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Another day in paradise
On patrol with U.S. soldiers in Risala, sewage seeps through the dirt and pools underfoot.
By Anna Badkhen May 17, 2008
Winds of change
The U.S. can greatly boost clean wind power for 2 cents a day. Now all we need is a president who won't blow the chance.
By Joseph Romm May 17, 2008
Legalizing love and commitment
San Francisco residents reflect on the California Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage.
May 17, 2008
What's so bad about "sweetie," anyway?
Why we should care about Barack Obama's preferred term of endearment.
Rebecca Traister May 16, 2008
In the land of believers
Gonzo journalist Matt Taibbi goes undercover into the nation's fringes and finds surprising similarities between the religious right and 9/11 conspiracy theorists.
By Vincent Rossmeier May 16, 2008
Hoping for magic from Americans
The Iraqi government still can't provide its citizens with basic security and services. So many look to Americans -- for everything.
By Anna Badkhen May 15, 2008
Celebrate clean coal, come on!
The coal industry has turned up the heat on its ad campaign and apparently McCain, Clinton and Obama are buying.
By Diane Silver May 15, 2008
"Iron my shirt"
Camille Paglia weighs in on this and other media stunts
May 14, 2008
She's still in it to win it
Despite nearly impossible odds, Hillary Clinton pressed her case for the nomination with a victory speech in West Virginia. But the election still put her one step closer to ceding defeat.
By Mike Madden May 14, 2008
Can Barack Obama win West Virginia?
Hillary Clinton will likely win big here Tuesday. But could the primary vote in this former Democratic bastion be a clue to Obama's performance in November?
By Mike Madden May 13, 2008
Has our reverence for DNA gone too far?
A rape victim lobbies for mandatory DNA testing of anyone arrested for a violent crime.
James Hannaham May 13, 2008
McCain Veepstakes
In the third of Salon's pick-a-vice-president questionnaires, help Republican John McCain select a running mate. (McCain will be 72 in August. It matters.)
May 13, 2008
Buying security in Baghdad
At a U.S. combat outpost in the Iraqi capital, money is just as important as guns. Plus: Tensions flare in a neighborhood council.
By Anna Badkhen May 12, 2008
Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase
If she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4.
By Walter Shapiro May 12, 2008
Bradleys used to be considered impregnable
As the hatch closes, I think about the four men from the platoon I'm with who were charred to death in one of these fighting vehicles.
By Anna Badkhen May 10, 2008
Killing by the numbers
In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq?
By Mark Benjamin and Christopher Weaver May 9, 2008
Guns and water coolers in Iraq
U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad.
By Anna Badkhen May 9, 2008
Clinton: "I am in this race"
Protesters disrupt her fundraiser, money is dwindling -- and undecided superdelegates tell Salon they see the end in sight. But Hillary Clinton powers on.
By Mike Madden May 8, 2008
Obama Veepstakes
The Illinois senator says, "Yes, we can," but he won't make it to the White House without the right running mate. Which veep would you pick?
May 8, 2008
Clinton Veepstakes
Should the former presumptive front-runner beat the odds and secure the Democratic nomination, which veep candidate is her key to the Oval Office?
May 8, 2008
You too can investigate the Pentagon's pundit program
Plus: An IM chat between Obama and Clinton advisors.
Farhad Manjoo May 7, 2008
Night lands Clinton closer to oblivion
Obama takes North Carolina and only barely loses Indiana, narrowing Hillary's hopes to the 366 phantom delegates from Michigan and Florida.
By Walter Shapiro May 7, 2008
Helicopter travel in Iraq
Military travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri.
By Anna Badkhen May 7, 2008
"It looks like the end of the world here"
In Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power.
By Jürgen Kremb May 7, 2008
A pivotal day for the Democrats?
As Indiana and North Carolina head to the polls, a couple of predictions: The delegate endgame will change -- and nobody can be sure what's next.
By Walter Shapiro May 6, 2008
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