By calling small-town Americans "bitter," Obama has deepened a long-standing rift in the Democratic base. The party's success in November depends on healing it.
Salon has uncovered new evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans. Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.
Because the institutions that are designed to check the government have been failing so profoundly, the ACLU and similar groups have been forced to step into that role.
