John Cassidy
Obama Occupies Capitol Hill
By John Cassidy
At the heart of the State of the Union was a populist economics plan that challenges almost everything today’s Republican Party stands for.
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Amy Davidson
The President’s Past Crises
By Amy Davidson
If this State of the Union had a message, it was that Obama thought he had already won more than the Republicans would admit.
The Political Scene
The Education of Jeb Bush
By Alec MacGillis
The Presidential hopeful says he cares about school reform. What does his record show?
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Our Enduring Contradiction
By Jelani Cobb
Once again, the rhetoric of civil rights proves awkward for America.
Technology
A Reporter at Large
How to Catch a Terrorist
By Mattathias Schwartz
The N.S.A. wants access to all our phone records. But does that approach even work?
Business
The Financial Page
The Shake Shack Economy
By James Surowiecki
What’s behind the rise of the “fast-casual” restaurant?
Slide Show: News in Pictures
By The New Yorker
Spotlight
A Reporter at Large
We Know How You Feel
By Raffi Khatchadourian
Face-scanning computers are learning to read emotions, and the business world can’t wait.
Annals of Technology
What the Web Said Yesterday
By Jill Lepore
Web pages are more perishable than you know. Is there a way to archive the Internet?
Annals of Education
Talk to Your Kids
By Margaret Talbot
Providence, Rhode Island, is trying to help its children succeed by closing the “word gap.”
News Desk
No Justice, No Peace
By Matthew McKnight
Can District Attorney Kenneth Thompson restore Brooklyn’s faith in the criminal-justice system?
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