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The Heiress

Long overshadowed by her brothers, Elisabeth has impressed Rupert Murdoch’s associates. “She has the brains of James and the heart of Lachlan,” one says. Photograph by Sofia…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 10, 2012
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1033 words)

The Second Term

In November, 1984, President Ronald Reagan was reëlected in a landslide victory over Walter Mondale, taking forty-nine states and fifty-nine per cent of the popular vote. The Reagan revolution was…
AUTHOR:Ryan Lizza
PUBLISHED: June 18, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (999 words)

Foxwoods Is Fighting for Its Life

Foxwoods pays Connecticut 25 percent of the ‘‘hold’’ from its slots, which was $46 million over all in January. Nearly everything about the Foxwoods Resort Casino is…
PUBLISHED: March 14, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (790 words)

The great escape of bath toys in the Pacific

At the outset I felt no need to acquaint myself with the six degrees of freedom. I'd never heard of the Great North Pacific Garbage Patch. I liked my job and loved my wife and was inclined to agree…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3108 words)

China Makes, The World Takes

Half the time I have spent in China I have spent in factories. At least that’s how it feels—and it’s a feeling I sought. The factories where more than 100 million Chinese men and…
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1423 words)

The Top 10 MoJo Long Reads From 2011

Conventional wisdom is that people don't read long magazine stories online, but Mother Jones readers regularly prove otherwise. Every time we run a compelling, multipage article on our website, we…
LENGTH: 1 minutes (394 words)

10 Essential Books for Thought-Provoking Summer Reading

Everything from cutting-edge scientific ideas to a new philosophy of learning to art that honors living in the momentMemorial Day weekend has come, which mea
PUBLISHED: May 31, 2011
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2502 words)

The history of a national embarrassment, and why it's not over yet.

Birther Phil WolfPresident Obama did not end the "birther" movement today. Hours after the president released his long-form birth
PUBLISHED: April 27, 2011
LENGTH: 2 minutes (737 words)
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