politics: ronald brownstein

Bending the Curve

Why Harry Reid’s bill is a milestone on the road to cheaper health care

correspondentts: wendy kaminer

Mammograms and Me

Sometimes doctors overtest—so how many women will greet the new guidelines with an “I told you so”?

correspondents: daniel akst

No More Jive Turkey

Thanksgiving is a holiday of charity and thanks—so don’t overspend on the bird

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article photo Travel December 2009

A Winter’s Tale

By Eddy Ancinas

Squaw Valley celebrates its Olympics, 50 years later READ MORE

FOR THE RECORD

Currently between homes (my earthly belongings reside in a 10-by-10-foot windowless U-Haul storage unit whilst I alternately house-sit, pool-sit, and cat-sit), I furtively park at the curb of my former home for an extra few minutes after dropping my kids off and, with my laptop, I steal wireless.       

Sandra Tsing Loh

From “On Being a Bad Mother”, December 2009

Brave Thinkers

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correspondents: edward tenner 17 november 2009 article photo

Patent Arrogance

Apple and Microsoft call dibs on draconian technologies (Synthesis Studios/flickr) READ MORE

dispatch: alyssa rosenberg 20 november 2009 article photo

Twilight Misses

For years, girls’ fantasy novels featured strong heroines. But why is this series so popular without them? (Summit Entertainment) READ MORE

food: Raj Patel 20 november 2009 article photo

Feeding Disappointment

The World Food Summit calls for a renewed commitment to ending hunger (antkriz/flickr) READ MORE

politics: chris good 20 november 2009 article photo

Labor vs. Big Business: Sick Days

Swine flu renews Dem push to make businesses give employees paid time off for illness (voces de la frontera/flickr) READ MORE

voices: andrew sullivan 20 november 2009 article photo

Health Care Amnesia

The tale of one Republican who can’t remember how he deepened the deficit (gorik/flickr) READ MORE

correspondents: graeme wood 20 novermber 2009 article photo

Soccer War in Cairo

Rioters set me on fire twice while celebrating Egypt’s win over Algeria (graeme wood) READ MORE

correspondents: david shenk 19 november 2009 article photo

Does the Speech Gene Really Exist?

A New York Times reporter and a Ph.D. square off over DNA (wikimedia commons) READ MORE

dispatch: nicole allan 20 november 2009 article photo

Giving Gibbs a C+

A survey of media insiders finds the White House press secretary accessible but sometimes hostile to reporters (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) READ MORE

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Oprah Leaves the Stage

Will the talk show host continue on TV after her show ends in 2011? (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) READ MORE

 
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