Television
When a smear campaign works
The Center for American Progress censors its targeted writers on Israel, after they're branded as "anti-Semitic"
Television
Race
GOP race-baiting masks class warfare
By demonizing some, the Republicans seek to discredit the safety net for the 99 percent
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
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
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
SLIDE SHOWRecent Stories
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM UTC
The U.S. economy: Still staggering forward
Economic growth is accelerating. But it's still not fast enough, thanks to government spending cuts
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 5:21 PM UTC
Immigration rattles the Republicans
Candidates juggle appeals to the xenophobic base and the growing Latino electorate
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:48 PM UTC
America’s permanent dead zones
As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistant decline
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:42 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
Overconsumption won’t save America
To avoid another crisis, we need an economy based on thrift and sustainability not loans and credit card debt
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:05 AM UTC
The self-destruction of Newt Gingrich
He broke his own cardinal rule of debating on Thursday night – and will now pay in humiliation
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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?
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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"
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Posters that rival the London Underground
These fascinating transit posters provide a different view of 1920s Chicago
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
The strange, spiritual life of Leo Tolstoy
An unconventional new biography focuses on the great writer's work as a philosopher and activist
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 10:10 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 8:30 PM UTC
Too many debates spoil the party
Republicans are learning how multiple TV talkathons distort the process of picking a nominee
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 7:41 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 7:06 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 6:52 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 6:30 PM UTC
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 5:09 PM UTC
Scary movie: Commander in chief Gingrich
Obama's adroit handling of threats from Iran raises the question: What would Newt have done?
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:59 PM UTC
The polyamory trap
The right wants to use the "slippery slope" of polyamory to discredit gay marriage. Here's how to stop them
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:30 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:10 PM UTC
Salman Rushdie, back on trial
Threats and protests keep Rushdie from the Jaipur Literary Festival -- just the latest assault on Indian freedoms
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 2:28 PM UTC
Can Egypt reignite the Arab Spring?
Huge protests marked the revolution's anniversary as many dissidents hope to spark an uprising against the army
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:05 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
Wall Street execs are major Obama fundraisers
Bundlers from the securities industry have raised at least $9 million for the Obama campaign so far
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 11:52 AM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:02 AM UTC
My narcissistic wife is ruining my life
She has affairs without remorse. If we divorce, she wants all my money plus our three kids
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
The GOP Brotherhood of Egypt
Demonized in the U.S. as radical terrorists, Egypt's Islamists are actually led by free-market businessmen
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Lessons from the paperback revolution
A new book looks at two visionaries who helped transform publishing in the 1960s
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Newt’s no-win political appeal
The neo-Confederate wing of the GOP cares more about humiliating Obama than about beating him in November
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 12:15 AM UTC
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
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 11:28 PM UTC
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
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 9:25 PM UTC
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
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 8:13 PM UTC
Obama takes his case to the swing states
The president retails his general election message in five key battlegrounds
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 7:27 PM UTC
“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
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 7:02 PM UTC
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
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 5:04 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 5:21 PM UTC
Immigration rattles the Republicans
Candidates juggle appeals to the xenophobic base and the growing Latino electorate
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:48 PM UTC
America’s permanent dead zones
As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistant decline
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
Overconsumption won’t save America
To avoid another crisis, we need an economy based on thrift and sustainability not loans and credit card debt
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:05 AM UTC
The self-destruction of Newt Gingrich
He broke his own cardinal rule of debating on Thursday night – and will now pay in humiliation
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM UTC
The U.S. economy: Still staggering forward
Economic growth is accelerating. But it's still not fast enough, thanks to government spending cuts
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 5:21 PM UTC
Immigration rattles the Republicans
Candidates juggle appeals to the xenophobic base and the growing Latino electorate
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:48 PM UTC
America’s permanent dead zones
As other parts of the nation recover, certain communities from Dodge City to Durango remain in persistant decline
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:42 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
The strange, spiritual life of Leo Tolstoy
An unconventional new biography focuses on the great writer's work as a philosopher and activist
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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"
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 7:06 PM UTC
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
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:30 PM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Posters that rival the London Underground
These fascinating transit posters provide a different view of 1920s Chicago
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
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?
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 4:59 PM UTC
The polyamory trap
The right wants to use the "slippery slope" of polyamory to discredit gay marriage. Here's how to stop them
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 1:02 AM UTC
My narcissistic wife is ruining my life
She has affairs without remorse. If we divorce, she wants all my money plus our three kids
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