Currently in Salon

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  America's regression
  It's almost impossible to find a nation with as many torture advocates as the U.S. has.
  Glenn Greenwald
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  Without smart investments, high unemployment will be permanent
  It's going to take more than a White House jobs summit to revive the labor market
  By Robert Reich
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  "Brothers": A wartime romance for our turbulent era
  Jake Gyllenhaal shines in an undeniably grown-up movie about love and loss in the shadow of Afghanistan
  By Stephanie Zacharek
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  New kitchen invader: Black garlic
  Upscale chefs love it, grocery stores now stock it, but will the latest trendy ingredient last?
  By Thomas Rogers
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  Find God, get out of jail, slaughter again
  Why did Mike Huckabee pardon child rapist Maurice Clemmons? Because God told him to
  By Gene Lyons
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  Take a bite of virgin's breasts
  They're sweet, but their story isn't
  By Francis Lam
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  Hayden: "Time to strip the Obama sticker off my car"
  Old-school liberal says the president's decision on Afghanistan is the last straw
  Alex Koppelman
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  Tiger by the tail
  The golf legend and symbol of cultural harmony crashes and burns. Maybe we're all better off for it
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Eric Cantor's magic pony jobs plan
  The GOP minority whip lays out his "no-cost" solution to the unemployment crisis
  Andrew Leonard
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  New York Senate defeats same-sex marriage bill
  Supporters of marriage rights for gays suffered a major defeat Wednesday afternoon
  Alex Koppelman