From Salon's blogs

• War Room

  GOP attacks Reid for slavery-healthcare comparison

  Republicans attack the majority leader over his comments on healthcare, social progress

  Alex Koppelman

• How the World Works

  A lesson in subprime lending insanity

  New Century Finance specialized in making mortgage loans that practically begged borrowers to default

  Andrew Leonard

• Broadsheet

  Stupak's spitting image

  Sen. Ben Nelson's antiabortion amendment is just as bad as its precursor in the House

  Tracy Clark-Flory