Gold and mineral trading fuels war in Congo; nothing works, and a new report makes the U.N. look complicit. Tribune investigation says many autism treatments "amount to uncontrolled experiments on vulnerable children." Painful sleep becomes new Swedish trend; modernized nail beds are this year's hot
"You've been to New Jersey, haven't you?" An Iranian reporter's story of imprisonment and interrogation. Finalists from National Geographic's international photography contest, open to amateurs and professionals alike. Since taking office, Obama has forsaken basketball for golf, which he'
Nation source says Xe, formerly Blackwater, runs assassination ops in Pakistan; Xe and Defense officials deny charges. Obama to announce his Afghanistan decision next Tuesday. Recipe for pie crust perfected by Obama's "Crustmaker." Op: A proper Thanksgiving should balance indulgence with forbearance; gluttony ain't
Amidst waves of apology to Britons shipped to Australia as children, Gordon Brown may wait, weigh demands for reparations. Isn't life is too short to...split hairs, semantically, over what a waiter or even a T-Mobile customer support specialist said to you? Claude Vordell out-ops an
Memo shows the Pentagon agreeing with the White House on how much new service members in Afghanistan will cost. The Tajikistan plan: The best-case scenario for Afghanistan is a two or three-decade struggle toward stability. Squirrel economics: Rather than storing away for next year, the U.S. gnashes
F.I.F.A. turns down Ireland's request to replay the handball-tainted playoff match against France. Brooks: Geithner and Obama saved the global economy and deserve credit. The case for This American Life as the newest propaganda arm of the conservative movement. Positive correlation found between a
Reid introduces public option bill to the Senate, locates funds for the legislation in elective cosmetic procedures. Some claim doctors' neckties harbor disease; for physicians who don't want to lose the air of formality, there is now antimicrobial neckwear. Exercise makes you less anxious; heavy alcohol consumption
Amid the collective Middle East nightmare, a few notes on candidates should Abbas step down. Marines' PowerPoint, made for other marines, about the softer side of counterinsurgency. Instapaper for the commute: Riveting story of the feared Texas judge indicted for sex crimes. See also: Is it wrong to wear
British army recommends soldiers bribe the Taliban with gold. Op: At best, Palin's misunderstanding of the Israeli settlement debate is alarming; at worst, it's dangerous. Running and losing for vice president has never been a promising route to the Oval Office. History shows why Palin won&
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is not Magneto; a judgment in New York will remind us of the strength of our own values. Baldwin, Alec, preference for Stephen over, 314. Index for Going Rogue. Winning in Aghanistan means thinking like an Afghan politician, not a peacebuilder; i.e., think bribes. The case
