http://dir.salon.com/topics/mark_schone/?source=rss&aim=mark_schone en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/30/alyssa_katz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/30/alyssa_katz/index.html?source=rss Alyssa Katz, author of "Our Lot," discusses the good intentions and mass delusion that led to the real estate boom By Mark Schone and Caitlin Shamberg Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2009/06/24/sanford_argentina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2009/06/24/sanford_argentina/index.html?source=rss Gov. Sanford admits his affair -- and we have just the musical accompaniment By Vincent Rossmeier, Mark Schone and Gabriel Winant Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html?source=rss Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others. Mark Schone, with additional research by Ben Travers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/03/20/rv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/feature/2009/03/20/rv/index.html?source=rss Big-name brands are dying and even Winnebago is under the weather. Can the recreational vehicle survive the recession? By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/2009/03/02/fortunoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/2009/03/02/fortunoff/index.html?source=rss Fortunoff is no more, and the suburbs and the outer boroughs mourn. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/2009/03/02/mervyns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/2009/03/02/mervyns/index.html?source=rss Did this West Coast discount retailer really have to die? (And is it really dead?) By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/2009/03/02/circuit_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/brand_graveyard/2009/03/02/circuit_city/index.html?source=rss The big red-and-white box in the mall parking lot is empty. An electronics giant goes under. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/26/state_budgets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/26/state_budgets/index.html?source=rss There's fiscal chaos in capitals coast to coast and the stimulus didn't stop it. A tour of the mayhem, from the nearly bankrupt, like California, to the flush. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/02/16/alexandra_pelosi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/02/16/alexandra_pelosi/index.html?source=rss Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi journeyed into the heart of the GOP for her new HBO documentary. She discusses what she found there: Denial, depression and a whole lot of anger. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/06/new_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/06/new_deal/index.html?source=rss A slide show of two dozen excellent things the federal government bought with your money. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/01/26/texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/01/26/texas/index.html?source=rss Texas used to run Washington. Now Bush is the latest Texas politician to be run out of Washington. The quickest path back to power may lie in accepting demographic reality. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/01/13/first_hundred_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/01/13/first_hundred_days/index.html?source=rss The author of "Nothing to Fear" talks about the striking parallels -- and differences -- between the president-elect and another who took office at a time of economic meltdown. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/27/hamas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/27/hamas/index.html?source=rss As violence mounts in Gaza, the president-elect is letting President Bush handle foreign policy. But during the presidential campaign, he made several statements about Hamas. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/27/chip_saltsman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/27/chip_saltsman/index.html?source=rss A special Christmas message from Chip Saltsman. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/26/gallup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/26/gallup/index.html?source=rss According to Gallup, Barack Obama enjoys a level of support not seen for a president-elect for more than half a century. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/17/rupaul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/17/rupaul/index.html?source=rss A very special holiday card from the first family-in-waiting. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/16/kennedy_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/16/kennedy_clinton/index.html?source=rss And why Hillary Clinton is a lot more like a different Kennedy. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/15/caroline_kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/15/caroline_kennedy/index.html?source=rss New York's governor has better options and he should take one of them. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/11/rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/11/rove/index.html?source=rss "Bush's Brain" says happy days for the GOP are here again, but his argument could use some work. By Kevin Berger, Jonah Keri, Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/sports_lover_mid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/sports_lover_mid/index.html?source=rss Nine hundred NBA games, at your fingertips. By Kevin Berger, Jonah Keri, Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/sports_lover_luxury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/sports_lover_luxury/index.html?source=rss Buy a life-size rendering of your favorite athlete or a piece of the classic stadiums of yore. By Kevin Berger, Jonah Keri, Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/sports_lover_bargain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/gift_guide/2008/2008/12/01/sports_lover_bargain/index.html?source=rss Relive Barack Obama's basketball glory days and score a daily fix for your favorite baseball junkie. Mark Schone, with research assistance by Gabriel Winant Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2008/11/26/gop_south/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2008/11/26/gop_south/index.html?source=rss The Republican Party is relying on a specific kind of Southern white person to shore up its power base, but that demographic can't be counted on for long. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/05/black_turnout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/05/black_turnout/index.html?source=rss A significant chunk of the Democrats' pickups in the House this year can be attributed to the surge in African-American turnout. By Mark Schone Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/17/trig_time/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/10/17/trig_time/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin's baby sure is logging a lot of frequent-flier miles. Should Mom be leaving him at home?