Louis Farrakhan

Sympathy for the devil: Leave Rev. Al alone!
Why did unnamed Obama supporters attack Al Sharpton? He's only asking questions that need to be answered.
Whatever's best for Holy Joe
Lieberman's racially inflammatory strategy may backfire when people remember his history of pandering to Louis Farrakhan.
What really caused Katrina?
Al-Qaida says it's God's revenge for homosexuality. Louis Farrakhan says it's punishment for Iraq -- and that the government intentionally made it worse.
Who speaks for African-American Muslims?
Louis Farrakhan's bitter voice may get the most media play, but he represents only a sliver of black Islam -- and after Sept. 11, the more orthodox mainstream wants to be heard.
One nation under Farrakhan
At the Million Family March in Washington, the black nationalist leader changes his tune to join the multicultural chorus.
Million Moon March
Rev. Sun Myung Moon is the surprise backer of Louis Farrakhan's big event in Washington next week -- and it may be his biggest remarriage shindig ever.
A disease fueled by testosterone
When a politician announces he has prostate cancer, what does it mean?
False prophet
A new biography of Elijah Muhammad tackles tough issues, including the matter of blacks' collusion with the Japanese during World War II.
Letter from occupied New York
With City Hall behind barricades, Mayor Rudy Giuliani is getting ready to take his show on the road.
Invasion of the body snatchers
When Pat Buchanan made his unholy alliance with Lenora Fulani, it wasn't the "left" he embraced but a strange, secretive group of disrupters known as the "Newmanites."
Munsters, UnderGore and, uh, cow lube?
Eddie and Grandpa are baaack; when the going gets tough, the Gores get literal; Farrakhan's calypso days; readers riot over bovine nipple grease. Plus: Washington's pundits and pols kick out the phat comedy jams.
Oops-O
Farrakhan's calypso days come back to haunt. Plus: Lewinsky, art lover; Regis gets aggro; and Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff, let down your trunks ... Knight Rider leaves "Baywatch" in the dust.
The American way of bigotry
As we divide along racial lines, aren't we surrendering the fundamental idea of what it means to be American?
So this is compassion?
George Bush's compassionate conservatism sounds a lot like Al Gore's. But are faith-based charities really the answer to America's problems?
Is black politics dead in California?
The steep decline in the number of powerful black officeholders could be a sign of the community's political maturity -- or its demise.
The nearly nekkid netrepreneur
Pasty, shameless CEO strips for commerce; discovering the king's banana; "Look out! He's got a fish!" Plus: Dual-noggined porker returns home craving alcohol.
Unequal rights for haters
White hate groups and their friends get a free pass from the media, while black haters are routinely savaged.
Letter from occupied New York
Mayor Rudy Giuliani is getting ready to take his show on the road.
The Salon Interview: Stanley Crouch
Author and critic Stanley Crouch offers sharp and commonsensical views on President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, multiculturalism and the American identity, Spike Lee and Johnnie Cochran.
SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal
The Swiss didn't just hang on to Holocaust victims' bank accounts. They used them to bankroll Hitler's war machine.
SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal
A new documentary explores conflict and cooperation between blacks and Jews.
The Talking Cure
In a misguided attempt to alleviate racial and sexual tensions, corporate America is turning the workplace into a giant therapy couch.
SALON Roundtable
Black and white relations have hit bottom. Where do we go from here?

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