Wag the Dog

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Thursday, March 29, 2001
  • "Wag the Dog"

    How a real-life documentary helped inspire a whip-smart political satire about a made-up war.
  • And a little scumbag shall lead them

    The past week's news gush nearly tripped up attempts at year-end news wrap-ups, but James Poniewozik sees clearly: The big news this year was sex and the president.
  • Baghdad bombing: The right move, the wrong time

    A foreign policy expert says Clinton should have struck sooner -- and argues that U.S. sanctions are propping up Saddam by allowing him to line the pockets of his cronies.
  • Baghdad bombing: The right move, the wrong time

    A foreign policy expert says Clinton should have struck sooner -- and argues that U.S. sanctions are propping up Saddam by allowing him to line the pockets of his cronies.
  • Who's wagging which dog?

    In the capital, political reaction to the airstrikes was skepticism
  • The Year in Film 1997

    Salon Entertainment: Salon film critic Charles Taylor chooses the best movies of 1997.

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