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The horrible economics of swine flu
Andrew Leonard
In normal times, a global pandemic would tip a healthy world economy into recession. But we're already there.
Farewell, Shabby Chic
Gary Kamiya
So long, worn, comfy $5,000 couch. A very upscale home-furnishings chain with a flea-market aesthetic is no more.
Your daily Susan Boyle
Judy Berman
The "Britain's Got Talent" star gets a controversial "new look," inspires biopic and potato recipe.
Here she is, Miss Marriage Martyr USA
Katharine Mieszkowski
The runner-up from California says her stance on same-sex unions cost her the beauty pageant crown.
Extra, Extra: Crazed anti-Semite sends financial stocks plunging
Andrew Leonard
A notorious white supremacist claims he knows the results of the Treasury Department's banking stress tests.
Was 2008 a realigning election?
Alex Koppelman
One well-known political science professor looks at the demographics from last fall and concludes the Democrats are likely to hold power for a while.
Miss USA’s gay marriage controversy
Abigail Kramer
Something interesting actually happened at that boring old beauty pageant?
Big fat controversy
Sarah Hepola
Is it wrong for airlines to charge obese passengers more? Broadsheet writers debate United Airlines' new policy.
Politico’s understanding of journalistic anonymity
Glenn Greenwald
Mike Allen allows a "top Bush official" to smear Obama anonymously and then tries to explain why he did that.
“State of Play”
Stephanie Zacharek
A smart thriller about the death of newspapers? Russell Crowe plays a reporter clinging to his job, and his principles, in this refreshingly grown-up film.
The prophets of doom
Andrew Leonard
Meet the Cassandras, 14 economists, bloggers, politicians and businesspeople of all political stripes who have become the most strident critics of President Obama's stewardship of the economy.
GOP establishment souring on Palin?
Alex Koppelman
The bloom has reportedly come off the rose that is the Alaska governor, at least for Washington Republicans.
Who should play Hillary and Palin?
Sarah Hepola
As HBO announces a 2008 election movie, that's what we wanna know.
Enough about John Galt, already
Mike Madden
Conservatives are starting their own version of Craigslist, to let the free market run... a marketplace. Its name? Galtslist.
“The Glenn Beck Apocalypse”
Alex Koppelman
A little cartoon fun with the Fox News host's predictions of doom.
Amazon continues to fail
Kate Harding
The LGBT and feminist book deranking debacle can't be good for business. So why hasn't the company even issued a proper apology yet?
Spare change for news
Katharine Mieszkowski
Is going nonprofit the best way for journalism to get by? Take the word of leading editors who already have their hand out.
Giving the recession the finger
Robert Lanham
My job prospects were diminishing, the economy was convulsing, but I said "screw it" -- and took a vacation I couldn't afford.
An emerging progressive consensus on Obama’s executive power and secrecy abuses
Glenn Greenwald
The harshest denunciations of the Obama DOJ are coming from those who progressives held up as the most reliable and trustworthy authorities.
Why did gay books disappear from Amazon?
Sarah Hepola
Outrage ensues after several LGBT titles mysteriously lose their site rankings. The company blames a "glitch," but not everyone's buying it.
They shoot real estate agents, don’t they?
Erica Ferencik
All I wanted was a good job I couldn't lose. I didn't realize I'd end up bringing down the global economy.
Obama and habeas corpus — then and now
Glenn Greenwald
The Obama administration fights harder for the power to abduct people and imprison them with no charges.
While you were out
Mike Madden
Back from Baghdad, the president clears out his in box and talks healthcare, pirates and mortgages. He will fix your muffler AND refinance your home.
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