The Bay Area, past and present
Which way to 1981?
Not so gay in Russia, India and Australia
You probably didn’t notice, but last week was a rather discordant week for the gays.
House passes budget: ‘Are you kidding me?!’
This should be the slogan for John Boehner’s speakership.
Multitasking: A way to make inefficiency sound noble
Take a walk while doing and interview while checking voicemail — and invite the attorney general to a kids party
The Pope Francis effect: Loving humility in a time of greed
Time’s Person of the Year dazzles us because of the shady culture all around us.
Speaking for their fathers
Five Chinese daughters testify to the human rights abuse their dads face.
Events in Egypt demand a shift in U.S. policy
The alternative is not only morally unconscionable, but also a direct threat to regional stability and U.S. interests.
Christie’s traffic headache
Did a monster backup amount to political retribution by the N.J. governor?
‘They have tried all the wrong ways’
Iran’s foreign minister talks with David Ignatius about the nuclear negotiations.
An outbreak of lawlessness
America now has a Senate with no rules and a president without boundaries.
Higher profits, smaller paychecks
Boeing’s union fight shows why support is growing to raise the minimum wage.
A rebellion on the right
House leaders’ sudden break with their contrary colleagues signals an end to obstructionism.
Morning Plum: As insurance industry bets on Obamacare’s success, GOP bets on failure
Insurance companies will spend hundreds of millions to help make the law work, but Republicans know it has already failed.
The mystery of Obamacare
Error-prone Web sites mean that many still won’t know on Jan. 1 whether they have health insurance.
Why 29,000 Obamacare sign ups are nothing to celebrate
Remember that millions of Americans have had their health insurance canceled because of Obamacare.
The least awful choice
Containment of Iran's nuclear program, combined with existing deterrents, can work.
Catania to run for mayor if Gray is Democrats’ nominee
COLUMN | Independent D.C. Council member Catania would challenge Gray in November.
Md.’s Brown likely to survive bungled health plan rollout
COLUMN | Md. health site’s troubles hurt Brown’s campaign for governor, but he has many months to fix them.
Navy case shows broader problems in military discharges
COLUMN | Thousands of service members are mistreated as the military uses discipline to shrink ranks.
Lessons from the auto bailout
Health-care law may be up against a similar undiminished opposition regardless of facts.
A teacher from D.C. embraces Mandela’s legacy in Johannesburg
Waahida Tolbert-Mbatha wants to show students that education is the key to freedom.
Howard needs to seriously reconsider Yardfest
The event has become a rite of passage for up-and-coming rap artists who celebrate violence.
‘12 Years a Slave’: An amazing film on a terrible institution
Director Steve McQueen tweaks a movie formula to great effect in this powerful new film on slavery.
The economy, ready for its close-up
Two documentaries give well-grounded analyses, from the right and left, of our economic woes.
Cellphones on planes shouldn’t be the government’s call
Instead of enforcing politeness, a job best left to airlines, flight attendants and individual passengers, it should simply loosen up. And so should the critics.
The ‘nuclear option’ represents an awful way to run the country
Voters must punish politicians who treat government as just a recurring game of chicken.
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