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Despite Funding Boost, Parks Still Hurting

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:58:45 GMT

Despite President Obama's increase in funding, the country's national parks face a substantial deficit and massive infrastructure problems.

Fort Hood: A Wounded Soldier Speaks

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:08:38 GMT

A victim of the Fort Hood shooting speaks about his experience, his fallen friends, and the desire to serve his country in Afghanistan.

Hedge-Fund Manager John Paulson's Greatest Trade Ever

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49:26 GMT

How hedge fund manager John Paulson bet against the real estate bubble and made $15 billion in a single year.

Low Interest Rates: The Next Economic Bubble

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:50:40 GMT

Will low interest rates backfire sooner than anyone thinks?

Rereading Vietnam May Help Prevent Same Mistakes

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:32 GMT

Unraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.

Why Republicans Are Winning in the Age of Obama

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:55 GMT

Why right-of-center candidates are succeeding in the age of Obama.

Why 1979 Was the Year That Truly Changed the World

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:08:01 GMT

Forget the fall of the iron curtain: the events of '79 matter more.

The Tragic Decline of the House of Versace

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:38:01 GMT

How the House of Versace went from rags to riches—and back again.

Aline Saarinen: '50s Wonder Woman

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:11 GMT

Today, except for a few projects like the moribund TWA terminal at JFK, Eero Saarinen is better known for his furniture than his buildings. His "womb" chairs and pedestal tables (designed, he said, to "clear up the slum of legs" in the American home) are still big sellers for Knoll. But does anyone remember that he designed the beautifully soaring Dulles airport? Or CBS's "Black Rock" headquarters? Saarinen might find it oddly familiar that his chairs have eclipsed his architectural achievements: early in his career, he'd struggled against the long shadow cast by his father, Eliel, the revered Finnish architect who'd founded their Bloomfield Hills firm, just outside Detroit. Two years before Eliel's death in 1950, Eero had rushed to pop a champagne cork and toast his Papa after a telegram arrived congratulating Saarinen on his winning design for a memorial to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase in St. Louis. But the cable was a mistake: Eero had submitted his own idea—he was the winner, not his father. His scheme for the epic steel arch in St. Louis was a prelude to his future designs for corporate offices, embassies, and airports, veering away from his father's sensibility and embodying instead the triumphal spirit and swaggering power of postwar America. Saarinen gets his due in a fascinating exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, "Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future," that explores his impact on the 1950s and '60s. What you don't expect is to discover the impact of a woman whom Saarinen himself has come to overshadow, though she was a cultural force in her own right. The woman was his wife.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Abortion

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:12 GMT

Don't let abortion politics stand in the way of affordable coverage for all.

Mahmoud Abbas: Who'll Follow as Palestinian Pres?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:26 GMT

Who will replace Mahmoud Abbas as the Palestinian president?

Women's Willpower Problem

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:45 GMT

Our willpower problem, and what we can do about it.

Film: Why Precious Should Be Taught Math

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:37:13 GMT

Why can't kids in movies ever do the math?

Credit Cards: Are Consumers Being Overcharged?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:57 GMT

Consumers have increasingly been charged higher interest rates and pricey fees, and hit with one-sided account modifications. Will new legislation really put an end to all that?

Should We Sentence Teens to Life in Prison?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:55:37 GMT

But should we lock up teens for life?

Dorothea Lange Restored Dignity to the Poor

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:39:16 GMT

Dorothea Lange's politics of respect.

Deficit Hawks Ignore the Economy's Good News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:22 GMT

The deficit hawks squawk too much.

Why Politics Could Be Behind American Homicide -- Kelley

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:59 GMT

The surprising roots of homicide.

Why Politics Could Be Behind American Homicide -- Kelley

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:59 GMT

The surprising roots of homicide.

Will Supreme Court Outlaw Juvenile Life Sentences?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:22:32 GMT

The U.S. is the only country that sentences juveniles to life in prison without parole. Will the Supreme Court declare it unconstitutional?