The rat says so: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. Al Qaeda dropouts may provide the key to radicalism. Scientists create possible nuclear-waste-eating Venus flytrap. Choire Sicha offers the most accurate review possible of When in Rome. A new kind abstinence-only program--it doesn'
Former company man who vouched for waterboarding now retracts claim. Arenas: If I steer just one young person away from violence, then I'm living up to Abe Pollin's legacy. How Davos is like a magazine cover: by the time a trend percolates up, its time has
Toyota announces a fix for its gas pedals; still no comment on why its cars didn't have a brake override. Saints fans, T-shirt merchants clash with the N.F.L. over who owns "Who Dat?" The Super Bowl was born out of hype; it took
Fifty years ago today, the lunch counter sit-in movement began in Greensboro, N.C. "New triumphalist attitude" from Beijing worrying analysts; hubris and insecurity driving behavior. Osama criticizes the world for relying on the dollar and being too slow to respond to climate change. Paulson says Russia
Professor transcribes al Qaeda tapes, discovers what jihadis eat for breakfast. Harper's Guantánamo piece vs. the Slate takedown. Op: The Constitution is neither safety net for illegal enemy combatants nor suicide pact for us. One out of every 330 people serves in the armed forces. Instapaper for the
Historian, teacher, activist Howard Zinn dies, age 87. Video: Howard Zinn remembers the moment he "questioned the total goodness of the Good War." No one ever wrote or spoke with a greater instinct for the True and Vital. Wasserman on Zinn. Collins: Last night's State of
Obama's speech was so good, Chris Matthews forgot he was black. Op: Obama will fight hard for what he said he believed in while campaigning; as to how, no mention given. Massive earthquake reveals entire island civilization called "Haiti." A.N.C.'s new coat
Vermont hit hardest by military deaths in Iraq. Many of the M.T.A.'s planned security upgrades after Sept. 11 never happened, and now there's no money for them. Toyota halts sales of eight vehicles over concerns of a safety issue that may cause cars to
On Zimbabwe: "The world's most free-fall economy today is almost normal." Medocino County really likes weed, or it did until all those murders and Mexican cartels. Petty corruption is rampant in India, but now a million zero-rupee notes are fighting back. So-called negative
Obama's proposed spending freeze may not make a dent in the deficit, but it appeals to conservative Democrats, and that matters right now. Tucked into the deadliest zone of L.A. County is a mile-wide stretch that has been murder-free for three years. It's
