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Obama and the Arc of the Rainbow

Obama and the Arc of the Rainbow

The president’s endorsement of same-sex marriage is a testament to the generations of activists who waged a brave and often lonely battle for gay rights.

Posted May 16, 2012

Too Often, a New Baby Brings Big Debt

Too Often, a New Baby Brings Big Debt

Few new mothers get paid maternity leave. Those who take unpaid leave often go deep into debt to make ends meet.

Posted May 15, 2012

Obama Faces Political Risks by Staying Soft on Wall Street

Obama Faces Political Risks by Staying Soft on Wall Street

Independent voters in key swing states blame Wall Street for the crisis and don't think Obama has been tough enough.

Posted May 17, 2012

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Books and the Arts

A postwar German novelist’s complicated legacy.

In The Conflict, the French intellectual takes American mothering to task.

Samuel Beckett wants you to have a less bad day.

Ideas to Power the 99%

News and Analysis

A mother and child

Child-rearing fads aren't really about children. They're about regulating the behavior of women.

How government and corporations use the poor as piggy banks.

Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon’s bank blew more than $2 billion, Barack Obama still had praise for the intellect of his political backer.

Protests in Cairo

Egyptians go to the polls on May 23 and 24. But heightened tension and deepening unease over every aspect of the political process make it hard to predict what will happen next.

James Dimon

JP Morgan’s CEO once complained that traders would need to see psychiatrists in order to comply with financial regulations. Maybe that’s not such a bad idea.

Trayvon Martin

From the ethnic studies ban to firings over Travyon Martin, a strange hostility toward progressive education is emerging.

Political watchdogs like PolitiFact and the Washington Post's "Fact-Checker" are accused of favoring Democrats—but it is the facts themselves that have a liberal bias.

Guantanamo Bay

The dramatic opening of the 9/11 trial shined a light on all the ways in which a commission is not a federal court.

Naomi Klein - Lookout

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