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Battling reckless Romney
Joan Walsh
The president has to show that he's the only candidate who's tough enough to fight for peace in tonight's debate
Why a Romney win would be bad for America
Steve Kornacki
It's not necessarily about ideology: It's about the destructive opposition party behavior his victory would reward
Goldman Sachs tell-all tells little
Natasha Lennard
Greg Smith's "Why I Left" book shows a naive author and Wall Street misdeeds we know all too much about already
McGovern candidacy a cultural landmark
Hillel Italie
Iconic rock stars and activists in the 70s were strong supporters of McGovern
Toxic atheism drives people apart
Chris Stedman
I'm not a believer any longer, but I do believe in respect. The "New Atheism" of Dawkins and Harris is simply toxic
Andy Warhol’s great secret
Will Gompertz
The pop icon changed the nature of art and celebrity forever because he knew art did not have to look like art
George McGovern: He deserved better
Joan Walsh
In 1972 the populist war hero was destroyed by Richard Nixon's dirty tricks and Democrats' self-destructive fear
It’s not just forced ultrasound: Abortion rights under assault
Michelle Chen
Last year, some 1,100 bills targeted reproductive rights -- and 135 passed in 36 states. The cost? Women's health
Literary realism is dead
Emily Keeler
Zadie Smith's "NW" charts a bold new path for the novel and offers its readers a unique brand of "authenticity"
From binders to Benghazi, memes are killing politics
Andrew O'Hehir
Irrelevant details dominate the way we talk about the campaign. This might not be new, but it is getting worse
Baseball goes sci-fi
Laura Miller
You don't have to be a fan of peanuts and cracker jacks to appreciate Ryan Woodward's sepia-toned comic app
For white chicks in afro wigs
Linda Villarosa
A blogger takes flak for her silly race experiment, but I'm reminded of the complicated power of black women's hair
Is motherhood really a lie?
Stephanie Bower
Jessica Valenti's new book challenges our preconceptions about the joys of parenting but misses what makes it vital
The war on 12-year-old girls
Mary Elizabeth Williams
An epidemic of high-profile trolling is a testament to how pathological misogyny is — and how early it begins
Pete Townshend: “I wasn’t trying to make beautiful music”
Stephen Deusner
The Who's legendary guitarist saw art in destruction. Revelations in his memoir of being abused might explain why
Burgeoning rape scandal at Amherst
Natasha Lennard
An essay by a former student and survivor details how the administration dismissed and shamed her
Why most celebs are for Obama
Sally Kohn
It's no secret that popular culture is dominated by liberals. The reasons why might surprise you
Bardem: I’ll say “whatever the hell I think is right”
Andrew O'Hehir
The sexy Spanish superstar and Bond villain gets involved with Africa’s most ignored human-rights crisis
Uruguay approves abortion law
Simeon Tegel
The move marks a watershed in deeply Catholic Latin America. So why aren't women's rights advocates celebrating?
Newsweek off the presses and into the ether
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The 80-year-old magazine's revamp as an all-digital publication signals another death knell for paper
Is Minnie too skinny?
Sarah Seltzer
Üuber-chic department store Barney's New York gives the Disney icon a makeover -- and may have gone too far
Judge expected to rule in Bible verse banner suit
Chris Tomlinson
A Texas judge is set to rule whether cheerleaders can display Bible verses at high school football game
I’m going crazy in my job
Cary Tennis
I'm anxious and insecure and paranoid and bored -- but it's such a great job!
Arizona’s National Guard shoots the homeless with paintballs
Alex Kane
An exhaustive investigation reveals a culture of criminality that includes embezzlement and sexual abuse
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