Krugman: Banks aren't lending; businesses and consumers aren't spending. Let's not mince words: This looks an awful lot like the beginning of a second Great Depression. Björk's fund will be called, er...Björk. Björk launches a green venture-capital mission to save
Israel's rigorously planned diplomatic offensive focuses on the 20 Israelis killed in eight years, not the 1,700 Palestinians killed in three. Op: Tribal blindness makes proportionality, civilian deaths irrelevant in Israel: It's actors, not actions that matter. "I just tried to dress well and
Krauthammer: This is our once-in-a-generation chance to pass the holy gas tax. Obama may win no Nobel for wading into Gaza, but the obligation for engagement is deep. Op: Thanks to Israel's Gaza attack, the Islamic Hamas movement has been brought back from near political
Today's afternoon headlines are either long reads or fun sites to explore, dedicated to holiday travelers everywhere. Pope says saving humanity from transexual behavior is as important as saving rainforests. The top 10 humanitarian crises of 2008 according to Doctors Without Borders. Op: If Obama wants to make
Here are some of our favorite ways to give money at this time of year. TMN will resume publishing on Jan. 5, 2009. Happy holidays. Making the world safe for avant-garde art: Franklin Furnace. Clean Ocean Action: Making waves to save seas. Turning Point: Providing outreach, housing, and literacy
Op: The Pentagon's takeover of the White House has caused over-militarization of conflict zones; Obama should return power to civilians. As the focus shifts back home, Clinton widens State Dept., reestablishes diplomacy. "A world-class hotel needs to be an invisible fortress." Terrorist-hit Mumbai
Today's afternoon headlines are either long reads or fun sites to explore, dedicated to holiday travelers everywhere. How Lil Wayne helped a New Orleans teacher survive his first year. Keeping movies in mind during a first trip to Afghanistan. Practical foreign-policy tips from Condoleezza Rice, Christopher Hill,
Op: A debt pardon for all would wipe out the lenders--and maybe even our current crisis. Pay close attention to Greece; at a time of worldwide economic upheaval, it might eerily presage disturbances elsewhere in 2009. Climate change diplomacy is moving at a geologic pace; at a recent two-
Mark Felt, former FBI no. 2, who became Deep Throat and brought down Nixon, dies at 95. I would move the flowerpot with the flag...to the rear of the balcony if I urgently needed a meeting. From 2005, Woodward on his crash course in espionage, courtesy of Felt. After
U.N. grants permission to pursue Somali pirates by air and on land, remains mum on the nation's failed-state status. Visit Colombia's "Captain Nemo" for all your submersible, drug-trading needs. Video: A timelapse of modern-day cartography. Today's long read:
