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Salon features the cutting edge in political writing. Kamiya, Greenwald, Walsh and others offer intelligent incisive articles about politics and the media.
However, as much as I love Salon, it's coverage of issues of race, sexism, class and culture is sloppy and regressive. What saddens me most is that Salon's writers on these issues are women. Earlier, I wrote my own attack on Ms. Dickerson for this piece. I've certainly written my share of letters countering Ms. Paglia's often strange perceptions.
Yet in a way I love these women for their outlandishness and daring on a liberal/mainstream website. I suppose I wouldn't be as offended if they were not the only writers covering these issues.
I find it hard to take much of Salon's coverage of racism, sexism and culture seriously. The Broadsheet may be excellent, I don't know. I've never gotten beyond the stereotypically pink-with-thin-white-woman logo. The one time I read it, the letters forum degenerated into a bitter attack against a black woman who had dared to go to the police to report a rape. I haven't returned since.
And when other writers touch on issues of culture and race, they too seem to suddenly become regressive. I'm still saddened by the attack pieces written about Gore Vidal and Edward Said.
Salon seems to inadvertantly spin racism, sexism, classism and homophobia much more than question or counter them. I emphasize 'inadvertantly,' for I believe Salon to be a thought provoking, intelligent publication.
Could Salon hire writers who write articles based on sound analysis of the issues and who are experts in these areas? (Strangely, these would be people like those who have been attacked. Edward Said and Gore Vidal dedicated years to studying race, sex and culture.)
Could Salon offer more coverage on issues of race, sexism and class?
Thanks for your wonderful publication.
