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Jennifer Kirby
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January 13, 2014
Jennifer Kirby
How Does Your State Rank on the Minimum Wage?
December 19, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
Amazon's Delivery Drones Are a Joke, But What If Flying Robots Could Save Your Life?
December 11, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
Protocol Experts Explain How Obama Could Have Handled the Castro Handshake
It's hard to snub without looking graceless
December 10, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
These Two Americans Want Babies Through Indian Surrogates. It's Not Been Easy.
December 9, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
Study: Newtown Shooting Was a Boon for Lobbyists and Media Alike
December 5, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
Everyone in America Supports a Minimum-Wage Hike—Except the Tea Party
November 26, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
What 'Scandal' Gets Right About Washington
November 22, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
This One Map Shows Why Food Stamps Are So Crucial
November 13, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
Two Maps That Show How Big the US Airways–American Merger Is
November 1, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
This Chart Shows Why Law Schools Are in Trouble
October 30, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
Death Penalty Support vs. Violent Crime: Two Graphs With Very Similar Arcs
October 24, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
The New Deal's Debut Wasn't Smooth Sailing, Either
But historian Michael Hiltzik says Obama could've learned a few lessons from FDR
October 15, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
,
Kathryn Olson
The Government Shutdown From A to Z: A Handy, Half-Serious Glossary
October 11, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
'Places Can Disappear'
Tim Richmond's terrific photographs of the American West
November 13, 2012
Jennifer Kirby
Four Gorgeous Places in America That Should Be Protected Parks
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