Blood in the water in North Carolina
Republican Sen. Liddy Dole may be a goner, and John McCain is in trouble in a state the GOP hasn’t lost since 1976. What happened?
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
Get the hook!
Playoff managers are letting their starting pitchers stay in and get thrashed while huge, rested, effective bullpens watch
Blood in the water in North Carolina
Republican Sen. Liddy Dole may be a goner, and John McCain is in trouble in a state the GOP hasn’t lost since 1976. What happened?
How John McCain could still win
The odds are long for McCain, but this is no time for Democrats to embrace irrational exuberance. Here are four ways McCain might be able to turn it around
Hard times at the bottom of the Bush economy
From a tent city in Reno to a drug dealer’s block in Detroit, I saw how Republican rule has hit those living on the American fringe
Dirt cheap
Step one in the battle against soaring food prices: Start your own recession garden
Since you asked …
Gambling debts and talk of ending it all: Should I intervene?
Big Think: “I hope that we can restore our image”
Lawyer and author Mahvish Khan discusses her experiences at Guantánamo
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
The “L” word
Are Democrats headed for a landslide in November? McClatchy thinks so, and Republicans are going on the record with their worries about John McCain’s campaign
Rick Davis: The last 8 years encapsulated
McCain’s campaign manager: Troopergate report found “no violations of any kinds of laws or ethics rules.” The report: Palin “abused her power by violating” Alaska law
I Like to Watch
He’s got Bette Davis eyes! CBS’ “Eleventh Hour,” NBC’s “My Own Worst Enemy” and ABC’s “Life on Mars” bring us soulful-eyed leading men who kick ass and take names as the world falls apart!
Opus
Where will Opus’ final paradise be?
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
John McCain’s dishonorable campaign
Finally, he kinda sorta challenges supporters who are sliming Barack Obama
Critics’ Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: Indie rock for Barack, a time capsule of late-’80s bohemia, a peek at other people’s diaries
Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska
Amid “Troopergate” and other government scandals, including killing wolf pups, an Alaskan writer explains why the Palin phenomenon rings hollow in his home state
Mumblecore grows up — and gets naked
In the wrenching, erotic relationship drama “Nights and Weekends,” Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig leave the clichés of 20-something indie film behind
Can a girl sexually abuse herself?
A 15-year-old faces child porn charges after distributing naked self-portraits
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
The new improved Paulson plan
The U.S. government will become the investor of last resort. Get ready, America: You’re about to own Wall Street
Obama drops nearly $2 mil on prime-time TV airtime
He uses new media outlets to buy time on old media
The federal government should go on a spending spree
Nothing expresses McCain’s ignorance of basic economics like his call to freeze expenditures. Only massive government investment can help us now
Salon Radio: ACLU’s Jonathan Hafetz on Guantánamo cases
Why is the Bush administration continuing to imprison 17 detainees in Guantánamo who it acknowledges are innocent? And what is the latest on the president’s power to imprison U.S. citizens as “enemy combatants”?
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
Sally Hawkins gives the finest performance of the year in Mike Leigh’s intimate masterpiece
“The Wrestler”
Mickey Rourke gives a knockout performance as a nearly washed-up wrestling star
Why we’re losing in Afghanistan
Corrupt government and the U.S.’s mismanaged “surge” strategy have led to the Taliban’s powerful resurgence in Afghanistan
“Body of Lies”
Russell and Leo team up in this overly intricate indictment of the war on terror
Meet Sarah Palin’s radical right-wing pals
Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin’s political career in Alaska, and in return had influence over policy. “Her door was open,” says Chryson — and still is
Since you asked …
I believe in UFOs. Am I crazy?
WayLay
Jill wonders if her trip to rescue Steve has been for nothing
Thursday, Oct. 09, 2008
Todd Palin’s testimony
In a sworn statement, Sarah Palin’s husband declares his innocence in Troopergate, while admitting repeated efforts to get the state trooper at the heart of the scandal
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
Going for broke in Pennsylvania
McCain is redoubling efforts against Obama in this key electoral battleground, where the Philly factor could be decisive
Google’s Vulcan death grip
Is Google the Mr. Spock of the Internet — all head, no heart? A new book wonders if the very things that made the company great will bring it down
Tom the Dancing Bug
The Grapes of Wrath, 2008: How will our generation handle a Great Depression?
Since you asked …
I’m bored with beer pong, ’80s playlists and Judd Apatow. So what’s next?
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How John McCain could still win
By Walter Shapiro
Hard times at the bottom of the Bush economy
By Dan Hoyle
Time to start your own recession garden
By Steve Almond
Gambling debts and talk of ending it all: Should I intervene?
By Cary Tennis
By Walter Shapiro Blood in the water in North Carolina
By Mike Madden Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska
By Nick Jans Meet Sarah Palin’s radical right-wing pals
By Max Blumenthal and David Neiwert Opus
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