Currently in Salon: A tale of two healthcare summits

Currently in Salon: Thursday February 25, 2010

A tale of two healthcare summits How healthcare reform legislation can move forward -- and why it hasn't yet By Mike Madden

Open Salon Whale Trainer Dies in Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld Orlando Torture Memo Report: Please don't scapegoat Jennifer Hardy The Importance of a Good Title and a Great Ending An Olympian sales job

Kathryn Bigelow: Feminist pioneer or tough guy in drag? "Hurt Locker" director masquerades as a hyper-macho bad boy to win the respect of a male-dominated industry By Martha P. Nochimson

Joan Walsh The Democrats' next big step on health care reform

"We've Got Issues": Big Pharma might not be lying Judith Warner's brave new book upends the myth that our children are being overmedicated Amy Tuteur, M.D.

War Room Harkin: Public option dead for now Former Bush advisor Senor considering N.Y. Senate run? GOP not pulling punches on healthcare summit A partisan spat over bipartisan summit McCain slams primary opponent over Birtherism Scott Brown walking back jobs bill vote? Rockefeller announces he's giving up on public option Birther legislation gains steam in Arizona Pelosi's wild card could irk some Democrats

How the World Works Unmade in Japan: Toyota on trial Tune in, turn on, buy a credit swap The stimulus is working

"Did you come to praise Medicare or to bury it?" At his health summit, Obama should ask whether Republicans want to protect Medicare -- or kill it with vouchers By Joe Conason

On spending, conservatives are quite conflicted The government spends too much! Except when it comes to schools and infrastructure and Social Security and ... By John Sides

The "fer shurr" Olympics In the Vancouver games, where much is uncertain, one phrase is getting a serious workout By Jed Lipinski

Broadsheet Tweeting an abortion Censor that puppet's cleavage! It takes one bad abortion clinic... Tony Kornheiser: ESPN's latest screw-up Lilly Scott: "Idol's" manic-pixie dream girl?

Soldier in "Coming Home" series dies after surgery Charged with murdering his girlfriend, John Needham's war wounds went untreated (includes slideshow) BY Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin

Slide show: Curling face Olympic curlers are renowned for their stamina, concentration and an odd, jaw-dropping expression By Salon staff

The GOP's path to the future runs through the past Why are Republicans running so many candidates who served in Congress or the Bush administration already? By Mike Madden

When Democrats take power, paranoia blooms Ignorant, frightened people are notoriously easy to fool. Enter Glenn Beck and a host of other fast-talkers By Gene Lyons

Join the God-Man fan club! Decline membership at your own risk By Ruben Bolling

The case of the vanishing "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig was a former teen sitcom star, but he battled something far more insidious than youthful fame By Mary Elizabeth Williams

Chocolate rugelach (with gluten-free variation) Our family friend was a lively, odd person with a secret recipe. Fitting, then, that I found it in an odd way By Lisa Horel

Man faced with foreclosure bulldozes home For people losing their houses to the mortgage crisis, desperate times have inspired desperate measures Gary Baumgarten

Italy convicts 3 Google execs in abuse video case Italian court sentences Google for failing to remove online video of teens attacking autistic boy COLLEEN BARRY

Kim, Mao dazzle; Rochette wins hearts Olympic ladies figure skating begins with a big, bright, emotional twirl By Joshua David Stein

Drink up! A plea to pour your best wines tonight Why your finest bottles should help make the special occasions, not wait for them By Steven Kolpan

Anti-smoking ads spark scandal in France Ads depicting teens in sexually subservient positions aim to discourage youth from smoking JENNY BARCHFIELD

Cheney released from hospital Former VP recovering after minor heart attack earlier this week

Washington Post Co. quadruples 4Q profit Media giant reverses losses via job reductions and other cost-cutting measures

UN watchdog issues warning about date-rape drugs International Narcotics Control Board urges governments to prevent predators from procuring drugs VERONIKA OLEKSYN

"American Idol" recap: Simon saves the day The top 12 women -- and Ellen! -- fail to impress. Thank god for Mr. Crankypants By Mary T. Kelly

Facebook looks to capitalize on Arab world growth Facebook Inc. and online advertisers partner to reach Middle-Eastern youth ADAM SCHRECK

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