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“Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics”
Glenn Greenwald
News on the release of the new book.
Israel’s Nazi-porn problem
Andrew O'Hehir
Hot she-wolves of the SS, rescued from the memory hole. Also: Buddhism for murderers, housewife seeks Asian stud and more.
McCain gives up on his mortgage plan
Steve Benen
In the face of widespread disappointment, McCain scraps his own response to the mortgage crisis.
“The Visitor”
Stephanie Zacharek
This eloquent, unassuming movie evokes the miraculousness of finding a sense of place.
Through a bong, darkly
Gary Kamiya
A new book argues that the '60s counterculture achieved nothing of lasting importance. So why does the era continue to fascinate us?
Don’t blame YouTube, MySpace for teen beating video
Farhad Manjoo
A sheriff targets YouTube and MySpace after teens beat up a girl on tape.
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
On the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John McCain tries to apologize for voting against the King holiday.
“An inclusive and sustainable globalization”
Andrew Leonard
Robert Zoellick debuts a new World Bank campaign slogan
The Obama difference
Walter Shapiro
Unlike most presidential Dems in recent memory, the Illinois senator is at ease with himself -- even while bowling gutter balls in Pennsylvania.
Draft cards yes, bras no
Lynn Harris
HuffPo buries the still-smoldering myth about feminists and their undergarments once and for all. Again.
In memory of Gordon Ramsay
Alex Koppelman
The host of "Hell's Kitchen" is a good chef, lost beneath his own shtick.
Buff up your brain
Robert Burton
Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?
The man who murdered John
Andrew O'Hehir
In this podcast and interview, Jared Leto talks about transforming himself into Mark David Chapman for the nightmarish "Chapter 27."
Who killed global capitalism?
Andrew Leonard
A "lost decade" for stocks? The "high water mark" of financial deregulation? Who pulled the trigger?
Seduced by the Dalai Lama
Louis Bayard
He may be a global icon of goodness, as Pico Iyer's biography reminds us. But is the Dalai Lama the political leader Tibet needs?
Rev. Jeremiah Wright isn’t the problem
Gary Kamiya
The hysteria over Obama's former pastor's attacks on America shows we're still in thrall to knee-jerk patriotism.
“It is possible … that she misspoke”
Alex Koppelman
Hillary Clinton's spokesman admits an account Clinton gave of her trip to Bosnia doesn't square with the evidence.
Was Obama’s speech enough?
Joan Walsh
He spoke eloquently and bravely about race but his remarks about his pastor Jeremiah Wright leave many tough questions unanswered.
Why Apple fans hate tech reporters
Farhad Manjoo
On hot-button issues -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide -- we're quick to see bias in even the most objective news.
Hillary Clinton, sniper fire and Sinbad
Mark Benjamin
In a speech, Hillary Clinton plays up her trip to Bosnia again.
Slave to the boob tube
Kim Brooks
I tried to keep my baby from watching TV. Then I realized, maybe I'm the one who's addicted.
Economists surprised consumers aren’t superhuman
Andrew Leonard
Retail sales plunged in February, sending financial markets into a tizzy. Who could have predicted such a shocker?
The Okefenokee titanium dioxide blues
Andrew Leonard
From a Pleistocene beach to your Oreo cookie, some white pigment which may or may not brighten your day.
The tragic fall of Eliot Spitzer
Walter Shapiro
He once busted up "sex rings" himself, but the New York governor's hiring of a pricey prostitute has shattered his political career.
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