Ethics, Politics and the Law
The Supreme Court must address doubts about its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law.
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Business Day -
Boeing Labor Dispute Makes New Plant a Political Football
The challenge to a new Boeing plant in North Charleston by a union in Seattle has turned into a political firefight between the foes and partisans of organized labor.
Jessica Hill/Associated Press
N.Y. / Region -
Connecticut Steps Closer to Mass Layoffs as Unions’ Next Move Is Awaited
The legislature and state employee unions face a tough choice between a wage freeze and benefit cuts, or losing 7,500 jobs.
Josh Haner/The New York Times
Opinion -
Smells Like School Spirit
Between Diane Ravitch and the education reformers lies a middle way, one which keeps the tests, but places them in the service of a clear mission.
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
N.Y. / Region -
Cuomo Administration Is Closing 7 Prisons; 2 Are in the City
The Cuomo administration, following through on one of the most contentious cutbacks included in the state budget, will close seven of the state’s dozens of prisons.
Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
N.Y. / Region -
Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in a Manhattan hotel in May.
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Opinion -
To the Limit
It isn’t at all unthinkable that the battle to raise the federal debt ceiling could end in failure.
Joshua C. Cruey, Orlando Sentinel
U.S. -
Citing Homeless Law, Hackers Turn Sights on Orlando
The hacker group Anonymous disabled several Web sites as punishment for the city’s arrests of people who help feed the homeless.
Brian Blanco/Associated Press
Sports -
N.F.L. Deal Is Said to Be Weeks Away
Owners and players are expected to continue talking Friday in Minneapolis; the sides are sparring over issues like how to divide revenue.
Stina Löfgren
Opinion -
The Price of Liberty: Weeds
When America won independence, the British left behind a covert occupation force in the shape of its streetwise, opportunistic weeds.
Local Coordination Committees of Syria, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
World -
Coalition of Factions From the Streets Fuels a New Opposition in Syria
Local Coordination Committees have become the wild cards in what is shaping up as a potentially decisive stage in Syria’s protest movement.
Ana Albero
Opinion -
Heading Into a Long (Driving) Weekend
Readers respond to a recent front page article about European cities that create urban environments openly hostile to cars.
Associated Press
U.S. -
Plan Issued to Save Northern Spotted Owl
Twenty years after the northern spotted owl was listed as a threatened species, the federal government offered a plan to prevent the bird from going extinct.
Business Day -
Diving Into Reeking Squalor to Test an Air Freshener
Febreze from Procter & Gamble is trying a less predictable and harder-hitting approach to promoting its product in commercials.
Brigitte Silver
Great Homes and Destinations -
Pompadour's Hideout Goes on the Market
The last of the marquise's extensive architectural projects still has the original paneling and parquet floors.
Gordon Welters for The New York Times
World -
The Draft Ends in Germany, but Questions of Identity Endure
Some wonder whether the German army will be disproportionately made up of volunteers from the east, reflecting an economic divide dating to unification.
United Press International
Arts -
Weekend Miser
Celebrating America in New York City with interactive art, Louis Armstrong and fried chicken.
Bruce Buck for The New York Times
Real Estate -
House Tour: Warwick, N.Y.
Jason Gaillard, an artist, was looking for a studio, but his family found much more on a four-acre tract with a house and outbuildings.
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Movies -
A Look at Domestic Violence
“Crime After Crime” favors the personal over the political, creating a no-frills portrait of a stoic and remarkably unembittered woman.
Christoph Niemann
Fashion & Style -
Poor Reception for the Big Game
Questions on a sports fanatic, on friendly wedding dress advice and on gift registries.
Shochiku
Movies -
A Rogue Film Festival Earns Respect (Sort Of)
Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the New York Asian Film Festival offers a solid blend of high-quality movies along with the hyperbolic and fantastic.
Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
Arts -
Emotions Expressed With a Glance
Polina Semionova, a star of American Ballet Theater’s “Swan Lake,” possesses an arresting naturalness.
Arts -
Finding His Inner Child, Cowboy and Housewife
Eric Michael Gillett assumes a number of personalities from musicals written, or partly written, by Craig Carnelia (“Sweet Smell of Success,” “Imaginary Friends”).
