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Stop comparing Wendy Davis to the Khaleesi!
Daniel D'Addario
...Or Leslie Knope, or Tami Taylor. The filibustering Texas state senator deserves to be discussed on her own terms
Bodies of Arizona firefighters recovered
Jacques Billeaud, John Marshall
Flags in Prescott, Ariz., are flying at half-mast to commemorate the 19 lives lost in the wildfire
Obama, Bush heading to the same African city
Nedra Pickler
Both will be in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the same time, though it's unclear whether they will meet
I know what Snowden’s feeling right now
Peter Van Buren
When I blew the whistle on the State Department, I knew my life would never be the same. The fear was overwhelming
Arizona tragedy: 19 firefighters killed in out-of-control wildfire
Jacques Billeaud, John Marshall
It's the deadliest fire involving firefighters for at least 30 decades. Some 200 homes have also been destroyed
America’s split personality: Paranoid superstate and land of equality
Andrew O'Hehir
From "The Heat" to "White House Down," from Snowden to gay rights, America plays both hero and villain
Obamas visit Nelson Mandela’s family in South Africa
Julie Pace, Nedra Pickler
The president urged leaders to follow the example set by the ailing former South African president
GOP and the Voting Rights Act: Can these Republicans do the right thing?
Gary May
Once upon a time, brave Republicans helped make the Voting Rights Act law. Its future depends on similar courage
Hundreds of thousands of guns unaccounted for in the US
Michael Winship
The ATF's latest findings are horrifying. Scarier still? The true figure is likely much higher
Our theocracy nightmare: President Palin’s martial law
Frederic C. Rich
What if McCain/Palin won, then McCain died -- and a terror attack followed. Apocalyptic fiction from a nightmare
You made Wendy Davis possible
Jonathan Bernstein
Monumental achievements won this week -- from reproductive rights to marriage equality -- prove the power of voters
Will the Fed chair finally crack down on Wall Street?
Alison Fitzgerald
If appointed, US Central Bank Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen is likely to be a tougher regulator than Bernanke
Pelosi: Hillary Clinton “would win” the 2016 presidential race
Jillian Rayfield
"I don't know why she wouldn't run," said the House Minority Leader
Retired general reportedly under investigation for Stuxnet leaks
Pete Yost
Former Gen. James Cartwright was reportedly named in a probe into leaks about covert cyberattacks in Iran
Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story
Brittney Cooper
Painting Rachel Jeantel as "combative" is a classic way to discredit the validity of black women's traumas
“White House Down”: Destroying America in order to save it
Andrew O'Hehir
Channing Tatum saves Jamie Foxx's peacemaking black president from a right-wing coup in "White House Down"
Senate passes historic immigration bill
David Espo, Erica Werner
Legislation offering citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the US now heads to the House
Obama, African leaders clash on gay rights
Julie Pace
Senegalese President Macky Sall insisted he is "still not ready to decriminalize homosexuality"
From Stonewall to the death of DOMA: A look back at gay rights in the U.S.
Calvin Woodward
A look at episodes in the modern history of the gay rights movement and how attitudes have changed along the way
San Francisco celebrates after Supreme Court rulings
Lisa Leff
Thousands took to the streets in California after the DOMA and Prop 8 decisions
It’s a Wendy Davis nation, now
Irin Carmon
For years, Democrats' pro-choice stance was blamed for losing "values" voters. Today, that's all changing fast
UPDATED: Salon’s marriage equality “courage-meter”
Ben Wheelock, Blake Zeff
Which public officials have shown guts -- or expediency -- in the fight for equality. Now includes Justice Kennedy!
Is Africa over Obama?
Erin Conway-Smith
Africans embraced him in 2009, but the president will face more criticism during his second trip to the continent
Watch: Prop 8 plaintiffs get surprise call from president
Katie McDonough
The two couples behind the Supreme Court challenge received a spontaneous call from Obama -- live on TV
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