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Sheldon Adelson, Jeffrey Goldberg, Haim Saban

When a smear campaign works

The Center for American Progress censors its targeted writers on Israel, after they're branded as "anti-Semitic"

Downton Abbey Television

How wrong is it to steal "Downton Abbey"?

Obsessive TV fans are turning into shameless online pirates, as cult shows air in the U.K. before making it here

Occupy DC protesters hold signs during a march Race

GOP race-baiting masks class warfare

By demonizing some, the Republicans seek to discredit the safety net for the 99 percent

Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney AlterNet

The current crop of GOP liars

The wackiest candidates have dropped out but Newt, Mitt and Ron have made some outrageous claims of their own

Bill Cinton and Paul Tsongas War Room

The Democrat Mitt Romney voted for

Surprise, surprise: The story he tells now is a lot different than the one he used to tell

Author Deek Diedricksen in his $100 disaster relief shelter, the "GottaGiddaWay." Books

A designer of perfect homes no one can live in

Meet the backyard architect whose book shows off inventive micro-homes with eye-popping, comic-book-style art

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Friday, Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM UTC2012-01-27T19:39:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
The grill of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup is seen at Cody Chevrolet- Cadillac in Montpelier, Vt.

The U.S. economy: Still staggering forward

Economic growth is accelerating. But it's still not fast enough, thanks to government spending cuts

Topics: 16Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 5:21 PM UTC2012-01-27T17:21:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
GOP immigration problem

Immigration rattles the Republicans

Candidates juggle appeals to the xenophobic base and the growing Latino electorate

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Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:48 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:48:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
America's dead zones

America’s permanent dead zones

As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistant decline

Topics:, 95Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:42 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:42:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Keep the lights on

Sundance: A great gay film, or just a great film?

Ira Sachs' "Keep the Lights On" offers a fearless portrait of the realities of gay love in 21st-century New York

Topics:, , 3Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
I went on food stamps

The shame and pride of joining food stamp nation

For me, signing up for the most stigmatized benefit felt like a defeat and a victory

Topics:, , , , 199Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 2:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Then House Speaker Newt Gingrich in July 1996

Newt Gingrich: Anti-poverty crusader?

The unlikely story of how the man who blasts Obama as a "food stamp president" saved a key Great Society program

Topics:, , 2Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
the economic normalcy bias

Overconsumption won’t save America

To avoid another crisis, we need an economy based on thrift and sustainability not loans and credit card debt

Topics:, 58Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:05 AM UTC2012-01-27T04:05:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
newtmelt

The self-destruction of Newt Gingrich

He broke his own cardinal rule of debating on Thursday night – and will now pay in humiliation

Topics:, , , 112Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Cary Tennis

My boss throws herself on the floor when unhappy

She berates! She glares! She makes backhanded comments about your lunch selection! Shouldn't I, uh, say something?

Topics:, 17Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
jealous

I’m fixated on my wife’s past

After 25 years of marriage, a man finds himself suddenly obsessing about his partner's sexual history

Topics:, , , 23Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Valérie Donzelli  and Jérémie Elkaïm in "Declaration of War"

Pick of the week: Surviving a parents’ nightmare, with wine and sex

Pick of the week: A young couple faces their son's deadly illness, with Parisian flair, in "Declaration of War"

Topics:, , , , , 3Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
1.ArtInst.Colvmbs.CivivOpera-1024x631

Posters that rival the London Underground

These fascinating transit posters provide a different view of 1920s Chicago

Topics:, , 7Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
tolstoy_AF

The strange, spiritual life of Leo Tolstoy

An unconventional new biography focuses on the great writer's work as a philosopher and activist

Topics:, , 10Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 10:10 PM UTC2012-01-26T22:10:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer points during an intense conversation with President Barack Obama after he arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz.

Both sides win in Brewer-Obama tiff

Arizona governor wins right-wing cred with one wag of her finger, the president wins with people who hate her

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 8:30 PM UTC2012-01-26T20:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
The audience listens to the Republican presidential candidates debate in Tampa, Florida January 23, 2012.

Too many debates spoil the party

Republicans are learning how multiple TV talkathons distort the process of picking a nominee

Topics: 16Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 7:41 PM UTC2012-01-26T19:41:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
gingrich2

Don’t wish for a Newt nomination

Yes, Obama would very likely beat him, but it's still not worth even the smallest risk of a President Gingrich

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 7:06 PM UTC2012-01-26T19:06:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Mike Doughty

Alt-rock hitmaker: Why I hate my band

Mike Doughty knows Soul Coughing should have been as big as the Beastie Boys. He tells all in a new memoir

Topics:, , 57Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 6:52 PM UTC2012-01-26T18:52:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
drudgenewt

Does Newt even realize what’s happening to him?

