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Like any mere bystander, I'm always at risk of getting etherized by the abstractions of war. So there was something compelling and arresting about hearing writer Mark Danner detail the […]
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Andy Warhol's art junk? Not even close, according to the director of the Nasher Museum of Art: it's gone from avant-garde to old standard.
The passing of Obama’s healthcare bill has dismayed abortion-rights groups due to the anti-abortion amendments that have been made.
A French van driver suspected of making off with €11.6m in cash has become an internet star.
Internet viruses are known for being pretty sinister – but what if they could make you an unsuspecting collector of kiddie porn?
Interactive TV could be on the verge of allowing viewers to take part in the on-screen action.
Flooding and mudslides in El Salvador have killed 124 people and dozens of others are missing after three days of rain.
On this day 20 years ago the wall dividing East and West Berlin was toppled heralding an end to the cold war and the division of Germany.
The man suspected of killing 13 at America’s Fort Hood military base had told colleagues that infidels “should have their throats cut”.
Shocking images of a 12-storey building lying flat on the ground in China have led to safety fears and a literal real estate crash caused by overcapacity building.
Another victory for Obama’s healthcare campaign as the House narrowly endorses the reform bill.
The boss of banking giant Goldman Sachs has caused worldwide smirks by claiming banks do “God’s work”.
Shaking hands with Cornel West, it's difficult to imagine that this is a man filled with rage. As the prominent “bluesman” put it in his Big Think interview, the key […]
Bisphenol A—generally known as BPA—is an organic compound used in the manufacture of plastics. It's also what's known as an endocrine disruptor. Because it's chemically similar to our own hormones, […]
In a special election Tuesday, Democrat Bill Owens won a seat in upstate New York that the Republicans had controlled since 1872. And if the Republican party had been able […]
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The great musicians—like Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan—understand life in all its bristling glory: find your passion, never leave it, and become a prisoner to the hope that […]
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In the face of cruelty and sorrow, there is a form of love that can propel people past feelings of bitterness and revenge and into the desire to promote justice—for […]
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Or will he finally show backbone and take a firm stance? Cornel West hopes for the latter but fears the former.
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If we want a society that is truly great, we will need to avoid the panicky trappings and "moral constipations" of "success" and redefine life’s real questions.
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The president faces a choice, Cornell West says. He can be a masterful, Machiavellian politician like Bill Clinton or a great transformative leader like Abraham Lincoln.