Barak Obama
Obama’s brain project could change everything
The Brain Activity Map is both exciting — and frightening — to consider
Life and death by Patti Smith
The rocker addresses the ghosts of Amy Winehouse and Maria Schneider on ‘Banga’
Year in pictures – November & December
Maclean’s presents the best photos of 2010
Nancy Pelosi won’t back down
Loss? 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 Martinland
Don’t tell the PMO they helped him, Margaret Atwood and Elizabeth May and The Queen, the Emperor and Obama
Newsmakers
Björk versus Canada, Microsoft’s founder sues just about everyone, and Brian Orser exacts sweet revenge
The new fight over Obamacare
A Virginia court decision has ignited constitutional questions, while states seek to roll back Obama’s health care reform
Why America turned on Obama
Despite some major achievements, the President is plummeting in the polls. And the attacks are coming from all sides.
Obama’s patchwork presidency
Carolyn L. Mazloomi, assembled a gallery of more than 100 Obama-inspired quilts.
Obama’s immigration law gamble
How badly will the lawsuit against Arizona hurt the Democrats?
It’s Harper’s world now
After the G20, the PM’s reputation on the international stage is at least temporarily enhanced