Rebecca Traister

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  • Bargain gifts for the foodie

    Delicious stocking stuffers to stimulate the taste buds and liven up the kitchen.
  • Midrange gifts for the foodie

    Send your friends to culinary heaven with some artisanal cheese and avant-garde cookery.
  • Luxury gifts for the foodie

    Give Spanish ham, drink California wine, and be merry!
  • Secretary of awesome

    Our formal response to the news that Hillary Clinton accepted the secretary of state position? It's about damn time.
  • The Obamas on "60 Minutes"

    These are a few of our favorite things.
  • Sarah Palin thanks the young girls at her rallies

    Predicts one of them will be president someday.
  • The momification of Michelle Obama

    The next first lady is an accomplished lawyer. But with the media focused on her clothes and family, Bamalot is starting to look a lot like Camelot.
  • America has cracked open

    Jesse Jackson's face in the crowd at Obama's victory speech conveyed the emotion of the many struggles that led to this moment.
  • Arlen Specter hopes for the Bradley effect

    The true story of my weird encounter with the Republican senator's office and his odd remarks on race.
  • Kids vote!

    We talk to kids about what it's like to help make history and who they support. Our favorite reason to choose Obama over McCain? "Because Sarah Palin hunts moose."
  • Maddow and Martha

    On Election Day, the two women discuss their nervousness, the MSNBC host's interview with Barack Obama and, of course, cocktails.
  • McCain gets mean

    Facing gloomy predictions for Tuesday, the candidate turns up the fear-mongering in Pennsylvania.
  • A scary Halloween with Sarah Palin

    In central Pennsylvania, the Republican base is afraid of Obama, and lost in fever dreams of a neo-Soviet nightmare. But it's all in God's hands.
  • Sarah Palin: "The time for choosin's comin' real soon"

    The Republican base greets its true leader in small-town Pennsylvania. And hits me with a car.
  • Ladies of the nightly news

    How the most electrifying campaign of our time changed everything for Katie Couric, Campbell Brown and Rachel Maddow.
  • Should we be covering Palin's wardrobe?

    Campbell Brown says no, but Salon writers debate the issue in light of news that the highest-paid individual in McCain's presidential campain is Palin's stylist.
  • When campaign comes second

    Rebecca Traister responds to news that Obama will suspend his campaigning to visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii.
  • Reasons Amy Poehler rocks No. 678

    As if she doesn't already bring us enough happiness ...
  • How the election ate daytime television

    Why talk shows like "The View" are showcasing some of the most sophisticated (and mind-numbingly stupid) conversations about the presidential race.
  • The Sarah Palin pity party

    Everyone seems to be oozing sympathy for the fumbling vice-presidential nominee. Please. Cry me a freaking river.
  • Quote of the day

    Comedian Wanda Sykes on She Who Must Not Be Named.
  • Bill Clinton: What it feels like for a dude

    Bubba feels Todd Palin's pain.
  • The McCains should spend every day with Rachael Ray!

    The Republican candidate and his wife enjoy a very, very, very comfortable half-hour with the daytime talk show host.
  • Up with Couric!

    New kind words for girl power pioneer and "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric.
  • Amy Poehler, how will we quit you?

    The hilarious feminist comedian to exit "Saturday Night Live." Broadsheet to mourn.
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