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John Lindsay, Ed Koch and the end of liberalism
Joan Walsh
Remembering when a Democrat turned right to lead New York City
Noam Chomsky: America’s “yearning for democracy is a bad joke”
Noam Chomsky
In his new book "Power Systems," the political critic reflects on the Arab Spring and our role in the Middle East
Should I stay or should I go?
Cary Tennis
I need to crowd-source this decision; I can't make it on my own
“Inside Rehab”: How it could work better, and why it doesn’t
Laura Miller
A startling new investigation of addiction programs says 28 days and 12 steps add up to inadequate treatment
Football’s death spiral
Andrew O'Hehir
Corroded by scandal and undermined by shocking new science, America's killer sport may be nearing collapse
What’s a “first time,” anyway?
Tracy Clark-Flory
A study on virginity loss raises questions about how we define sex -- so we talk to people about their "first"
Gavin Newsom: We put a human face on same-sex marriage debate
David Daley
When Gavin Newsom allowed gay marriage in S.F., some Democrats blamed him for reelecting Bush. He still remembers
“Warm Bodies”: Love with an emo zombie
Andrew O'Hehir
Lazy, stupid and cheerful, with bizarre Christian undertones, zombie romcom "Warm Bodies" aims for the Twi-crowd
Should we medicate parents to prevent divorce?
Katie McDonough
An Oxford ethicist argues taking "love-enhancing" drugs could be a moral imperative for modern parents
Out of a newspaper strike dawned a new age in American letters
Gerald Howard
The New York Review of Books published its first issue 50 years ago, forever changing the literary conversation
“Zero Dark Thirty” goes feminist
Irin Carmon
Forget torture! The film's screenwriter emphasizes that bin Laden was defeated by "a liberated Western woman"
Is essayist Eula Biss Joan Didion’s heiress apparent?
Kyle Minor
"Notes From No Man's Land" traverses the American culture and landscape to confront a long history of racism
Manti Te’o and Ronaiah Tuiasosopo: The movie
Andrew O'Hehir
Did the football star's seducer get the idea from a 2006 indie film? Maybe not, but the parallels are striking
NYT “mansplains” the parenting gap
Katie McDonough
The Times thinks women do more of the parenting because mean mommies won't let dads pitch in
How did the Super Bowl land on the front lines of the culture war?
Daniel D'Addario
A Raven and a 49er sit on opposite sides of the equality fight, as the NFL creates gay rights' biggest stage
“Drag Race”: Reality TV feminism
Jordan Alexander Stein
With its sensational performances of femininity, RuPaul's campy show digs at the sexism of contemporary culture
Bank heist fantasies find an outlet
Natasha Lennard
California artists run fantasy bank robbery contest pushing ideas about legality and justice after financial crisis
Will “alt-labor” replace unions?
Josh Eidelson
As union membership steadily declines, new non-union workers' groups are filling the labor movement's biggest void
Has America become a slave to its own debt?
Steve Fraser
For a small minority, it's a blessing; for others, a curse. A history of our Jekyll-and-Hyde relationship with debt
I came home to a sleeping country
Cary Tennis
Back in the States after the Peace Corps, I feel lost, like it's unreal
RuPaul sashays into the mainstream
Daniel D'Addario
Michelle Obama throws shade at John Boehner. Nicki Minaj dons wigs. Has everyone become a little bit queeny?
Jobs report: The slow, uneven progress of equal opportunity
Katie McDonough
Fully integrating our workplaces would require more than 50 percent of private-sector employees to change jobs
“I Do and I Don’t”: Hollywood’s marriage problem
Laura Miller
A film historian asks why the movies are so bad at depicting one of life's most important relationships
Bad pharma: Drug research riddled with half truths, omissions, lies
Ben Goldacre
Industry-funded trials are too common, can't be trusted -- and bring pills to market that likely don't work
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