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A new report from an independent task force finds that the Bush administration committed torture.

The New Yorker maps average incomes around every subway stop in New York City. It's quite a ride.

The wealthiest Americans are paying some of the lowest tax rates since World War II.

While it’s a great testament to our nation’s progress to have stories about Obama’s smart girls, Reniqua Allen writes that we need to make “ordinary” black kids a commonplace as well.

Deborah Weinstein says the best things in the president's budget probably won't became policy, while the not-so-great things probably will.

After facing protests in their home city of Minneapolis, U.S. Bank executives moved their shareholders meeting to Idaho -- but the outrage followed.

According to recent polls, a strong majority of Americans have a coherent to-do list for Washington. The surprise is it's actually a smart set of solutions.

Activist Josh Silver shares some ideas on how to reform our coin-operated political system.

In an extended essay, Bill shares striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country.

Writer Sherman Alexie describes living in two different cultures at the same time.