source=rss Tuesday's general election was one of the most momentous in Israel's 58-year history. So why didn't the voters care? By Helena Cobban Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/02/hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/02/hamas/index.html?source=rss Now that it's in power, will the militant Palestinian group accept Israel's legitimacy in exchange for land? Or is it hiding a dedication to the Jewish state's destruction behind media-savvy spin? Page Rockwell Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/03/hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/03/hamas/index.html?source=rss The NYT notes that women's role in the party is growing, but their participation is still restricted by the rules of Islam. By Juan Cole Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/27/hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/27/hamas/index.html?source=rss Hamas' stunning victory underlines the contradictions and hypocrisies in Bush's Mideast policies. By David Beers Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/25/canada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/25/canada/index.html?source=rss Canada just elected a right-wing prime minister, Stephen Harper. But he had to distance himself as far as possible from George W. Bush to win. H.H. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/01/19/conan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/01/19/conan/index.html?source=rss Conan O'Brien influences recent elections in Finland Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/19/carroll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/01/19/carroll/index.html?source=rss Nearly a year before she was abducted in Baghdad, freelance reporter Jill Carroll covered Iraq's legislative election for Salon. H.H. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2005/12/16/lettermaniraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2005/12/16/lettermaniraq/index.html?source=rss Letterman applauds the Iraqi elections Lynn Harris Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/30/saudi_women_elected/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/30/saudi_women_elected/index.html?source=rss In a conservative kingdom, the first females elected to, well, anything.