Today in Salon: John McCain's hot air

Today in Salon: Saturday September 20, 2008

John McCain's hot air He may claim to be green, but McCain's environmental record is every bit as dirty as that of Sen. James "global warming is a hoax" Inhofe By Joseph Romm

Open Salon Ask around, look it up, Nothing prettier than a spotted pup Forever Your Squirrel He Thinks Hairy Cuteness!

Critics' Picks What you need to see, read, do this week: A radical filmmaker's inspiring memoir; "90210's" slutty, drunken grandma; and great works from lost geniuses.

Letters of the week Readers reflect on "guyhood," use of the word "retard," smell advertising, and more.

Broadsheet Cell-u-later, street harassers! Your daily Palin, dammit "The Dakota Fanning rape movie" "WTF" of the day Quote of the day Dating don'ts Bitch pleased

Video Dog Bateman: Let's talk about Spain Wayne Wang on "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers" Reforming Wall Street

War Room Sarah Palin, energy expert "Hillary Sent Me!" Palin takes a tumble Limbaugh: Obama "stoking racial antagonism" No charges for Foley WSJ editorial board takes on McCain McCain flubs call for SEC chairman's head, again Palin's peculiar lie

How the World Works A history lesson from the Great Depression We are all radical regulators, now McCain doubles down on Fannie and Freddie What's happening to the real economy? Ten days that shook Wall Street Fear and loathing on Wall Street and the campaign trail

Machinist Driverless Prius takes to the streets of San Francisco New Intel server chip designed entirely in India

Is "greediness" good? Forget the morality -- how does the word itself work? Members of Salon's Table Talk community sound off.

Obama in New Mexico: No Latino voter left behind In the most closely contested state in the nation, it will all come down to who is better organized -- and whether Obama can get Hispanic voters to the polls. By Mike Madden

Beyond the Multiplex Wayne Wang isn't missing

The corporate financiers are wrong Would they please shut up about the wonders of an unfettered free market? It's taxpayers who are paying the price for their greed -- again. By Joe Conason

Joan Walsh Can McCain sell himself as a Wall Street reformer?

Glenn Greenwald The Bush/McCain/Palin contempt for subpoenas and the rule of law

Sarah Palin's dead lake By promoting runaway development in her hometown, say locals, Palin has "fouled her own nest" -- and that goes for the lake where she lives. By David Talbot

"The Duchess" Keira Knightley charms and devastates in this lavish -- and juicy -- costume drama. By Stephanie Zacharek

NFL picks: Economic meltdown week Sure, our civilization is circling the drain, but come on, we've got Cowboys-Packers and Steelers-Eagles. King Kaufman

"Ghost Town" Ricky Gervais shows off his killer comedic instincts as a dentist who sees dead people in this heavenly romantic comedy. By Stephanie Zacharek

Is 2008 a sui generis election? So much about the Obama-McCain contest breaks the mold -- yet the electoral map is looking eerily familiar. By Walter Shapiro

I'm gay, I provide for my parents, and they're voting Republican! The party my parents support considers my marriage invalid -- so how can I keep giving them money? By Cary Tennis

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