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A History of Domestic Terrorism

Since the invention of dynamite in 1867, ideological radicals on both the left and right have used the awful spectacle of explosives to draw attention to political causes, to protest policy, and to inspire fear.

Looking Back at Pro-Choice's Battles

AP Photo/Nick Ut

It's been 40 years since the Supreme Court's landmark decision over a woman's right to choose in Roe v. Wade. How has the landscape over the issue of abortion and the politics of reproductive health changed since? Here's a round-up of our best coverage over the past decade on the changing climate, both in public opinion and in legislatures inside the beltway and out, over abortion.

The President's Fantasy Cabinet

Flickr/The White House
Flickr/The White House

As the president’s second term gets underway, experts and activists look back and weigh in on who Obama should have chosen to serve, if partisan politics (and reality) were no object.

Our Most-Trafficked Pieces in 2012

  1. My So-Called Ex-Gay Life

    A deep look at the fringe movement that just lost its only shred of scientific support

  2. Ten Arguments Gun Advocates Make, and Why They're Wrong

    A guide to the debate we'll be having, or at least we ought to have

  3. The Coming Obama Landslide 

    How Paul Ryan makes a big win much more likely for the current president

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