Obama’s brain project could change everythingThe Brain Activity Map is both exciting — and frightening — to consider
Life and death by Patti SmithThe rocker addresses the ghosts of Amy Winehouse and Maria Schneider on ’Banga’
Nancy Pelosi won’t back downLoss? What loss? The House leader is still talking tough—and promising a fight
How bad will it be for the Democrats?They are sure to lose ground in the Nov. 2 mid-terms. The question is, how much?
Mitchel Raphael on why kids love spending time at Paul MartinlandDon’t tell the PMO they helped him, Margaret Atwood and Elizabeth May and The Queen, the Emperor and Obama
NewsmakersBjörk versus Canada, Microsoft’s founder sues just about everyone, and Brian Orser exacts sweet revenge
The new fight over ObamacareA Virginia court decision has ignited constitutional questions, while states seek to roll back Obama’s health care reform
Why America turned on ObamaDespite some major achievements, the President is plummeting in the polls. And the attacks are coming from all sides.
Obama’s patchwork presidencyCarolyn L. Mazloomi, assembled a gallery of more than 100 Obama-inspired quilts.