How the $500 million Powerball lottery is a tax on the poor

U.S. OPINION How the $500 million Powerball lottery is a tax on the poor Buying a lottery ticket is a harmless indulgence for most people, but its promise of wild riches can prey on the destitute THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION 5 reasons the GOP won't stop bashing Susan Rice Obama's U.N. ambassador met with her biggest GOP critics on Tuesday to mollify their concerns about Benghazi. It didn't work U.S. BUSINESS Would the U.S. ever hire a foreigner to head the Federal Reserve? Britain has tapped a Canadian — and one of the financial world's brightest lights — to lead the Bank of England. Perhaps the U.S. should recruit from abroad, too SCIENCE Discovered in Antarctica: Ancient life under 60 feet of ice Lake Vida is devoid of light and oxygen. That hasn't stopped life from finding a way U.S. OPINION The girl who grew Lincoln's beard The 16th president achieved follicular fame thanks to an 11-year-old girl U.S. OPINION 7 things that will kill you before you win the Powerball jackpot The chances of winning the $550 million jackpot are extraordinarily slim. In fact, you're more likely to be killed by a vending machine FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Cheating: A sign of bad character or bad brain chemistry? An examination of what, exactly, goes on in the brains of adulterers SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Single mothers are not to blame for violent crime NEWSER Kim Jong Un keeps the illegal weapons flowing NEW YORK MAGAZINE 6 things Mitt Romney should avoid saying at the White House tomorrow THE FRISKY "Hashtag" and 10 other internet words you should definitely not name your baby SALON Egyptian police throw tear gas at Tahrir Square protesters Weird news photo quiz Masked beauties. Hooded dogs. For each of these five curious images, see if you can choose the answer that correctly completes the photo caption         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.