http://dir.salon.com/topics/salon_politics/?source=rss&aim=salon_politics en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT Carol Lloyd Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/sex_slave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/sex_slave/index.html?source=rss The San Francisco Chronicle offers all the gory details on the dark side of the city's sex trade. But what's to be done about it? By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/11/08/iraq_truth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/11/08/iraq_truth/index.html?source=rss The media has to be tougher on the president's tendency to dissemble about his policies, and then again when he's caught -- especially when it comes to war. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/10/15/daschle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/10/15/daschle/index.html?source=rss More false starts in the race to demonize Daschle. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/28/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/28/post/index.html?source=rss A look at the Washington Post story that launched a week of partisan fury. By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/26/appease/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/26/appease/index.html?source=rss Enraged Bush supporters are calling opponents of his Iraq war "appeasers." But even George Will knows that's a disgraceful smear. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/18/nea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/18/nea/index.html?source=rss Blaming the NEA for preaching tolerance toward al-Qaida is too much fun for conservatives to stop. Even if it isn't true. By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/13/gopac/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/13/gopac/index.html?source=rss A GOP powerhouse is forced to disavow a radio ad, aimed at African-Americans, that compares Social Security to "reverse reparations." By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/05/nea/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/09/05/nea/index.html?source=rss How the conservative Washington Times helped create a myth about the teachers' union and Sept. 11 that has become conventional wisdom. By Bryan Keefer Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/20/novak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/20/novak/index.html?source=rss Bob Novak's phony conspiracy -- that Clinton "cooked the books" on the U.S. economy -- falls apart on scrutiny. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/08/omb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/08/omb/index.html?source=rss A Bush budget man admits his mistake. But Robert Novak embraces it. By Bryan Keefer Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/06/dissent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/06/dissent/index.html?source=rss Questioning a possible war with Iraq is equated with supporting Saddam. By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/03/social_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/03/social_security/index.html?source=rss Republicans who argue that savings accounts can save Social Security are hiding the risks -- and the true costs. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/01/daniels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/08/01/daniels/index.html?source=rss White House staffers underestimated the cost of the Bush tax cut. Why can't they just admit it? By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/27/markets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/27/markets/index.html?source=rss Amid Wall Street chaos, journalists and politicians try to pin specious blame on their foes. By Janelle Carter Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/2002/07/24/drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/2002/07/24/drugs/index.html?source=rss By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/23/blame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/23/blame/index.html?source=rss Republicans: Democrats want the economy to fail! Democrats: Republicans made it fail! They're both wrong. By Bryan Keefer Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/13/coulter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/13/coulter/index.html?source=rss The bias Ann Coulter documents best may be her own. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/04/tone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/04/tone/index.html?source=rss Did a Republican "climate" or Democratic "tone" cause corporate malfeasance? By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/01/fair_mrc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/07/01/fair_mrc/index.html?source=rss When media watchdogs like FAIR and MRC complain about bias, they often only reveal their own. By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/18/trifecta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/18/trifecta/index.html?source=rss The president tries to defend his deficit spending through a little campaign revisionism. By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/11/privatize/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/06/11/privatize/index.html?source=rss Stung by Demo attacks, Republicans suddenly deny they want to "privatize" Social Security. Ah, what a difference a few thousand points on the NASDAQ makes! By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/30/approval_rating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/30/approval_rating/index.html?source=rss The Republican National Committee does a partisan hatchet job on Tom Daschle -- and has the chutzpah to call it a "job performance rating." By Brendan Nyhan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/21/dissent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/21/dissent/index.html?source=rss The White House -- aided by its pundit allies -- bullies its way out of trouble. By Ben Fritz Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/18/critics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/18/critics/index.html?source=rss A scandal hits and the spinning ensues, from Trent Lott, Robert Novak, Laura Bush -- and even Salon. By Bryan Keefer Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/14/nominees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/col/spinsanity/2002/05/14/nominees/index.html?source=rss Crybaby Republicans on judicial holdups: It's not fair!