Politics

Monday, January 14

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The Party Faithful
David Remnick New Yorker Jan 2013

The rise of Israel’s far right.

Wednesday, January 2

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The Fiscal Cliff Deal That Almost Wasn't
John Bresnahan, Carrie Budoff Brown, Manu Raju, Jake Sherman Politico Jan 2013

The inside story.

Friday, December 28

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I Spy
Patrick Radden Keefe Wired Feb 2006

How amateur satellite aficionados track the U.S. government’s spy technology.

Tuesday, December 25

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Blues Cruise
Joe Hagan New York Dec 2012

A dispatch from The National Review’s post-election cruise.

Monday, December 24

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How Mitt Romney Lost the Election
Michael Kranish The Boston Globe Dec 2012

A postmortem.

Tuesday, December 11

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The Gay-Marriage Plot: Inside This Year's Other High-Stakes Campaign
Molly Ball The Atlantic Dec 2012

The activists, politicians, and social trends that led to 2012’s gay marriage victories.

Monday, December 3

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Man on Fire
Jeffrey Bartholet National Geographic Nov 2012

The story of one Tibetan’s protest.

Monday, November 26

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The Truce on Drugs
Benjamin Wallace-Wells New York Nov 2012

In Colorado and beyond, a negotiated surrender in the war on drugs.

Friday, November 16

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When the Nerds Go Marching In
Alexis Madrigal The Atlantic Nov 2012

How a team of 40 engineers helped reelect Barack Obama.

Thursday, November 1

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The Un-Communicator
Elizabeth Kolbert New Yorker Mar 2004

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, profiled.

Sunday, October 21

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What Might Have Been
Michael Leahy Washington Post Feb 2005

A profile of George McGovern.

Wednesday, October 17

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Bill & Hillary Forever
John Heilmann New York Oct 2012

On the Clintons’ political future.