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Was Hillary channeling George Wallace?
Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons.
By Joe Conason May 9, 2008
What does Hillary want?
What would it take for Clinton to concede defeat? An insider remembers -- and draws lessons from -- the backroom deals that ended another brutal, racially charged Democratic slugfest.
By Dan Conley May 8, 2008
Why Mother's Day?
Because you entered this cold world causing her more pain than she thought possible and now she won't ever give up on you.
By Garrison Keillor May 7, 2008
Eight Belles' last run
As a racing fan, I've learned to accept injuries as a consequence of a sport. But I also understand the revulsion at the filly's destruction.
By Edward McClelland May 6, 2008
Obama is wrong about the gas tax
Think Clinton's plan to suspend the gas tax temporarily is a bad idea? A similar measure in Illinois -- which Obama backed -- seems to have helped consumers.
By George Frost May 6, 2008
Back to Baghdad
A reporter flies over the Iraqi capital on her 10th reporting trip, and sees empty swimming pools, kids playing on a grassless field, entire houses buried in trash.
By Anna Badkhen May 5, 2008
How Hillary Clinton botched the black vote
Her failure to challenge Barack Obama's huge momentum among African-Americans -- not a given at the start -- may have doomed her campaign.
By Thomas F. Schaller May 5, 2008
Wright's theology not "new or radical"
Black religion expert Jonathan Walton on black liberation theology's roots in slavery, MLK Jr.'s "God damn America moment" and what Jeremiah Wright has in common with Gennifer Flowers.
By Sarah Posner May 3, 2008
Luxury community of "conscience"
When the locals cried green-wash, the elite developer cried class envy. Welcome to Paradise Valley.
By Fred Haefele May 3, 2008
Did Sidney Blumenthal cross the line?
Some bloggers accuse Blumenthal, a Hillary advisor, of spreading right-wing lies about Obama. But I get his e-mail blasts and the charge isn't fair.
By Joe Conason May 2, 2008
The Democrats' God problem
Obama and Clinton have trumpeted their religious credentials -- but is it really more secularism that they need?
By Walter Shapiro Apr 30, 2008
Remember when it was fun to fly?
As we inched through the airport security line, I seemed to be the only one grinding my teeth. Would anyone have defended me if I'd spoken up to the shirts?
By Garrison Keillor Apr 30, 2008
What should Obama do about Rev. Jeremiah Wright?
With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers.
Compiled by Salon staff Apr 29, 2008
Taking back the debate over Israel
Sick of right-wing Jews speaking in their name, progressive American Jews have launched J Street to change the way the game is played in Washington.
By Gary Kamiya Apr 29, 2008
The Gilded Age, past and present
The titans of Wall Street have failed us like never before. So why does no one care?
By Steve Fraser Apr 28, 2008
Whose fault is the Clinton-Obama stalemate?
Hillary's missteps are legion, but both candidates are flesh and blood, and their squandered opportunities have prolonged the race.
By Walter Shapiro Apr 25, 2008
Will McCain denounce Floyd Brown?
It's time for the GOP to finally repudiate the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad, who is back smearing Obama.
By Joe Conason Apr 25, 2008
Turn down that thermostat, permanently
In the new world order, energy scarcity will dominate our lives -- determining when we drive, if we travel, and what we eat.
By Michael T. Klare Apr 24, 2008
Freedom is hard work
Sometimes it's a relief to put on clean clothes every morning and be in an office by 9 and feel like part of a team.
By Garrison Keillor Apr 23, 2008
Life, death and spring
April in the Sierra foothills is the cruelest month -- and the most beautiful.
By Gary Kamiya Apr 22, 2008
Let's dump "Earth Day"
Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves.
By Joseph Romm Apr 22, 2008
The haunting of the Democrats
The party is caught in an excruciating Catch-22. Whether it chooses the establishment figure or the liberal reformer, history offers many paths to defeat.
By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 21, 2008
Obama, get ready for the "Clinton rules"
As Wednesday's awful debate proves, it won't matter who the presidential nominee is -- the press will play footsie with McCain and attack the Democrat.
By Joe Conason Apr 18, 2008
Those Delta blues
In my youth, I longed to fly away to the edge of the world and I knew Northwest would take me there. Now it's being devoured by Delta.
By Garrison Keillor Apr 16, 2008
The rubes and the elites
By calling small-town Americans "bitter," Obama has deepened a long-standing rift in the Democratic base. The party's success in November depends on healing it.
By Michael Lind Apr 15, 2008
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