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Olympic advertising, the other Koch brother, helicopter political parents and more in this week's roundup from Mother Jones.

Just how many veterans are there? And how many of them have fought in multiple wars? Find out that and more in this enlightening infographic created by the Census Bureau.

In this Mark Fiore creation, "ALEC" explains the ways corporations and politicians collude to create self-serving laws.

The novelist and Vietnam veteran chooses books that tell the 'numbing, confusing, occasionally thrilling' truth about combat.

In a surprising change of heart, the man who shattered the Glass-Steagall Act and practically invented too-big-to-fail banks calls for new regulations.

Although the unemployment numbers for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are still worse than the national average, the past three months have seen a sharp decline.

Volunteer at a local food pantry and help members of your community who are struggling to put food on the table.

In this Moyers Moment from 2012, the journalist describes how Occupy Wall Street changed his mind about the futility of popular revolt.

More troops took their own lives in the first half of this year than were killed in combat in Afghanistan.

In this Web-exclusive video, graphic artist and journalist Joe Sacco talks about his approach to telling real-life stories in comics.