Salon: Opinion

Protests spread across Iran

Juan Cole — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:25:00 PST

State of emergency declared in Isfahan, as regime threatens crackdown

Imperfection is a start

Gene Lyons — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:15:00 PST

For all its faults, the current bill establishes universal care, and there's no going back from that

Criticizing Obama is pragmatic

Darren Hutchinson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:23:00 PST

The president's liberal foes aren't just dreamy moonbats -- they're fighting for what they want

A progressive marriage?

Michael Lind — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:22:00 PST

What the Democrats can learn from the Republicans about managing the m�nage � trois within the party

Candidate flip, president flop

David Sirota — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:30:00 PST

Obama crushes a medication policy he'd vowed to endorse. Such bogus election-year promises undermine democracy

Happy holidays from the banks

Michael Winship — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:00 PST

Obama stands by as Wall Street lives it up and the rest of America struggles

"It's unfair"

Joe Conason — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:45:00 PST

Howard Dean on why he doesn't support the Senate bill, which he calls "hocus pocus" reform

The White House is friendly to its enemies, patronizing to its friends

Darren Hutchinson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:19:00 PST

The president's base won't easily forget being talked down to

A surge of dollars in Afghanistan

Jo Comerford — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:19:00 PST

Total cost of the war could hit $1 trillion

Slouching toward healthcare reform

Robert Reich — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:18:00 PST

The long, painful road to a disappointing deal

Weathering the storm of stupidity

Gene Lyons — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:17:00 PST

Climate change deniers arm themselves with ignorance and fight bravely against science

Why is Obama still protecting Lieberman?

Darren Hutchinson — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:17:00 PST

He's not your friend, Mr. President

China wins struggle for Pipelinestan

Juan Cole — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:16:00 PST

While the U.S. is stuck in Afghanistan, China sneaks off quietly with the resource prize

Dear nobodies

Michael Lind — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:15:00 PST

A congressman writes to his constituents: "Thank God for gerrymandering"

Moral hazards for Democrats

David Sirota — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:20:00 PST

It's bad business for Obama's party to reward him for rewarding Wall Street shills

ACORN videos were propaganda

Joe Conason — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:30:00 PST

A report hammers the organization's leadership but points out duplicity in the famous tapes

Meet your new health insurance company overlords

Robert Reich — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:11:00 PST

After reform, insurers won't have to worry about competition

Top 5 ways Obama can redeem his Nobel

Juan Cole — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:11:00 PST

The president got his prize as an encouragement. Here's how he can rise to the occasion

Obama gets real in Afghanistan

Gene Lyons — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:11:00 PST

For all the ambiguity of his new policy, he is admitting that U.S. power has limits and priorities

President's jobs initiative doesn't measure up

Robert Reich — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:10:00 PST

The president is trying to avoid criticism on spending with a small jobs plan, just when we need a big one

Student protests swarm Iran

Juan Cole — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:09:00 PST

Demonstrations span geographic, ethnic divides

Shocking news: The world is stable!

Michael Lind — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:05:00 PST

China dominance? U.S. decline and fall? Believe it when you see it

Editorial: They don't come greener than Obama

Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:08:00 PST

European critics are calling Barack Obama a traitor on climate change, but he's America's greenest president ever

Why the climate talks will be a disaster

Bill McKibben — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:08:00 PST

Politics-as-usual won't solve our most pressing problem, no matter what Obama brings to the table

The best-case Afghanistan scenario

Joe Conason — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:05:00 PST

Obama's plan may try to force rapid reconciliation among the country's warring factions

Pakistan, Taliban say bin Laden may be in Afghanistan

Juan Cole — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:05:00 PST

Where should the U.S. even be looking for the terrorist leader?

Without smart investments, high unemployment will be permanent

Robert Reich — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:04:00 PST

It's going to take more than a White House jobs summit to revive the labor market

Find God, get out of jail, slaughter again

Gene Lyons — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:00 PST

Why did Mike Huckabee pardon child rapist Maurice Clemmons? Because God told him to

Is the jobs summit just a photo op?

Angela Blackwell — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:03:00 PST

Not if Obama focuses on creating work for the Americans who were left behind even before the recession

Obama's surge: Has the president been misled by the Iraq analogy?

Juan Cole — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:02:00 PST

Good timing made Bush's surge look successful. Obama will probably enjoy no such luck