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Barack Obama
The Beltway media's creepiest fetish
How did compromise come to mean Obama must give the GOP everything it wants? Your White House press corps at work
AlterNet
The Pentagon ties you aren't hearing about
Democrat Patty Murray is co-chairing the deficit supercommittee. Why did she accept a defense industry award?
Our Picks: Movies
The Afghan war's ripple effects at home
Pick of the week: A gung-ho Marine comes home a wreck in the lyrical, haunting documentary "Hell and Back Again"
Neuroscience
How to stop the political insanity
Recent research shows that turbulent times reward crazy leaders. Here's what we can do to counteract that
Recent Stories
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 12:01 AM UTC
The (literal) orgasm of my dreams
A woman needs to know why she climaxes in her sleep. Does that make her strange -- or worthy of envy?
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
Finally, a nice guy. So why are we fighting?
I've dated narcissists, I've dated Asperger's cases. Even with a "normal" man, relating is hard
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
Why did we fall in love with Rin Tin Tin?
A new book explores the life of Hollywood's favorite dog -- and the nutty nation that fell for him
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 11:30 PM UTC
Never mind who paid the bar bill
After I reported on journalists getting cozy with anti-Russian lobbyists, defensive tweets fill the air
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 10:25 PM UTC
The danger of being a talk radio hero
Scott Brown's crude put-down of Elizabeth Warren threatens the image he's tried so hard to create
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 10:02 PM UTC
Wild card in Wall Street endgame: Bloomberg’s girlfriend
The mayor's longtime partner sits on the board of the company that owns the park where occupiers are camped out
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 8:07 PM UTC
Why celebrity daddy issues never disappear
On TV and in memoirs, embittered daughters of famous men are evening scores. Why can't successful women let go?
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:19 PM UTC
Justin Elliott talks to Ed Schultz about Occupy Wall Street
Assessing the big labor march on Wednesday and where Occupy Wall St. might be headed VIDEO
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:07 PM UTC
Martin Peretz still allowed to sound off on Arabs for The New Republic
The magazine's part-owner and long-time anti-Muslim bigot weighs in on the Arab Spring
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:00 PM UTC
Oops! Wrong button
One simple error and a plane falls 6,000 feet, rolling more than halfway onto its back. What happened? And: The 787
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 6:07 PM UTC
Is Mitt Romney passing the Hannity Test?
No Fox News host is as devoted to the GOP as Sean Hannity. Here's what his show tells us about the Republican race
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 4:45 PM UTC
“The Way”: On a pilgrimage with Martin Sheen
The "West Wing" president and his son, Emilio Estevez, discuss their spiritual road movie made for tough times
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 4:02 PM UTC
Herman Cain’s weird opinion columns published by birther website
WorldNetDaily has a long relationship with the surprise presidential contender
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 3:30 PM UTC
America’s lost economic decade
The once-powerful middle class has collapsed, and the poor have it even worse. Will the U.S. ever recover?
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 3:08 PM UTC
Romney foreign policy aide undermined by Salon story
Mitchell Reiss' involvement in a campaign promoting a terrorist group became a liability after Salon reported it
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 1:30 PM UTC
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 1:07 PM UTC
Who is Tomas Transtromer?
"Scandinavia's greatest living poet" won the 2011 Nobel Prize in literature. Here's what you need to know about him
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:30 PM UTC
Questions fuel the growing Wall Street occupation
As labor embraces a leaderless movement, utopian goals draw bigger crowds and more cops
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:26 PM UTC
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:25 PM UTC
Steve Jobs wins again
Steve Jobs taught me the future will be amazing. Now I'm honoring him in my own way -- by buying my first iPhone
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:07 PM UTC
Execution by secret WH committee
Reuters describes the bureaucratic panel that, with no oversight or transparency, orders citizens killed by the CIA
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:07 PM UTC
Spitzer: Protests could force Obama to change tune on Wall St.
"Maybe this will finally push the president to speak with a new, more aggressive, dynamic voice" VIDEO
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 11:21 AM UTC
Poet Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel in literature
The surrealist poet has been called one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:13 AM UTC
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
Blame me for your junk mail
I send the bulky solicitations everyone hates. But here's why they work, and the weird things people send in return
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
“Ides of March”: Clooney and Gosling’s Oedipal struggle
Idealism and politics as usual -- plus two smokin' stars -- square off in the thought-provoking "The Ides of March"
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
From travel writer to war correspondent
I went to Libya to work on a guidebook for Lonely Planet. I ended up witnessing a revolution
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
L.A., the new culture capital?
For the next six months, museums and galleries band together to show off the vibrancy of the city's art VIDEO
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
What my childhood bully taught me
I thought Ted picked on me because I was gay. Over 40 years later, I found out the real reason
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
The end of the dollar standard
The currency's grip on the world economy is rapidly slipping -- and that could mean bad things for us
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 10:15 PM UTC
Let's help the NYPD cut costs
If policing Occupy Wall Street is too expensive, why not save money by not illegally spying on Muslims?