The historian-candidate’s Florida prospects are fading by the minute because he failed to learn from recent history

Topics: 32Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 6:30 PM UTC2012-01-26T18:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
It's good for democracy

In defense of flip-flopping

Politicians who change their positions make U.S. democracy work

Topics: 31Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 5:09 PM UTC2012-01-26T17:09:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (C) reviews U.S. military honor guards upon his arrival at a U.S. air base in Osan, South Korea, March 24, 1997.

Scary movie: Commander in chief Gingrich

Obama's adroit handling of threats from Iran raises the question: What would Newt have done?

Topics:, , , 51Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:59 PM UTC2012-01-26T16:59:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Supporters of same-sex marriage cheer in front of San Francisco's City Hall

The polyamory trap

The right wants to use the "slippery slope" of polyamory to discredit gay marriage. Here's how to stop them

Topics:, , , 108Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:30 PM UTC2012-01-26T16:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Agnieszka Holland

Oscar-nominated director: Human nature is miserable

Agnieszka Holland, director of the Holocaust drama "In Darkness," says you can't ever expect people to do right

Topics:, 1Comment

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:10 PM UTC2012-01-26T16:10:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Officials announce the news of calling off Indian born British author Salman Rushdie's video conference at the Jaipur Literature Festival, in Jaipur, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012.

Salman Rushdie, back on trial

Threats and protests keep Rushdie from the Jaipur Literary Festival -- just the latest assault on Indian freedoms

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:00 PM UTC2012-01-26T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Flames engulf a road near Bastrop State Park as a wildfire burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas September 5, 2011.

Big government, our one shot against crazy storms

In our age of devastating droughts, wildfires and hurricanes, the federal government is more important than ever

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 2:28 PM UTC2012-01-26T14:28:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
egypt protesters L

Can Egypt reignite the Arab Spring?

Huge protests marked the revolution's anniversary as many dissidents hope to spark an uprising against the army

Topics:, , 3Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:05 PM UTC2012-01-26T13:05:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich

Why the GOP race could be irrelevant

While the Mitt and Newt show rolls on, Obama is enjoying some of the best news and best poll numbers of his term

Topics: 75Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 PM UTC2012-01-26T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Barack Obama

Wall Street execs are major Obama fundraisers

Bundlers from the securities industry have raised at least $9 million for the Obama campaign so far

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 11:52 AM UTC2012-01-26T11:52:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
In this March 29, 2011 file photo, a Libyan rebel urges people to leave, as shelling from Gadhafi's forces started landing on the frontline outside of Bin Jawaad, 150 km east of Sirte, central Libya. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

The human rights “success” in Libya

As was true in Iraq, those who prematurely claim success cause the war's aftermath - the key part - to be neglected

701Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:02 AM UTC2012-01-26T01:02:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Cary Tennis

My narcissistic wife is ruining my life

She has affairs without remorse. If we divorce, she wants all my money plus our three kids

Topics:, , , 194Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-26T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Khairat Al-Shater, Muslim Brother and free marketeer

The GOP Brotherhood of Egypt

Demonized in the U.S. as radical terrorists, Egypt's Islamists are actually led by free-market businessmen

Topics: 28Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-26T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
p10605981 S

Lessons from the paperback revolution

A new book looks at two visionaries who helped transform publishing in the 1960s

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-26T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
newt lind png L

Newt’s no-win political appeal

The neo-Confederate wing of the GOP cares more about humiliating Obama than about beating him in November

Topics:, , 96Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-26T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
hack_AF L

A cabbie’s view of Chicago

A gritty new book chronicles the author's strange passenger encounters while driving a taxi around the Windy City

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Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 12:15 AM UTC2012-01-26T00:15:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
diagnosed_boy

Stop diagnosing my son

When we adopted Jake at 7, we waited years before letting a psychologist label him. Others haven't been so kind

Topics:, , , , 129Comments

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 11:28 PM UTC2012-01-25T23:28:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Newt Gingrich

The charade of super PAC independence

The former Gingrich staffer who now runs a friendly PAC says he can "dance with" his ex-boss without talking to him

Topics:, , 24Comments

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 9:25 PM UTC2012-01-25T21:25:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
apple

Apple’s insanely profitable made-in-China quarter

The American middle class might not be making iPads and iPhones, but they sure are buying a lot of them

Topics: 69Comments

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 8:13 PM UTC2012-01-25T20:13:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Running man

Obama takes his case to the swing states

The president retails his general election message in five key battlegrounds

Topics:, , , , , 8Comments

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 7:27 PM UTC2012-01-25T19:27:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
starwars1

“Star Wars” like you’ve never seen it before

A new spin on a beloved classic finds its way onto YouTube -- and reminds us of the power of the Internet

