http://dir.salon.com/topics/mark_follman/?source=rss&aim=mark_follman en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/07/08/ricky_gervais/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/07/08/ricky_gervais/index.html?source=rss Ricky Gervais, the comic whiz behind "The Office," aims his nervy, discomfiting humor at the stand-up stage and movie stardom. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/28/buckley_nro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/28/buckley_nro/index.html?source=rss Never mind that the Republican right is in chaos, William F. Buckley is up for sainthood -- and John McCain is in on the act. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/iran_nie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/iran_nie/index.html?source=rss The White House knew months ago about Iran's stalled nuclear program. But Bush and Cheney have kept up the war rhetoric. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/19/DOJ_obscenity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/19/DOJ_obscenity/index.html?source=rss As Congress prepares to grill Alberto Gonzales, Salon has uncovered another partisan issue connected to the mass firings: Pornography. By Mark Follman, Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/21/us_attorneys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/21/us_attorneys/index.html?source=rss Long before it fired eight U.S. attorneys for political reasons, the Bush administration had politicized their jobs by making them push a favorite GOP talking point. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/30/tainted_doj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/30/tainted_doj/index.html?source=rss More details on how the Bush administration used the Justice Department as a partisan tool. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/19/charlton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/19/charlton/index.html?source=rss New details show the Bush administration's "document dump" gives a misleading rationale for the firing of two U.S. attorneys. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/28/attorneys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/28/attorneys/index.html?source=rss Why has the administration fired U.S. attorneys with sterling track records? To make room for its political loyalists, critics say, and exert its last shred of control. By Mark Follman and Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/06/scandal/index.html?source=rss Don't just read it and weep -- pin it on your wall, fax it to Nancy Pelosi. A dozen reasons to throw the bums out of Washington. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/22/harm_reduction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/22/harm_reduction/index.html?source=rss Vancouver has halted a drug epidemic by helping street addicts shoot up in safety. Will U.S. cities -- and Bush's drug czar -- learn from the Canadians' success? By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/30/looming_tower/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/30/looming_tower/index.html?source=rss In a riveting new book that ranges from ancient Mecca to the corridors of the FBI, Lawrence Wright brings to life the fanatics behind 9/11 -- and the turf wars that caused U.S. intelligence to miss it. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/joementum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/joementum/index.html?source=rss A new poll shows Lieberman in big trouble in Connecticut's Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/chain_of_command/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/chain_of_command/index.html?source=rss Confronting ultimate responsibility for a trail of atrocities in Iraq. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/rumsfeld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/rumsfeld/index.html?source=rss The defense secretary, testifying to the Senate about the war: "I have never painted a rosy picture." By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/civil_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/03/civil_war/index.html?source=rss A confidential memo from the outgoing British ambassador in Iraq warns that the war-torn country is likely headed for civil war. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/blunt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/blunt/index.html?source=rss While the country cooks under a heat wave, the House majority whip drops some icy attitude on global warming. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/fallout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/fallout/index.html?source=rss An environmental disaster, a wave of cyberterrorism and a dangerous escalation of the propaganda wars. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/bush_v_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/bush_v_bush/index.html?source=rss In matters of foreign policy and war, it's like father, not so like son. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/civilians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/civilians/index.html?source=rss The civilian death toll in Lebanon has been ugly -- but pales in comparison with the recent carnage in Iraq. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/bush_judges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/bush_judges/index.html?source=rss Senate Republicans leave us hanging on the fate of four divisive Bush judicial nominees. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/20/spying_ruling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/20/spying_ruling/index.html?source=rss A federal judge rebukes a key tactic used to cover up the dark side of the Bush-Cheney war on terror. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/17/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/17/boyle/index.html?source=rss Terrence Boyle is the second Bush appellate nominee to take a ratings hit, after a Salon report uncovers ethics violations. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/23/state_secrets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/23/state_secrets/index.html?source=rss How the White House is covering up CIA abductions, brutal interrogations and spying on Americans. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/05/boyle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/05/boyle/index.html?source=rss Speculation is mounting that circuit-court nominee Terrence Boyle, now dogged by ethics allegations, will never see a full Senate vote. By Mark Follman Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/25/rumsfeld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/25/rumsfeld/index.html?source=rss Two retired generals and an admiral denounce his leadership -- and say he's protected by a handpicked ring of high-ranking yes men.