Salon: News & Politics

Clergy say, "I won't"

Lilly Fowler — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:14:00 PDT

Since gays and lesbians can't say "I do," some churches are getting out of the marriage business

And still our vote mattered

Shane M. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:10:00 PDT

I marvel at the opportunity lost in the Iran election -- and what might yet be gained

Media elite vs. blogger peasants

Gene Lyons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:16:00 PDT

The White House allowed a mere commoner among the Beltway peerage -- how indecorous!

Al Franken takes his job very seriously

Mike Madden — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:16:00 PDT

Being the 60th Democratic Senate vote is no joke. But can Franken guarantee Sotomayor vote or healthcare reform?

The Obamas' first harvest

Mike Madden — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:20:00 PDT

It's yielded pounds of produce, and good will from activists, but will the White House garden change food policy?

Tehran dispatch: Basijis hang around, do nothing

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:00 PDT

As the capital returns to a normal routine, I see people in green and wonder, what were you doing three weeks ago?

Sex scandals are bipartisan

Gene Lyons — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:15:00 PDT

But it's Republicans who are prone to preaching about other people's intimate lives

Obama feels your pain on healthcare

Mike Madden — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:15:00 PDT

With a major legislative battle looming, the president continues to sell his plan, this time on Facebook

Obama woos LGBT leaders

Mike Madden — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:30:00 PDT

The president welcomes 300 prominent gays to the White House. But when will his rhetoric translate into action?

Iran? The U.S. should mind its own business

Jeanne Carstensen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:24:00 PDT

Iranian-American journalist Hooman Majd separates facts from fantasies about the Iranian protests

Tehran dispatch: The regime shows us movies

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:25:00 PDT

They want to keep us indoors, and quiet. But which subversive programmer picked "The Lord of the Rings"?

Obama to GOP: "Iranians can speak for themselves"

Mike Madden — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:24:00 PDT

A sometimes testy president defends his Iran policy in an afternoon press conference. Also, he still smokes

Healthcare makes a miraculous recovery

Mike Madden — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:25:00 PDT

Obama gets drug companies to cut senior drug bills by $80 billion. Suddenly, his plan is no longer dead

Bush officials: Where are they now?

Nick Turse — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:20:00 PDT

The unemployment rate is high around the country -- but not for former Bush officials. A guide to who's cashing in

Tehran dispatch: The crackdown

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:23:00 PDT

Gridlock, fire and lead pipes. Young men face off against the basijis and the battle moves into the back alleys

Fed to mass transit: Drop dead

David Epstein — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:19:00 PDT

Stimulus funds have kept healthcare and education afloat. No such luck for America's bus and light-rail riders

Tehran dispatch: Remembering the fallen

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:20:00 PDT

At Thursday's pro-Mousavi rally, honoring those who have been killed in the post-election protests

Tehran dispatch: Supreme Leader speaks

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:20:00 PDT

Khamanei weeps, he tells us there was no vote rigging, and he seems to give a green light for a crackdown

"Khamenei has never seen a crisis like this"

Gregor Peter Schmitz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:20:00 PDT

This week's protests in Iran are truly unprecedented, says Iran expert Afshin Molavi

Who hates who in Iran

Gabriel Winant — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:19:00 PDT

A somewhat coherent outsider's guide into the labyrinthine world of Iranian politics

Twitter won't bring down Ahmadinejad

Mike Madden — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:19:00 PDT

The real action in Iran is in the streets. Social media is documenting the revolution -- not leading it

Dispatch from Tehran: The police are coming

Bijan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:17:00 PDT

Salon's reporter tries to warn pro-Mousavi protestors in Tehran's Vanak Square that police with batons are coming

Ayatollahs combine concessions with warnings

Ulrike Putz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:18:00 PDT

As the power struggle continues in Iran, the regime is trying to take the wind out of the protesters' sails

Bomb Iran -- with love!

Mike Madden — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:20:00 PDT

Not long ago, Republicans were talking about attacking Iran. Now they think Obama doesn't love Iran enough

What they saw at the Green Revolution

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:19:00 PDT

A photographic record of the Iranian election and its aftermath, through Monday's bloody street protests.

Iran's growing societal chasm

Dieter Bednarz — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:16:00 PDT

Supreme Leader Khamenei is a target of the opposition -- the result of a growing split in Iranian society.

Neo-Nazis are in the Army now

Matt Kennard — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:22:00 PDT

Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own regulations and permitting white supremacists to join its ranks.