Today in Salon: Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us

Today in Salon: Tuesday December 2, 2008

Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us You want that discounted flat-screen TV. You want to help boost the economy. But I've got news for you By Andrew Leonard

Open Salon Now that's what i call ribs! I Married My Mother Big Island Love Dating Lola

Broadsheet The sexing up of Tina Fey Now, finally, you may kiss the bride Male caregivers need feminism, too

Tourists from Hell The terrorists who attacked Mumbai struck the heart of city life. By Gary Kamiya

So what's in this for Hillary? Taking charge of the State Department will give Clinton more power than hanging around the Senate -- even if she does have a history with her new boss. By Mike Madden

What should Bill Clinton do now? Critics worry he'll get in Hillary's way. But the new secretary of state's husband is a great international ambassador for America. By Joe Conason

Should I stay in Ireland because my boyfriend's mother has lung cancer? Things were getting rocky before this news, and now he says maybe I should go. By Cary Tennis

Bargain gifts for kids Simple pleasures that are inexpensive but endlessly entertaining. Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Reiter

This Modern World The Bush years: A look back. By Tom Tomorrow

Video Dog Big Think: Is monogamy passé?

Joan Walsh Team America

War Room Chris Matthews on Senate rumors: "Absolutely not true" Conservatives band together against nonexistent threat Georgia gears up for Senate run-off Clinton not resigning just yet What's Obama going to tell Gates about Iraq? Obama announces national security team Bill Clinton puts out statement on wife's nomination Hillary Clinton's big day

Midrange gifts for the sports lover Nine hundred NBA games, at your fingertips. Kevin Berger, Jonah Keri, Mark Schone

How the World Works Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair It's official: We're in a recession The month the U.S. economy died

Glenn Greenwald NBC and McCaffrey's coordinated responses to the NYT story

Luxury gifts for the sports lover Buy a life-size rendering of your favorite athlete or a piece of the classic stadiums of yore. Kevin Berger, Jonah Keri, Mark Schone

Bargain gifts for the sports lover Relive Barack Obama's basketball glory days and score a daily fix for your favorite baseball junkie. Kevin Berger, Jonah Keri, Mark Schone

Midrange gifts for the culture vulture Hungarian art films, indie-rock wall decals and (of course) "The Godfather." Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press

Sympathy for Charles Graner No one from the Bush administration has been held accountable for torture. But the guard from Abu Ghraib prison is still behind bars, and his family wants to know why. By Mark Benjamin

Bargain gifts for the culture vulture Because it's boring to just buy "Kung Fu Panda" or "Incredible Hulk." Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press

I bought stocks; my husband bought CDs. Now I can't bear to look I can't get up the nerve to tell my husband just how much money we've lost. By Cary Tennis

Luxury gifts for the culture vulture When you care enough to send the very best box sets and art. Andrew O'Hehir, Joy Press

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