“By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF — New York Times”

President Obama and Congress will soon make defining choices about health care and troops for Afghanistan.

These two choices have something in common — each has a bill of around $100 billion … Read more »

By Paul Krugman

So it seems that we aren’t going to have a second Great Depression after all. What saved us? The answer, basically, is Big Government.

Just to be clear: the economic situation remains terrible, indeed worse than almost … Read more »

This weekend, citizens from around the world will tune into one of the biggest concert events in history. Live Earth, organized under the leadership of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, will hold concerts in seven cities around the globe, … Read more »

Among the many issues voters need to consider in this campaign is this vital fact: The next president is likely to appoint several Supreme Court justices. Those choices will determine the future of the law, and of some of Americans’ … Read more »

By Timothy Egan

In Egypt, 43 percent of people think Israel was behind the 9/11 attacks in America, a poll by WorldPublicOpinion.org found last year.

In the United States, six percent of Americans say the moon landing of 40 years … Read more »

While the Baker-Hamilton report from the Iraq Study Group dominates the news in recent weeks with its rebuke of the colossal mess the United States has made in Iraq, there is another report released at the end of October — … Read more »

By Tom Hamburger and David G. Savage

Newly released documents show Bush’s top political aide focused on GOP calls to oust New Mexico’s top U.S. prosecutor. Other Bush aides lobbied the Justice Dept. on other issues, the documents show.

Reporting … Read more »

By FRANK RICH

“AUGUST is a challenging time to be president,” said Andrew Card, the former Bush White House chief of staff, as he offered unsolicited advice to his successors in a television interview last week. “I think you have … Read more »