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ILLUSTRATION: CHRISTOPH NIEMANN

Where Did All
the Jobs Go?by John Cassidy

They didn’t go anywhere, because they weren’t there to begin with…
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ILLUSTRATION: MAXIMILIAN BODE

Finding the
Swing Votesby Elizabeth Kolbert

If the 2012 campaign is really about swaying the few undecided voters, then does anything else—the referendum on economic policy, the battle over values—matter?
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PHOTOGRAPH: TRACY WOODWARD/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES

Obama’s Kill Listsby Steve Coll

By assassinating Anwar al-Awlaki, the President has opened the door to more violent action against American citizens by future Administrations…

Podcasts

Big or Small Government?

Ryan Lizza and Kelefa Sanneh discuss Paul Ryan and the fight over federal spending.

Editors’ Choice

ILLUSTRATION: JIMMY TURRELL
The Political Scene

Attack Dog for Mittby Jane Mayer

The creator of the Willie Horton ad goes all out for Romney.
PHOTOGRAPH: AKG PRESSEBILD-ULLSTEIN BILD/GRANGER COLLECTION
A Critic at Large

Getting Realby Louis Menand

George F. Kennan’s Cold War.
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