War Room
Interviews
The most cowardly captain
An ocean-liner historian assesses the historic mistakes of the Costa Concordia captain -- and his clueless crew
War Room
Mitt Romney
The elitist history of Mitt Romney's slick hair
Is grease good? His hairstyle reminds us of Gordon Gekko, film's top vulture capitalist, but goes back further
Dream City
The views we cherish
From a sunset over Harlem to a sparkling Turkish bay, Open Salon bloggers share what they see from their windows
SLIDE SHOW
Pornography
L.A.’s porn mistake
As an actress who's worked with and without condoms, I can tell you: Mandatory enforcement is misguided
Energy
The real beneficiaries of energy subsidies
Don't buy the GOP's claims. Oil companies, not green alternatives, are making a killing from the government
Recent Stories
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 7:42 PM UTC
The unlikely threat to North Korea
Long dismissed as a playboy, Kim Jong Il's eldest son has become an outspoken and dangerous critic of the regime
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 7:08 PM UTC
Is Citizens United just misunderstood?
Two years after the Supreme Court decision, a lawyer who argued the case says it has been unfairly smeared
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 6:15 PM UTC
Welcome back, yellow Wiggle
Yummy, yummy! The Internet goes ape as an original member returns to a beloved children's band
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 6:00 PM UTC
Tucson says banished books may return to classrooms
Teachers charge censorship as Mexican-American studies ban goes into effect
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM UTC
Romney gave millions of dollars to Mormon church
Including in the form of lucrative pieces of Bain Capital investment deals
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 4:05 PM UTC
Occupy Congress greets returning lawmakers
Protesters swarm congressional offices with polite demands
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 3:51 PM UTC
Chris Christie goes dangerously off-message
The first rule of being a Romney surrogate: Don’t make his tax problem worse!
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:40 PM UTC
Romney’s scandalous tax loophole
Mitt's at the top of the one percent, but he pays a lower tax rate than most of the middle class. Here's how
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:30 PM UTC
Fun with federal election law
Do these look like the faces of people who've just violated campaign finance rules?
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:03 PM UTC
Can Sarah Palin stop the Romney train?
The half-term governor weighs in with a surprise half-endorsement in South Carolina
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 12:30 PM UTC
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 10:30 AM UTC
Chris Dodd’s paid SOPA crusading
Chris Dodd, 3-decade senator who vowed not to lobby, is now the top paid advocate for an Internet censorship bill
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:31 AM UTC
Mr. One Percent’s wealth and tax troubles
Mitt Romney's speaking fees alone lift him out of the 99 percent, but he says $374,000 in a year is "not very much"
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Sundance 2012: Less glitz, more gravy
Movie stars modeling skiwear? Not so much. But Robert Redford's indie-film shindig has adjusted to hard times
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
TV’s eerie new race-less world
In an Obama age, shows like "Parenthood" flatter us into believing race no longer matters -- and avoid hard truth
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
They Might Be Giants, design innovators
The indie band has a reputation for awesome graphics. We talk to their latest artistic collaborator
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 9:45 PM UTC
Paula Deen cashes in on diabetes
The cooking queen waits three years -- and until she has an endorsement -- to tell fans she has a serious illness
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 9:05 PM UTC
The fight to save the American dream
It's not "class warfare." People have just realized how extreme inequality is wrecking our country
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 8:00 PM UTC
Why do the Republicans nominate blue bloods?
The potent combination of Jacksonian populism and old money oligarchy
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 7:43 PM UTC
South Carolina, the troublemaker
Republicans campaign for votes in a state that is proud, reactionary and a little crazy
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 6:17 PM UTC
Capitalism’s real “risk-takers”
Workers, not Romney's bailed-out Wall Street CEOs, are the ones actually putting their livelihoods on the line
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 5:58 PM UTC
Mitt’s ticking tax bomb
He all but admits that he pays a lower effective rate than Americans who earn a fraction of his income
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 5:30 PM UTC
Was Lana Del Rey really that bad?
A disastrous "Saturday Night Live" turn derails pop music's latest girl
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 5:01 PM UTC
The myth of an isolated Iran
D.C.'s aggressive sanctions are really about protecting the dollar and undermining China
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 4:36 PM UTC
Should the government search your brain?
The state may soon be able to force you to reveal your password. That's a huge threat to the Fifth Amendment
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 3:51 PM UTC
“Saturday Night Live” phones it in, again
In a campaign so crazy that the jokes should write themselves, "SNL's" political humor has been flat and uninspired
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 3:16 PM UTC
Tiny group of super-rich donors dominate primary
Super PACs now spending more money than the official campaigns, and it's raised from millionaires and billionaires
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 2:04 PM UTC
Colbert super PAC wonders if Mitt Romney is a serial killer
But the comedian insists he had nothing to do with it, all right?
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
GOP crowd uses Juan Williams as an Obama stand-in
At Fox's MLK day debate, the black pundit was booed as Gingrich belittled him for asking tough questions on race
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 4:59 AM UTC
The way to South Carolina’s heart
With one inflammatory appeal to the lowest common denominator after another, Newt steals the show
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
What was J.D. Salinger working on?
The reclusive author died two years ago. We've learned lots about his life since, but one big question remains
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
TV’s greatest westerns
Slide show: As "Justified" returns for Season 3, a look back at the classics that defined the genre
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
The genius behind “Genius Lunches”
One innovative strategy firm incorporates biweekly meetings that feature fascinating outsiders as speakers
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 9:40 PM UTC
Evangelicals fight amongst themselves
Gingrich backers claim Tony Perkins and friends rigged an endorsement for Santorum. Did these good Christians lie?
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Escape to the red states
We were tired of Portland's yuppie brunch culture. Volunteer farming could challenge our thinking, and way of life
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 6:39 PM UTC
From abolitionism to OccupyDC
The forgotten civil rights leader who started the movement in McPherson Square
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Get used to living with Mom and Dad
The era of empty nests may be over unless we change our work culture and our economy. An expert explains
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
You wouldn’t believe how long my flight was!
No, I wouldn't. And you probably didn't climb at 45 degrees or drop hundreds of feet either. We love to exaggerate
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Your election entertainment playlist
Journalists and commentators, including Gwen Ifill and Pat Buchanan, nominate their favorite campaign-related fare
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
The music of the King holiday
The pioneering musician recalls his Tennessee childhood and role in Stevie Wonder's push to honor MLK
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 7:08 PM UTC
Is Citizens United just misunderstood?
Two years after the Supreme Court decision, a lawyer who argued the case says it has been unfairly smeared
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM UTC
Romney gave millions of dollars to Mormon church
Including in the form of lucrative pieces of Bain Capital investment deals
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 4:05 PM UTC
Occupy Congress greets returning lawmakers
Protesters swarm congressional offices with polite demands
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 3:51 PM UTC
Chris Christie goes dangerously off-message
The first rule of being a Romney surrogate: Don’t make his tax problem worse!
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:40 PM UTC
Romney’s scandalous tax loophole
Mitt's at the top of the one percent, but he pays a lower tax rate than most of the middle class. Here's how
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 7:42 PM UTC
The unlikely threat to North Korea
Long dismissed as a playboy, Kim Jong Il's eldest son has become an outspoken and dangerous critic of the regime
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 7:08 PM UTC
Is Citizens United just misunderstood?
Two years after the Supreme Court decision, a lawyer who argued the case says it has been unfairly smeared
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 6:00 PM UTC
Tucson says banished books may return to classrooms
Teachers charge censorship as Mexican-American studies ban goes into effect
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM UTC
Romney gave millions of dollars to Mormon church
Including in the form of lucrative pieces of Bain Capital investment deals
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 4:05 PM UTC
Occupy Congress greets returning lawmakers
Protesters swarm congressional offices with polite demands
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 6:15 PM UTC
Welcome back, yellow Wiggle
Yummy, yummy! The Internet goes ape as an original member returns to a beloved children's band
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
TV’s eerie new race-less world
In an Obama age, shows like "Parenthood" flatter us into believing race no longer matters -- and avoid hard truth
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Sundance 2012: Less glitz, more gravy
Movie stars modeling skiwear? Not so much. But Robert Redford's indie-film shindig has adjusted to hard times
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 9:45 PM UTC
Paula Deen cashes in on diabetes
The cooking queen waits three years -- and until she has an endorsement -- to tell fans she has a serious illness
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 5:30 PM UTC
Was Lana Del Rey really that bad?
A disastrous "Saturday Night Live" turn derails pop music's latest girl
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
They Might Be Giants, design innovators
The indie band has a reputation for awesome graphics. We talk to their latest artistic collaborator
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
The genius behind “Genius Lunches”
One innovative strategy firm incorporates biweekly meetings that feature fascinating outsiders as speakers
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Escape to the red states
We were tired of Portland's yuppie brunch culture. Volunteer farming could challenge our thinking, and way of life
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
You wouldn’t believe how long my flight was!
No, I wouldn't. And you probably didn't climb at 45 degrees or drop hundreds of feet either. We love to exaggerate
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 5:00 PM UTC
Get used to living with Mom and Dad
The era of empty nests may be over unless we change our work culture and our economy. An expert explains
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