Politics and Government | Reader's Digest

Sold by her parents and smuggled into the U.S., one young girl did a family's dirty work for two years. And then help arrived.

The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and her mother talk about her childhood, family, the campaign and more.

Nuclear energy is on the front burner again. Here's what you need to know.

An RD special report takes a look at pharmaceutical manufacturing and how new drugs receive FDA approval.

There are plenty of people to blame for our current economic woes. Here, the miscreants who deserve special recognition.

Leaders on Wall Street and in Washington have let us down. Here's what we can do about it.

Are you guilty of spreading counterfeit quotes? Read on for some whoppers—and beware graduation speakers.

Hard times mean a hard look at taxes—how much we pay, who skates through loopholes and more. Learn about the impact on your return.

In the new economy, how can people give away so much and still make money?

Our allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan are using our money to pad their pockets—or worse, giving it to terrorists.

By Michael Crowley

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