Andrew Sullivan goes indie

The political blogger explains his bold dive into the murky waters of reader-supported online journalism


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 10
Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish

2012 was a banner year for antiabortion laws

States passed 43 provisions restricting abortion last year, and zero to improve women's access to reproductive care


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:02 PM UTC
Abortion

Andrew Sullivan to leave the Daily Beast, taking The Dish with him

The blog will adopt a metered-pay system, relying solely on readers for funding


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 6:30 PM UTC
Andrew Sullivan, the dish

The irony of joint FBI/private sector OWS policing

As protesters decried fusion of state and corporate interests, a fused state-corporate security apparatus monitored


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Occupy, Occupy Wall Street

Politics has become the new reality TV

With politicians shamelessly mugging during the "fiscal cliff" crisis, D.C. really is Hollywood for ugly people


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 5:08 PM UTC
John Boehner, Barack Obama

US military deaths in Afghanistan top 2,000

As a result of the U.S.-led invasion, 2,043 troops have died since late 2001


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 4:26 PM UTC
Afghanistan, U.S. Military

Study: Fructose linked to overeating

Fructose, a common sugar in American diets, can rewire the brain to stop you from feeling full


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 18
Health, Diet, Obesity, Sugar, life

Newspaper that published gun permit holder data hires armed security guards

The Journal News has been receiving a high volume of "negative correspondence"


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:55 PM UTC 18
the journal news, gun permit

Dying to take a celebrity photo

An amateur photographer is hit by a car snapping a photo of the singer's white Ferrari -- and he wasn't even in it


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:26 PM UTC 12
Media Criticism, Paparazzi

UN says far more deaths in Syria than earlier estimates

Around 60,000 people have been killed in the civil war, far more than what human rights organizations had thought


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:24 PM UTC
Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Civil War

U.S. journalist missing in Syria

James Foley was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Thanksgiving Day. He was last see on Nov. 22 in Idlib Province

, GlobalPost
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 2:57 PM UTC
GlobalPost, Syria, Journalism

Kim Jong Un stresses economy not war

The North Korean leader gave a rare New Year's day televised address


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 1:25 PM UTC
Kim Jong Un, North Korea

High schooler suspended for poem on understanding Adam Lanza

17-year-old taken out of school when teacher saw her notebook with poem on Newtown VIDEO


Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 12:50 PM UTC 38
Video, Newtown school shooting

Resolved: In 2013, I’ll stop paying attention to Rush

Also, I'll exercise more, stop using emoticons and cancel cable. Well, we'll see about those...


Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 37
Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck

Senate passes bill to avert “fiscal cliff”

The vote was an overwhelming 89-8 and came well after midnight on New Year's Day


Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 1:40 PM UTC 10
Associated Press, Senate

Sean Hannity lost half his TV audience after the election

Being wrong has consequences


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:12 PM UTC 144
Sean Hannity, Media, Fox News

Dow rises for fourth straight year

The index is up more than 100 percent since its low in March 2009


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:55 PM UTC 14
Wall Street, Great Recession

Hillary Clinton’s blood clot located between brain and skull

Doctors stress that she will make a full recovery VIDEO


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:14 PM UTC 21
aol_on, Video, Hillary Clinton

Reports: Fiscal cliff vote unlikely tonight

UPDATED:Congressional Republicans were offended by Obama's suggestion that they're inefficient VIDEO


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 9:30 PM UTC 11
Video, Fiscal cliff, John McCain

Obama: An agreement is “within sight”

Serious deficit reduction requires "shared sacrifice" the president said, without giving specifics VIDEO


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 7:08 PM UTC
Video, President Barack Obama

North Korea cracks down on knowledge smugglers

The supreme leader wants to stop South Korean television shows from penetrating the Hermit Kingdom VIDEO

, Associated Press
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 7:00 PM UTC
aol_on, Video, From the Wires

Prepare for the mini-cliffs: Wind and dairy on the brink

Can Congress stave off two industry crises?


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 6:20 PM UTC 30
Wind power, Dairy, U.S. Congress

CNN’s Piers Morgan considers self-deporting

He's worried about American gun laws


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 4:31 PM UTC 44
Piers Morgan, Newtown shooting

Zynga slashes games and jobs in effort to regroup

Say goodbye to "PetVille," but we'll still have "Words with Friends"


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 3:42 PM UTC
Zynga, Farmville

Kim Kardashian is pregnant with Kanye West’s baby

He made the announcement during a concert in Atlantic City VIDEO


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 2:56 PM UTC 18
Video, aol_on, Kanye West

Death by brown skin

An Indian immigrant's subway tragedy is a reminder of a destructive Islamophobia that has spread across the country


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 2:24 PM UTC 93
Subway, Anders Brievik

The year everything went mobile

Smartphones and tablets stomped all over the old-school personal computer in 2012. Society won't ever be the same


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 12:30 PM UTC 20
Best of 2012, mobile, technology

What if we go over the fiscal cliff?

A collapse in negotiations would be a rocky start for 2013 VIDEO

, Associated Press
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:45 AM UTC 10
aol_on, Video, From the Wires

Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot

It was caused by her recent concussion


Monday, Dec 31, 2012 1:17 AM UTC 39
Hillary Clinton, Politics

GOP demands Social Security cuts, setting back fiscal talks

Although Obama made similar proposal within a broad package, Dems reject the measure as part of scaled-back deal


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 8:34 PM UTC 30
Social Security

Der Spiegel mistakenly publishes George H. W. Bush obit

The respected German newspaper put up the article for just a few minutes


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 6:54 PM UTC
der spiegel, George H.W. Bush

International envoy warns 100,000 could die in Syria next year

The UN-Arab League envoy said Syria risks "Somalization" if civil war goes on


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 6:30 PM UTC
Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Civil War

UN chief urges India to act on rape crisis

Following the death of a woman brutally gang-raped, Ban Ki-Moon calls for government action


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 5:20 PM UTC
India, Rape, Sexual assault, delhi

Drone strikes lead to deadly reprisals for spies

The New York Times details how al-Qaida tracks down, tapes and murders CIA's low paid informants


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 4:27 PM UTC 22
Pakistan, drones, Drone Attacks

A 6-year-old Newtown survivor seeks $100m from Ct.

The lawyer representing Sandy Hook student who overheard the massacre says suit is about security, not money


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 3:56 PM UTC 60
Newtown school shooting

Obama vows to support gun legislation

The president also pointed finger at Republicans over fiscal cliff stalemate during "Meet the Press" appearance


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 3:12 PM UTC
Fiscal cliff

Same-sex marriage takes effect in Maine

The first couples exchanged vows on Saturday VIDEO


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 2:51 PM UTC
Video, aol_on, Same-sex marriage

If cut, fiscal deal will pale against expectations

The agreement would see more brinkmanship in coming weeks


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 2:44 PM UTC
Fiscal cliff, Barack Obama

White nationalist radio program going off the air?

"The Derek Black Show," based in south Florida and catering to white racists, could be looking for a new home

, Southern Poverty Law Center
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 2:21 PM UTC
Southern Poverty Law Center

Woman charged with hate crime over subway shove death

Erika Menendez told police she pushed the man under a train because she hates Muslims


Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 2:19 PM UTC
Anti-Islam, Racism, New York

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