Today in Salon: Mean girl

Today in Salon: Tuesday September 23, 2008

Mean girl Sarah Palin has a habit of betraying former patrons, especially when they get in trouble -- but only once they're no longer useful By David Talbot

Open Salon "Special Needs," McCain-Palin, & the 2008 Election Review of the The View and Bill Clinton Wishful Friendship The SHOCKING new book about Jerome R. Corsi, PhD

The pro-Derek Jeter backlash It starts here. Just because he's overhyped and overpraised doesn't mean he's not an all-time great. King Kaufman

An open letter to independent and undecided voters You're sick of politics as usual and just want results. Should you pick Obama or McCain? By Gary Kamiya

"When Will There Be Good News?" Kidnapping, romance, comedy -- Kate Atkinson's delightfully inventive "When Will There Be Good News?" is much more than just another crime novel. By Laura Miller

Will Arizona leave John McCain blue? Barack Obama won't win Arizona, but Democrats down the ballot are poised for a big year on John McCain's home turf. By Mike Madden

How the World Works The great bailout horse-trading game Paulson plan euphoria fades: Dow down 373 Not so fast, Secretary Paulson! First reactions to the Paulson plan: Boo!

This Modern World Who could have ever seen this financial mess coming? By Tom Tomorrow

Video Dog Red State Update talks Bush-Cheney with Ralph Nader Bateman: Henry Paulson on how he'll protect taxpayers Big Think: A pioneer on the frontiers of faith

Broadsheet Inspiration of the day All hail the slug queen! Show me the sexism! Heidi Klum says "auf wiedersehen" to her clothes The McCains should spend every day with Rachael Ray! Roe plaintiff speaks out for choice Quote of the day Pussy Galore: Feminist icon

Raiders snatch ax from jaws of victory? Doomed coach Lane Kiffin couldn't have committed self-sabotage, but if he had, it wouldn't have looked that different. King Kaufman

Machinist Maghound offers magazine in a Netflix-style formula Chevy Volt is due out in 2010

Glenn Greenwald Single funniest blog post I ever read Growing right-wing opposition to the Paulson plan

Lamest Emmys ever? "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" win big, but an endless string of tributes and a five-headed host-Hydra render the Emmys unusually painful. By Heather Havrilesky

War Room Palin channels her inner Hagee and Hillary Obama's Chicago machine The name dropper Never enough of "enough is enough" Whither the wedge issues Forget about a governing majority in 2008 Sarah's foreign policy crash course New Obama ad slams McCain as deregulator First dude McCain: Cuomo for SEC chairman

Joe Morgan, stathead For just a moment, the old-school baseball man wanders over to the sabermetric side to talk about clutch hitting. King Kaufman

Beyond the Multiplex Coppola, Spielberg, Hammer Films and you

The battle for votes in Pennsylvania's Clinton country This year, the economy trumps social issues in blue-collar Scranton. That should mean advantage, Democrat. But what does it really mean when local voters say they don't "know" Obama? By Walter Shapiro

Historic Yankee futility Barely alive, New York is on the verge of elimination for the first straight year. Also: Stadium closing. King Kaufman

Inside the vaccine-and-autism scare A pediatrician traces the rise of the anti-vaccine movement that falsely linked thimerosal with autism and turned parents away from the most lifesaving medicine in history. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.

The cost of leaving I can't afford to stay in my marriage -- but how will I afford to leave it? By Mary Elizabeth Williams

My candidate, myself Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might. By Robert Burton

Another Gilded Age comes to an end With wild speculation wreaking havoc on the American financial system, will Washington recognize the need for regulation? By Steve Fraser

What small-town America thinks of Sarah Palin From Minnesota to Mount Rushmore, the coffee shops and bars are buzzing with talk of whether the moose-hunting mom is fit to be vice president. By Dan Hoyle

Ask Pablo I confess: I am addicted to the latest tech gadgets. Can I be green too? By Pablo Päster

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