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Some progressives say that without a public option, it is. Others on the left say any progress is better than none
Thomas Schaller
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Help Salon count down the 10 nuttiest newsmakers in the last 12 months, and pick our No. 1
Joan Walsh
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A call to Child Protective Services and a wife without a ring
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Who do you want to celebrate the holidays with? Plus: Last week's holiday host drink winners
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Conservative Jones, boy detective, tackles the mystery of healthcare reform
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A congressman writes to his constituents: "Thank God for gerrymandering"
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Jia Zhangke made his reputation with this joyful, crushing account of China in the '80s, lived at street level
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David Lynch's blend of beauty, dread and sinister jokes -- and Laura Dern's unjustly ignored performance
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While the U.S. is stuck in Afghanistan, China sneaks off quietly with the resource prize
By Juan Cole
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No, I'm not kidding: The "reality film" shot while the U.S. bombed Baghdad is disturbing, relevant history
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