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Five Major North Korean Prison Camps
The Washington Post"North Korea has operated political prison camps for more than 50 years, twice as long as the Gulag in the former Soviet Union. People suspected of opposing the government are forced to do slave labor in the camps, which hold an estimated 200,000 prisoners. North Korea's government says the camps don't exist, but high-resolution satellite images show otherwise." More…
Mexico at War: Journey Along the Border
The Washington PostThe border between United States and Mexico is the land where straight lines blur, and where two national cultures collide and collude. There is a lot of good on the border, and these days, plenty of bad. The border is a militarized hot zone, where tens of thousands of Mexican soldiers are fighting a vicious drug war against well-armed, rich and powerful drug traffickers, who smuggle across these desert highways 90 percent of the cocaine so voraciously consumed in the United States. More…
Voices From The Recession
The Washington Postn occasional series of video stories about the economic downturn's impact on people and places throughout the D.C. area. To see their stories, roll over the people below to get more information. More…
Mexico Drug War: On the Front Lines
The Washington PostTwo years ago, Mexican president Felipe Calderon launched a major offensive against drug traffickers, sparking an all-out war. For many Mexicans, the conflict has meant a complete breakdown of law and order and a sharp spike in violence. More…
Failing the Chesapeake Bay
The Washington PostIn communities along the water's edge, where the bountiful estuary empties, residents say the region's culture is slipping away. More…
In The Moment: Witnessing Barack Obama's Historic Inauguration
The Washington PostAn overview of the inauguration of the 44th President from voices from DC and elsewhere. More…
Video Haiku: The Campaign in Moments
The Washington PostA periodic series of images captured from the world of presidential politics "the strange, the sublime." More…
Interactive Timeline: The Lives and Careers of Obama and McCain
The Washington PostKey moments from the lives of the two major-party candidates for president, including photos, video and stories from the archives. More…
Hard Times
The Washington PostFrom southern California to D.C., Travis Fox crosses the country to see how Americans are coping with the economic downturn. More…
Beijing Architecture
The Washington PostA robust economy and massive population migration are fueling a building boom across the country. But what the rash of new structures says about changing Chinese society may be as important as the buildings themselves. A great graphic that places the content of the video on a map. More…
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