Salon: News & Politics

Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase

Walter Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:01:00 PDT

If she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4.

Bradleys used to be considered impregnable

Anna Badkhen — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:30:00 PDT

As the hatch closes, I think about the four men from the platoon I'm with who were charred to death in one of these fighting vehicles.

Killing by the numbers

Mark Benjamin and Christopher Weaver — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:10:00 PDT

In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq?

Guns and water coolers in Iraq

Anna Badkhen — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:30:00 PDT

U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad.

Clinton: "I am in this race"

Mike Madden — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:53:00 PDT

Protesters disrupt her fundraiser, money is dwindling -- and undecided superdelegates tell Salon they see the end in sight. But Hillary Clinton powers on.

Obama Veepstakes

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:04:00 PDT

The Illinois senator says, "Yes, we can," but he won't make it to the White House without the right running mate. Which veep would you pick?

Clinton Veepstakes

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT

Should the former presumptive front-runner beat the odds and secure the Democratic nomination, which veep candidate is her key to the Oval Office?

Night lands Clinton closer to oblivion

Walter Shapiro — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:31:00 PDT

Obama takes North Carolina and only barely loses Indiana, narrowing Hillary's hopes to the 366 phantom delegates from Michigan and Florida.

Helicopter travel in Iraq

Anna Badkhen — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:55:00 PDT

Military travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri.

"It looks like the end of the world here"

Jürgen Kremb — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:10:00 PDT

In Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power.

A pivotal day for the Democrats?

Walter Shapiro — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:38:00 PDT

As Indiana and North Carolina head to the polls, a couple of predictions: The delegate endgame will change -- and nobody can be sure what's next.

The endless Democratic party

Walter Shapiro — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:56:00 PDT

In Indiana, Barack Obama settles back into his change-politics strategy, while Hillary Clinton campaigns as if the race itself is everything.

Lawless in Guantánamo

Jennifer Daskal — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Even an Air Force colonel who once prosecuted detainees here is condemning military commissions at the prison as politicized and unjust.

Super stuck!

Mike Madden and Walter Shapiro — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:55:00 PDT

Democratic superdelegates who haven't yet chosen sides tell Salon about phone calls from Bill Clinton and high-anxiety nightmares. It seems most are not enjoying political superstardom.

Breaking the Democratic deadlock

Mike Madden — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:04:00 PDT

If Obama wants to secure the nomination next week, he'll need to recapture the working-class voters who helped him rout Clinton in Wisconsin.

So long, Canada

Edward McClelland — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Strict new border policies are turning Canada into a foreign country. Is this any way to treat our neighbors?

Poison ice

Elizabeth Grossman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:44:00 PDT

As the sea ice melts, a toxic stew of mercury and synthetic chemicals is seeping into the Arctic food web, harming the area's people. We may be next.

When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats

Edward McClelland — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:33:00 PDT

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.