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Are Teachers' Unions the Problem or the Solution?

March 19, 2010 - 4:17pm

Randi Weingarten, Rod Paige, and others debate education reform.


Reassessing Paul Bremer's Stewardship of Iraq

March 19, 2010 - 3:39pm

Seven years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, the occupation's first administrator deserves a second look.


Bullock's Breakup: the Perils of Love in Public

March 19, 2010 - 2:56pm

The media will always ask questions about the love lives of female celebrities. That doesn't mean they should answer.


Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, Rock Star?

March 19, 2010 - 1:47pm

Why America's second-wealthiest man is sporting a wig, tattoos, and a bandana in a new television commercial.


Movie Review: 'The Runaways' With Kristen Stewart

March 19, 2010 - 9:26am

In the Joan Jett biopic 'The Runaways,' girl power can be very sexy. That's the problem.


Union Atlantic: Merging Financial Fact and Fiction

March 19, 2010 - 9:23am

An overly aggressive banker, fishy accounting, and Wall Street wrongdoing—those are the elements featured in 'Union Atlantic,' a new novel by Adam Haslett.


The Return (Again) of 'New' 3-D Technology

March 19, 2010 - 8:45am

Everything old is new again, even generations-old technology.


BBC Documentary 'Life' Is an Amazing Journey

March 18, 2010 - 7:39pm

The latest effort from the team behind 'Planet Earth' shows the struggle and beauty of being alive.


Could Israel Drag America into a War with Iran?

March 18, 2010 - 6:47pm

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu would do anything to protect Israel—as long as he doesn't have to believe in peace.


Stolen Prescription Drugs: How Common Are Heists?

March 17, 2010 - 7:32pm

How common are stolen prescription drugs, and where does the contraband resurface?


Proving Age Discrimination Is Harder Than Ever

March 17, 2010 - 7:16pm

How a Supreme Court decision is making age discrimination harder than ever to prove.


Credit Default Swaps: Who Wins If The US Goes Bankrupt?

March 17, 2010 - 5:43pm

Why does anyone buy insurance policies that pay off only if the U.S. goes bankrupt?


Analyzing Obama's NCAA Basketball Tournament Picks

March 17, 2010 - 4:23pm

Analyzing Barack Obama's NCAA tournament bracket.


Court Hears Challenge to Military Funeral Protests

March 17, 2010 - 2:59pm

The Supreme Court takes up the issue of whether hurling antigay invective at a soldier's funeral is protected speech.


The World’s Smartest ‘American Idol’ Fans: A Roundtable

March 17, 2010 - 10:11am

Who cares what Simon, Randy, Kara, or Ellen think? We created our own American Idol panel, with four of the smartest judges we could find.


Why Isn't Obama Leading Financial Reform?

March 16, 2010 - 1:11pm

Why is Barack Obama leaving his No. 1 job, Wall Street reform, to a single, soon-to-retire senator?


Regina Benjamin on Childhood Obesity

March 16, 2010 - 9:24am

Regina Benjamin, America's Surgeon General, discusses the difficulty of tackling childhood obesity—and the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.


America May Truly Be In Decline

March 16, 2010 - 9:19am

Declinists have always projected America's imminent demise. For a change, they're onto something.


Liberals' Five Favorite Republicans

March 15, 2010 - 7:39pm

Democrats have broken up with the Olympia Snowes and Christie Whitmans of old. But even in this polarized political moment, there are five Republicans they have learned to love.


Lawrence Egbert: Assisted Suicide's New Face

March 15, 2010 - 6:55pm

Despite criminal charges in two states, the head of a radical right-to-die group insists his work is compassionate and necessary.