New York Senate defeats same-sex marriage bill

Supporters of marriage rights for gays suffered a major defeat Wednesday afternoon

The commendably missing claim from Obama's speech

There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war

Tiger by the tail

The golf legend and symbol of cultural harmony crashes and burns. Maybe we're all better off for it Video

What (sort of) worked in Iraq won't in Afghanistan

Good timing made Bush's surge look successful. Obama will probably enjoy no such luck

Don't just swallow it

What women could learn from how the gay rights movement plays politics

Eric Cantor's magic pony jobs plan

The GOP minority whip lays out his "no-cost" solution to the unemployment crisis

Should you try an "extreme beer"?

Two companies announce brews with about 30 percent alcohol content. But are they tasty? We ask an expert

Is the jobs summit just a photo op?

Not if Obama focuses on creating work for the Americans who were left behind even before the recession

Pink ribbon culture

That little loop seems to have replaced real feminism, which is why women's health priorities are so screwed up

Hayden: "Time to strip the Obama sticker off my car"

Old-school liberal says the president's decision on Afghanistan is the last straw

Eric Cantor's magic pony jobs plan

The GOP minority whip lays out his "no-cost" solution to the unemployment crisis

Why not Team Bella?

How to talk to girls who are obsessed with the self-destructive heroine of "New Moon"

The commendably missing element from Obama's speech

There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war

Yes, it's Obama's war now

An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame

On "The Road" with John Hillcoat

The Aussie director talks about Viggo Mortensen, Coke, cannibalism and adapting Cormac McCarthy's bleak parable