http://dir.salon.com/topics/tennessee/?source=rss&aim=tennessee en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST By Michael Lind Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/18/third_reconstruction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/18/third_reconstruction/index.html?source=rss The South's attempt to kill the North's auto industry is the latest battle in an ongoing conflict. It's time for a Third Reconstruction to put an end to it. By Gabriel Winant Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/12/duncan_tva/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/12/duncan_tva/index.html?source=rss Former RNC chair Mike Duncan quits bashing the nanny state, becomes the nanny state. By Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/13/bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/13/bailout/index.html?source=rss Why did a small group of Southern Republicans turn the auto bailout into a demolition derby? Introducing the senators who hate unions and love foreign cars. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/12/gm_teeters_and_falls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/12/gm_teeters_and_falls/index.html?source=rss The automaker announces it will close most of its manufacturing plants for 30 percent of the first quarter of 2009. That includes a factory in Tennessee, by the way. By Thomas F. Schaller Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/19/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/19/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss The DLC proves it's living in the past by picking the failed senatorial candidate as its new chairman. By Ed Kilgore Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/11/28/kilgore_south/index.html?source=rss Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/08/shuler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/08/shuler/index.html?source=rss Pundit poppycock: The "rise" of the socially conservative Democrat. By Tim Grieve Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/senate_calculations/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/senate_calculations/index.html?source=rss Maybe -- but they have to win Montana, Missouri and Virginia. By Joe Conason Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/27/rnc_ad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/27/rnc_ad/index.html?source=rss Ken Mehlman's cynical effort to inflame white bigotry in Tennessee is no different from what the Republicans did in their infamous 1988 "Willie Horton" ad. By Michael Scherer Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/26/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/10/26/harold_ford/index.html?source=rss Tennessee Democrat Harold Ford Jr. goes after the GOP's faithful base in the state with the most white evangelicals in the nation. Polls show his campaign is resonating in the pews. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/17/choose_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/17/choose_life/index.html?source=rss Federal appeals court rules Tennessee can issue "Choose Life" license plates. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/13/straw_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/13/straw_poll/index.html?source=rss Preening presidential hopefuls gather in a very early test of the best man to defeat the dreaded Hillary Clinton in 2008. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/04/22/powell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/04/22/powell/index.html?source=rss Now Rumsfeld has Newt Gingrich railing against the State Department. It's time for Powell to resign. Compiled by Salon staff Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/21/reacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/21/reacts/index.html?source=rss Jill Nelson, Todd Gitlin and others react to the Senate majority leader's resignation and the apparent ascension of Sen. Bill Frist. By Anthony York Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/08/09/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/08/09/gore/index.html?source=rss Did Al and Tipper twist arms for Springsteen tix? Or is the conservative network dishing up a little disinformation? By Anthony York Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/05/21/gore_tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2002/05/21/gore_tennessee/index.html?source=rss The former vice president tries to reconnect with the home state that deserted him, amid criticisms he's "still caviar, not catfish." By King Kaufman Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/27/memphis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/08/27/memphis/index.html?source=rss A Memphis attorney is using a 1963 desegregation lawsuit to block expansion of suburban schools and get a better deal for inner-city black students. By Alicia Montgomery Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/05/tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/11/05/tennessee/index.html?source=rss Al Gore prays for rain before an audience of black voters in his home state. By Jake Tapper Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/25/tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/25/tennessee/index.html?source=rss Billy Ray Cyrus and Tony Bennett come out to help Al Gore carry his home state. By Ashley Fantz Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/19/shooting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/19/shooting/index.html?source=rss In a outrageous example of police incompetence, cops burst into the wrong home during a drug raid and kill an elderly African-American man. By Ashley Fantz Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/14/tennessee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/14/tennessee/index.html?source=rss Despite a partisan tie vote, Tennessee convict Philip Workman faces execution, while the country faces new facts about the death penalty. By Jack Boulware Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/05/15/teen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/05/15/teen/index.html?source=rss A teenage boy in Tennessee dresses in his mother's underwear to win a concert contest. By Kevin Giordano Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/01/castration/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/01/castration/index.html?source=rss Will Tennessee be the next state to approve castration for sex offenders? By Micah L. Sifry Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/14/reform2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/02/14/reform2/index.html?source=rss By throwing Jesse Ventura's followers out of the Reform Party, Ross Perot's faction destroyed its chances of affecting this year's elections. By Mike Rubin Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/29/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/29/super_bowl/index.html?source=rss All hail the first champion of the Age of Franchise Free Agency!