Topics:, 16Comments

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 7:02 PM UTC2012-01-25T19:02:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Mitt Romney

The trouble with being the Swiss bank account guy

The income gap that’s haunted Mitt in the GOP race could be a serious election problem – if he gets that far

Topics: 184Comments

Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 5:04 PM UTC2012-01-25T17:04:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Ochsorn Adelson

What the Adelsons will want for their money

The $10 million in pro-Newt money that transformed the GOP primary appears to be all about US policy toward Israel

Topics:, , , 135Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 5:21 PM UTC2012-01-27T17:21:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
GOP immigration problem

Immigration rattles the Republicans

Candidates juggle appeals to the xenophobic base and the growing Latino electorate

Topics:, , 12Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:48 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:48:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
America's dead zones

America’s permanent dead zones

As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistant decline

Topics:, 95Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 2:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Then House Speaker Newt Gingrich in July 1996

Newt Gingrich: Anti-poverty crusader?

The unlikely story of how the man who blasts Obama as a "food stamp president" saved a key Great Society program

Topics:, , 2Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T13:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
the economic normalcy bias

Overconsumption won’t save America

To avoid another crisis, we need an economy based on thrift and sustainability not loans and credit card debt

Topics:, 58Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:05 AM UTC2012-01-27T04:05:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
newtmelt

The self-destruction of Newt Gingrich

He broke his own cardinal rule of debating on Thursday night – and will now pay in humiliation

Topics:, , , 112Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM UTC2012-01-27T19:39:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
The grill of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup is seen at Cody Chevrolet- Cadillac in Montpelier, Vt.

The U.S. economy: Still staggering forward

Economic growth is accelerating. But it's still not fast enough, thanks to government spending cuts

Topics: 16Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 5:21 PM UTC2012-01-27T17:21:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
GOP immigration problem

Immigration rattles the Republicans

Candidates juggle appeals to the xenophobic base and the growing Latino electorate

Topics:, , 12Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:48 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:48:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
America's dead zones

America’s permanent dead zones

As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistant decline

Topics:, 95Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
I went on food stamps

The shame and pride of joining food stamp nation

For me, signing up for the most stigmatized benefit felt like a defeat and a victory

Topics:, , , , 199Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 2:00 PM UTC2012-01-27T14:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Then House Speaker Newt Gingrich in July 1996

Newt Gingrich: Anti-poverty crusader?

The unlikely story of how the man who blasts Obama as a "food stamp president" saved a key Great Society program

Topics:, , 2Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:42 PM UTC2012-01-27T16:42:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Keep the lights on

Sundance: A great gay film, or just a great film?

Ira Sachs' "Keep the Lights On" offers a fearless portrait of the realities of gay love in 21st-century New York

Topics:, , 3Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
tolstoy_AF

The strange, spiritual life of Leo Tolstoy

An unconventional new biography focuses on the great writer's work as a philosopher and activist

Topics:, , 10Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Valérie Donzelli  and Jérémie Elkaïm in "Declaration of War"

Pick of the week: Surviving a parents’ nightmare, with wine and sex

Pick of the week: A young couple faces their son's deadly illness, with Parisian flair, in "Declaration of War"

Topics:, , , , , 3Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 7:06 PM UTC2012-01-26T19:06:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Mike Doughty

Alt-rock hitmaker: Why I hate my band

Mike Doughty knows Soul Coughing should have been as big as the Beastie Boys. He tells all in a new memoir

Topics:, , 57Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:30 PM UTC2012-01-26T16:30:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Agnieszka Holland

Oscar-nominated director: Human nature is miserable

Agnieszka Holland, director of the Holocaust drama "In Darkness," says you can't ever expect people to do right

Topics:, 1Comment

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
1.ArtInst.Colvmbs.CivivOpera-1024x631

Posters that rival the London Underground

These fascinating transit posters provide a different view of 1920s Chicago

Topics:, , 7Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
jealous

I’m fixated on my wife’s past

After 25 years of marriage, a man finds himself suddenly obsessing about his partner's sexual history

Topics:, , , 23Comments

Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC2012-01-27T01:00:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Cary Tennis

My boss throws herself on the floor when unhappy

She berates! She glares! She makes backhanded comments about your lunch selection! Shouldn't I, uh, say something?

Topics:, 17Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:59 PM UTC2012-01-26T16:59:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Supporters of same-sex marriage cheer in front of San Francisco's City Hall

The polyamory trap

The right wants to use the "slippery slope" of polyamory to discredit gay marriage. Here's how to stop them

Topics:, , , 108Comments

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:02 AM UTC2012-01-26T01:02:00Zl, M j, Y g:i A T
Cary Tennis

My narcissistic wife is ruining my life

She has affairs without remorse. If we divorce, she wants all my money plus our three kids

Topics:, , , 194Comments

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