News Analysis

If the Department of Defense was required to do real “should-cost” studies, the historical overpricing would be obvious.

News outlets generally like to claim a separation between their editorial pages and their news pages. The Washington Post has long ignored this distinction in pursuing its agenda for …

Politico’s story on possible sexual harassment by Herman Cain may be the biggest investigative scoop of the campaign season. But it would be hard to deduce that from the …

Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests listen to a performance by Arlo Guthrie at Columbus Circle in New York on October 21, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The …

A bicycle-powered generator supplies power to a radio. (Photo: kaputniq) One single bicycle - and many pedaling people - powers Occupy San Francisco's media center: three laptops, …

In the world of principle and international law, the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza - which, until now, blocks Gazans from traveling to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, …

Ken and Donna Paulsen give away T-shirts at a straw poll in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 13, 2011. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) The validity …

If anyone still questioned who owns Washington, the Congressional supercommittee charged with reducing projected deficits by $1.2 trillion seems determined to end any doubts. According to press accounts, both …

The mortgage securitization industry has just had a new major front open on its battle with those who are less than happy with the way it has run roughshod …

Monica has it good. A junior at Bard High School Early College on the Lower East Side, she has a twice-weekly health class this semester that includes one unit …