NYT Magazine: Seventy years ago, in 1940, a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest
Hoover Institution: When it comes to instruction time, longer is better. American schools, however, are going the other way. How many days a year
Der Spiegel: US combat troops are withdrawing from Iraq, where terrorist attacks are once again part of everyday life. The Iraqi population is
Among the many regulations that Glenn Beck demanded for this morning’s “Restoring Honor” rally was a ban on any signs, political or
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) held a town hall this past Friday in Wagoner, Oklahoma, where he discussed a variety of issues with his constituents. At
In a speech from the Oval Office tonight, President Obama will formally end the seven-year combat mission in Iraq that left 4,400 U.S. troops
For months, Glenn Beck has breathlessly insisted that today’s “Restoring Honor” rally was a completely non-political event. ThinkProgress
In what will no doubt be the first of many court decisions blocking Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s frivolous legal theories, a
At his “Restoring Honor” rally, rodeo clown-turned-televangelist Glenn Beck told his flock, “America today begins to turn back to God. For
In April, two students at Cal State Stanislaus found a partial copy of a speaker’s contract for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The partial
For months, conservatives have led a hateful campaign against the expansion of a local Islamic center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This campaign
Yesterday, “rodeo clown” Glenn Beck appeared on XM radio with African-American host Joe Madison. Beck seemed to be visiting the studio when
“I can’t spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead,” President Obama told NBC’s Brian Williams last night
From Crains:More than half of the owners at a Long Island City condo conversion known as Arris Lofts are suing developer Andalex Group and other
From the Times Ledger:It has long been established that thousands of cars and trucks create major pollution along New York City’s boulevards
From the Queens Chronicle:When Community Board 7 OK’d the massive $850 million Flushing Commons mixed-use development project in April, it was
From Eyewitness News:Cameras caught the gunfire as it erupted on 135th street and Liberty Avenue last month in the Richmond Hill section.A
From Fox 5:If you think you’ve been seeing more people sleep on city streets, statistics back up the perception. The homeless population
From Gothamist:...the Origin of Species reports in a blog post titled "Take These Broken Wings" — an adult male Osprey was found injured in
From WNYC:The City Council unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that's supposed to make it easier for tenants to identify who owns their
From Capital Tonight:Mayor Bloomberg just called a special election on Nov. 2 (to run concurrent with the November general) in the 28th NYC
From the NY Times:Felony assaults, along with all other major crimes in the city, have sharply decreased over the last decade, according to the
The Times Ledger provides space for a label on the front page of their papers, but their labels don't exactly fit in it. The Times Newsweekly
From the Brooklyn Paper:Angry patrons of Borough President Markowitz’s Seaside Concert series in Coney Island were fuming over the city’s
From the Times Ledger:One of the advantages incumbents in the state Assembly have over their challengers is a printing budget that enables them
From the Times Newsweekly:More than a decade ago, while the Elmhurst gas tanks still towered over the neighborhood, it was hard for most people