Today in Salon: Mr. Calm

Today in Salon: Thursday April 30, 2009

Mr. Calm With swine flu now added to the many challenges confronting his 100-day-old administration, President Obama displayed a reassuring competence By Mike Madden

Open Salon Ain't nothing for free here. Presidential Press Conference Live Blog Dos and Don'ts of Dumpster-Diving Pandemics and the Global Hypochondriac

Joan Walsh Yes, Virginia, it was a hate crime One last 100-days thought

Understanding the deadly flu virus Scientists are scrambling to figure out just how alarmed we should be over the swine flu outbreak from Mexico. By Katharine Mieszkowski

Cheney's painful war for torture President Obama must fight back against the former vice president by launching investigations into the Bush administration's interrogation policies. By Gene Lyons

The great foreskin debate To snip or not to snip? That was the question facing new parent Danae Elon, who didn't just wrestle with the controversies of circumcision -- she made a documentary about it. By Joy Press

Beyond the Multiplex Jim Jarmusch takes control Tribeca: From fake suburbia to Vegas, with devil worship

Farewell to the American Century Americans have perpetuated a mythic version of the past that never even approximated reality and today has become downright malignant. By Andrew Bacevich

My roommate is addicted to eBay She's buying rugs, she's buying rings, and she never leaves the house! By Cary Tennis

Tom the Dancing Bug God-Man: The darkest superhero of them all. By Ruben Bolling

How the World Works Obama versus the hedge funds Obama's shout-out to Joe Stiglitz Good news for bloggers: Global literacy is rising Don't blame Chicago! The worst six months in 50 years FDR's stimulus was too small, too

War Room Closing the barn door after the swine flu is out Obama reframes the torture debate Obama: "We're off to a good start. But it's just a start" Steele faces rebellion inside RNC Congress passes Obama budget Even after 100 days, Obama's still popular Palin caves, will accept stimulus money I am the champion, my friends Happy 100 days, Mr. President, happy 100 days to you Is Arlen Specter's departure good for the GOP? Obama, Biden welcome Specter to the party

GigaOM Network Maemo 5: Do We Need Another Mobile Platform? Confidentiality in Your Home Office Apple Launches MobileMe 24/7 Live Chat Support…and No One Noticed MacBook Touch Concept Design a Keeper Brent Rose to Create 50 Characters In 50 Weeks — Or Die Trying? Simplify Music 2.0 Still Streams Music; Adds Search, Playlists and Audio Scrubbing The Reboot: Going (Mostly) Paperless OutTwit Puts Twitter in Your Outlook Inbox BlueAnt Q1 Headset Review Is Harper's Globe Hitched to a Loser? BT Adds Mobile Broadband to Its Consumer Bundles The VC Industry Is Too Fat and the Exits Are Too Thin Peewee PC Launches Today- Convertible Netbook for Kids App Store Roundtable: The Gold Rush What's In Your Bag, Imran Ali? How Virtualization Saves Serious Computing Energy To Pay Or Not to Pay: When to Move Beyond Free Eucalyptus Goes Commercial with $5.5M Funding Round Where to Watch Obama's "100 Days" News Conference Online New iPhone 3.0 OS Beta 4 Comes With iTunes 8.2 Pre-Release Amazon Gets 'Em While They're Young 802.11n To Win The Wireless HD Video Sweepstakes Netbook Graphics Get a Small Boost with GMABooster A Hurdle for VCs Investing in the Smart Grid: Lure of Utility Sampling

Broadsheet Make love, not war, or you get none! Rebranding abstinence Many children (still) left behind

Glenn Greenwald Can someone explain to Rep. Foxx the difference between hate crimes and hate speech laws?

Can Americans fire Wall Street CEOs? The immediate challenge in the banking crisis is to sort out public from private responsibilities and to create clearer lines of accountability. By Robert Reich

Why can't we concentrate? Twitter and e-mail aren't making us stupider, but they are making us more distracted. A new book explains why learning to focus is the key to living better. By Laura Miller

Obama's 100-day report card Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others. By Vincent Rossmeier, Mark Schone and Gabriel Winant

Obama and race: Silence is golden The president has dramatically improved race relations -- by not talking about race. By Gary Kamiya

Let war crimes be bygones We don't need to round up a few Bush-era criminals to settle political scores. We just need some truth, and then we need good train service. By Garrison Keillor

I got caught stealing money from work I was fired and I'm making restitution, but I'm dying of shame. By Cary Tennis

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