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For much of his career, the actor represented many different things to many people, but a constant was his sheer artistry.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Atlantic contributor Yair Rosenberg about the danger posed by centuries-old antisemitic conspiracy theories to American democracy and society in general.

A year ago, Bill Cosby set off a national debate in a speech to the NAACP where he criticized poor blacks in sometimes harsh language. Cosby emphasized personal responsibility, or the lack of it. In a new book, Michael Eric Dyson describes Cosby's remarks as a vicious attack on the most vulnerable among us.

In his new novel, The Plot Against America, Philp Roth imagines a 1940's fascist America led by flying ace and staunch isolationist Charles Lindbergh. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Roth about his invented history.

Howard Dean says John Kerry is on the attack against President Bush — exactly what the Democratic senator needs to do to get voters fired up about his campaign.

Major energy companies have reported a surge in profits in the first three months of the year as oil prices have rallied.

Texas Republicans recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language in their party platform, part of a larger trend of moves against LGBTQ rights by conservatives.

These three YA fantasies offer up creative magic systems and mythologies, stakes as high as they come, and girls with the grit to get it done.

Police in New York City say they're not sure why a man boarded a subway car during rush hour Tuesday morning and fired 33 times. Authorities have arrested Frank R. James but they don't know a motive.

Experts have been combing through the apparent social media presence of Frank James, a suspect in Brooklyn's subway shootings. They've found elements of extremist ideologies and conspiracy theories.