Today in Salon: The born conspiracy

Today in Salon: Tuesday December 9, 2008

The born conspiracy Sanity was nowhere to be found at the press conference held by the alarmists who believe Obama is not a U.S. citizen By Mike Madden

Open Salon The Sea of Green Beans and Corn: Part 1 Asperger's With Cheese Memories don't exceed the baggage weight limit Mumbai 26/11, not 9/11

Don't replace the old Guantánamo with a new one President-elect Obama has pledged to close the infamous military prison in Cuba. So why are people trying to give him the right to start all over again? By Jameel Jaffer and Ben Wizner

15 years without knocking boots I didn't intend to go without sex for a decade and a half. But celibacy isn't something you necessarily plan. By Kit Naylor

Obama's single most important reform How the president-elect can get the money for the massive public works he proposes -- without raising taxes. By Michael Lind

Books we love Some of our favorite authors weigh in on the best reads of 2008. Compiled by Abby Margulies

Iraq: The beginning of the end As the war enters its final phase, Bush claims we won. But how can we ever repay Iraqis what we owe them? By Gary Kamiya

Reid demands a friendly-fire investigation Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joins two other members of Congress in pushing for a fresh look at an alleged friendly-fire incident in Iraq first reported by Salon. By Mark Benjamin

Video Dog The best nonfiction of 2008

This Modern World Attack of the invisible hand of the free market! By Tom Tomorrow

War Room The Jeremiah Wright ad McCain didn't want you to see Six Words for Obama Quote of the day Every Cao has a silver lining Sen. Jesse Jackson Jr.? Will charges against Blackwater guards stick? Romney gearing up for 2012? Supreme Court won't hear Obama citizenship case Hildebrand writes to liberal critics of Obama

How the World Works Tribune bankruptcy: Chronicle of a news media death foretold? Don't blame new media for the deepening recession Paul Krugman's depression economics

Broadsheet WTF of the day: Recessionary healthcare madness Quote of the day Targeted acts of kindness and sensible beauty

Glenn Greenwald Gen. Hayden and the claimed irrelevance of presidential appointments

Spend, Obama, spend! And save jobs The first thing Obama should do is use federal funds to keep public employees from joining the swelling ranks of the unemployed. By Joe Conason

The Republican comeback of 2010 The midterm elections are only two years away. Can the Democrats defend their gains? By Thomas Schaller

Salon Book Awards 2008 Our picks for the 10 most pleasurable fiction and nonfiction reading experiences of the year. By Laura Miller

I've got pushy Sabbath observers in my doorman-less lobby Because observant Orthodox Jews may not use intercoms on the Sabbath, things get a little sticky in my building. By Cary Tennis

The voice that gave me goose bumps The "Lemony Snicket" author remembers his nerve-racking musical run-in with Odetta, the late folk singer and activist. By Daniel Handler

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