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Gay marriage: A case of fundamental rights?
feature A federal judge threw out California's Proposition 8, arguing that it violated gay citizens’ rights to due process and equal protection under the law.
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Obama: The second coming of Jimmy Carter?
feature President Obama’s poll numbers are down, his agenda is stalled, and there is backbiting and finger-pointing between his acolytes and the more pragmatic members of his administration.
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Terrorism: The lessons of Times Square
feature After the bomb failed to explode, Faisal Shahzad managed to elude FBI agents and board a plane to Dubai, even though he’d been placed on the no-fly list.
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Jobs: Why aren’t companies hiring?
feature Nearly 15 million Americans are out of work, half of them for more than six months, and the figures aren't dropping even though employers are ringing up good profits.
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The Tea Party: Why Democrats are facing a thumpin’
feature The movement's influence stems from its sincere anger over ballooning deficits, government bailouts, and Washington’s intrusion into every sphere of life.
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The BP ‘shakedown’: Will Barton’s gaffe help Democrats?
feature After Obama exacted a $20 billion escrow fund from BP CEO Tony Hayward, Joe Barton, a senior Republican on the House Energy Committee, apologized to Hayward for the “shakedown.”
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Palin: Is she running, or just protecting her brand?
feature Palin has set off on a “One Nation’’ tour of America, but is she eying the presidency or trying to sell more books and to boost her TV ratings?
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Iraq: Is it a mistake to bring home U.S. troops?
feature Iraq's stability is extremely fragile, and the possibility of renewed conflict among Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds is all too real.
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The death penalty: Was an innocent man executed?
feature In Georgia, Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 shooting of an off-duty policeman, Mark MacPhail, in spite of recanted testimony.
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Murdoch: An emperor meets his Waterloo
feature Murdoch's media empire has been shaken to its foundation by revelations of widespread phone hacking by his tabloid newspapers in Britain.
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Occupy Wall Street: Will the crackdown end the movement?
feature As the police continue to dismantle the tent cities of the Occupy movement, its future as a political force is in question.
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Social media: Are Facebook and Twitter tools of revolution?
feature Social networking played a key role in the popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Iran over the past year.
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Pakistan: Was the U.S. betrayed by its ‘ally’?
feature Since 9/11 the U.S. has sent nearly $20 billion in aid to Pakistan, on the understanding that it would help us fight terrorism in the region.
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Japan: Is this the end for nuclear power?
feature The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was poised to approve the construction of 20 new reactors, but with the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex those plans will probably go on hold.
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