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 8:20 PM UTC
Erin Burnett: Voice of the People
Finacial reporters revere Wall Street as much as national security reporters revere military and CIA officials VIDEO
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 8:04 PM UTC
Live blog: Unions march on Wall Street
Big Labor joins Occupy Wall Street for the movement's largest protest yet. Salon reports from the scene VIDEO
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 7:15 PM UTC
Anti-equality groups fighting to keep donors anonymous in Minnesota
Groups supporting gay marriage ban in the Minnesota constitution rebel against the state campaign finance board
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 7:15 PM UTC
“American Horror Story” prizes camp over suspense
This self-aware new show from the producers of "Glee" and "Nip/Tuck" is one-stop shopping for horror film imagery VIDEO
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 6:24 PM UTC
The art of winning by losing
Obama's fight over jobs with Eric Cantor and the GOP is doomed. But it just might save his presidency
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 6:06 PM UTC
Is circumcision good for your health?
The once-common, now controversial procedure gets a boost from the experts at the American Medical Association
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 6:06 PM UTC
Why Bob Dylan won’t win the Nobel Prize
The odds are a changin', but that's a cheap publicity stunt, not reality. Here's why Dylan doesn't stand a chance
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 5:14 PM UTC
Obama’s radical charity plan
How a proposal to modestly reduce wealthy tax write-offs on donations could challenge our nation's oligarchy
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 11:30 PM UTC
Never mind who paid the bar bill
After I reported on journalists getting cozy with anti-Russian lobbyists, defensive tweets fill the air
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 10:02 PM UTC
Wild card in Wall Street endgame: Bloomberg’s girlfriend
The mayor's longtime partner sits on the board of the company that owns the park where occupiers are camped out
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:19 PM UTC
Justin Elliott talks to Ed Schultz about Occupy Wall Street
Assessing the big labor march on Wednesday and where Occupy Wall St. might be headed VIDEO
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:07 PM UTC
Martin Peretz still allowed to sound off on Arabs for The New Republic
The magazine's part-owner and long-time anti-Muslim bigot weighs in on the Arab Spring
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 6:07 PM UTC
Is Mitt Romney passing the Hannity Test?
No Fox News host is as devoted to the GOP as Sean Hannity. Here's what his show tells us about the Republican race
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 10:02 PM UTC
Wild card in Wall Street endgame: Bloomberg’s girlfriend
The mayor's longtime partner sits on the board of the company that owns the park where occupiers are camped out
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:19 PM UTC
Justin Elliott talks to Ed Schultz about Occupy Wall Street
Assessing the big labor march on Wednesday and where Occupy Wall St. might be headed VIDEO
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 3:30 PM UTC
America’s lost economic decade
The once-powerful middle class has collapsed, and the poor have it even worse. Will the U.S. ever recover?
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 3:08 PM UTC
Romney foreign policy aide undermined by Salon story
Mitchell Reiss' involvement in a campaign promoting a terrorist group became a liability after Salon reported it
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:25 PM UTC
Steve Jobs wins again
Steve Jobs taught me the future will be amazing. Now I'm honoring him in my own way -- by buying my first iPhone
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
Why did we fall in love with Rin Tin Tin?
A new book explores the life of Hollywood's favorite dog -- and the nutty nation that fell for him
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 8:07 PM UTC
Why celebrity daddy issues never disappear
On TV and in memoirs, embittered daughters of famous men are evening scores. Why can't successful women let go?
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 4:45 PM UTC
“The Way”: On a pilgrimage with Martin Sheen
The "West Wing" president and his son, Emilio Estevez, discuss their spiritual road movie made for tough times
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 1:07 PM UTC
Who is Tomas Transtromer?
"Scandinavia's greatest living poet" won the 2011 Nobel Prize in literature. Here's what you need to know about him
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
L.A., the new culture capital?
For the next six months, museums and galleries band together to show off the vibrancy of the city's art VIDEO
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 12:01 AM UTC
The (literal) orgasm of my dreams
A woman needs to know why she climaxes in her sleep. Does that make her strange -- or worthy of envy?
Friday, Oct 7, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
Finally, a nice guy. So why are we fighting?
I've dated narcissists, I've dated Asperger's cases. Even with a "normal" man, relating is hard
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 7:00 PM UTC
Oops! Wrong button
One simple error and a plane falls 6,000 feet, rolling more than halfway onto its back. What happened? And: The 787
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
The end of the dollar standard
The currency's grip on the world economy is rapidly slipping -- and that could mean bad things for us
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 12:00 AM UTC
What my childhood bully taught me
I thought Ted picked on me because I was gay. Over 40 years later, I found out the real reason
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