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today's top stories from our friends at pitchfork
Obama's State of the Union address is tonight at 9 p.m. EST. You can find links to watch it live on your computer (or your iPhone!) here. If you...

Here's the full text of the State of the Union speech, for your reference.

WhiteHouse.gov is going to provide an "enhanced" version of the State of the Union speech online, with a companion stream of charts and graphs.

Unions get involved in state elections, Rutgers student commits suicide after cyber-bullying, and D.C. schools in budgetary trouble.

Watch the Sunlight Foundation's live fact-check and analysis of the State of the Union address.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia often attends conservative events, but he's sworn off the State of the Union address for a decade. Why?

People are getting fed up with the big banks, and credit unions are having the last laugh.
Sixty-six percent of the $825 billion in the stimulus bill is designated for specific states. In this great interactive piece (about halfway down...

An infographic that lists something—from PhDs to teen pregnancies—that each state has or produces more of than its forty-nine rivals.

Two maps show states at the top and bottom of various statistical rankings. How does your home stack up?

We need your help: What is the most awesome, best tasting, sustainably brewed, independently owned, community-oriented craft beer in your state?

John Wesley Powell thought our western borders should be shaped by watersheds. A 130-year-old map shows how the West would have looked.

Rhode Island and coffee milk, Idaho and potatoes. A map of all the states and their most relevant food items.
Reality TV has writers. Who knew? How could you write something that's real? So confusing. Those writers, they're going on strike. Apparently,...
Sara Horowitz is making the workplace safe for freelancers.
The Uganda Skateboard Union believes that "skateboarding will be of benefit to the nation as it is creating happier children." We're sold. Skate...
Yesterday morning, as I sat listening to Randi Weingarten, who runs the all-powerful American Federation of Teachers, address the topic of reform...