Today in Salon: To Hillary, with love

Today in Salon: Wednesday January 14, 2009

To Hillary, with love Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Barack Obama's secretary of state turns into a group hug By Mike Madden

Open Salon Mom Movie: Jungle Queens, Cats and Crows To All the Toys I've Loved Before... Cosby on 'Meet the Press' Barney & Me, Life and Love with the World's Worst Dinosaur

How the World Works A Chinese blog explosion The amazing shrinking Citigroup Steven Chu explains: "Coal is my worst nightmare" Stephen Chu takes the stand

Beyond the Multiplex DVDs you should have seen in 2008, but didn't

Greening the stimulus Environmentalists push for a sustainable recovery plan. But one economist warns against trying to do too much. By Bill McKibben, Joseph Romm and John Whitehead

Obama's early stumbles Readers ask, Camille dishes: On Democratic woes, the Weather Underground, Kanye West, Freud, alleged gay genes and "the long sleep." By Camille Paglia

My mom has halitosis! My mother's breath stinks but I'm afraid to mention it! By Cary Tennis

Polygamy gets ugly In its third season, "Big Love" abandons its sugarcoated take on plural marriage for a far darker picture. By Heather Havrilesky

Alcoholics, sexaholics, shopaholics America is a country in recovery. Two new books illustrate the paradoxes and contradictions in our current notions of addiction. By Laura Miller

Girlish, moody fiction? No thanks What readers really want is dastardly deeds by dark, despicable men, or saucy wenches with pert breasts displayed like fresh fruit on a platter. By Garrison Keillor

Video Dog Bateman: How bad is the economy?

Broadsheet Why Gene Robinson is too little, too late It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super-feminist! "WTF" of the day The perils of privilege

The K Chronicles More observations of a new parent. By Keith Knight

War Room Obama dines with Will, Kristol, Brooks Revealed: Obama used to support same-sex marriage Clinton faces relatively easy confirmation hearing Geithner hit with tax, housekeeper immigration issues Huckabee already gearing up for 2012? Quote of the day Paterson interviews Kennedy, comes away "impressed" Palin now attacking her defenders The right responds to Gitmo closure news

Glenn Greenwald Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

What "Waltz With Bashir" can teach us about Gaza The stunning new Israeli film reveals painful parallels between one of Israel's darkest moments and the current conflict. By Gary Kamiya

"Teach America: Government can work" Economists Jeff Madrick, Dean Baker and James Hamilton talk about how President-elect Obama should proceed with his stimulus plan. By Dean Baker, James Hamilton and Jeff Madrick

What Can Obama learn from FDR's first 100 days? The author of "Nothing to Fear" talks about the striking parallels -- and differences -- between the president-elect and another who took office at a time of economic meltdown. By Mark Schone

Should Johnny play linebacker? Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. By Robert Burton

I'm not ready to be a stepmom If I marry, I get a 16-year-old who can barely take care of herself. By Cary Tennis

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