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Study: Climate Shifts Cause War

It's official: Extreme weather gets people all riled up.

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| Thu Aug. 25, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Latino Pol Is Tough on Immigration, to GOP's Delight

Steve Montenegro's support for an extremist racial-profiling bill has earned him cred in Arizona.

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| Wed Aug. 24, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

What's All the Fuss About the Keystone XL Pipeline?

Here's why 212 people—including Mother Jones contributor Bill McKibben—were arrested outside the White House in the past week.

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| Wed Aug. 24, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011 Explained

The upshot: It wasn't exactly San Francisco in 1906. (But we feel you!)

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| Tue Aug. 23, 2011 6:31 PM PDT

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You Have the Right to Remain Silent…After Questioning

A recent court decision stripped Miranda-like rights from noncitizens.

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| Tue Aug. 23, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

We Walk Our Pigs in Oakland

Just minutes from the city, the Post kids raise livestock for 4-H Club.

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| Mon Aug. 22, 2011 2:30 AM PDT

"Better This World," Behind the Camera

The makers of a hot new doc on domestic-terror prosecutions talk about our surveillance culture, Brandon Darby conspiracy theories, and how they got the FBI talking.

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| Sun Aug. 21, 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Iran Sentences MoJo Contributor to 8 Years in Prison

What's behind the unexpectedly harsh sentence in the hikers' case?

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| Sat Aug. 20, 2011 5:39 PM PDT

Rebels Take Most of Tripoli

Libyan rebel forces reportedly control most of Tripoli. Read our explainer for the latest updates.

—By the Mother Jones reporting staff

 | Sat Aug. 20, 2011 1:33 PM PDT

Tom's Kitchen: Alice Waters' Flatbread With Spicy Split Peas

Alice Waters gave me the recipe for the breakfast flatbreads that make her happy. They did the same for me at lunch.

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| Sat Aug. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Here Are 6 Stories You Must Read About Rick Perry

A 500-yard-wide highway. An innocent man put to death. A modern-day apostle. Our favorite #longreads about the GOP's flavor-of-the-month.

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| Sat Aug. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

America's War on Mosquitoes

Patriotic, racist, and goofy anti-malaria propaganda from World War II—featuring a guest appearance by the young Dr. Seuss.

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| Sat Aug. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Inside the Secret Network That Surveils and Entraps Americans

Read our investigation, recipient of the 2012 international Data Journalism Award.

Fri Aug. 19, 2011 7:33 PM PDT

Who Is the FBI Targeting? See Sample Cases.
Fri Aug. 19, 2011 7:27 PM PDT

Right Wing Freaks Out About Aliens

NASA didn't fund research on extraterrestrials, despite what conservatives claim. But what if it had?

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 2:11 PM PDT

Rick Perry vs. the Tea Party

Why Texas activists think their governor is all hat and no cattle when it comes to shrinking government.

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Politicians, Meet Your Constituents: Top 10 Awkward Moments

Want a telling answer from a politician? Have Joe the Voter ask the question.

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Why Did World War II End?

An interesting new revisionist theory says we didn't need to use atomic weapons on Japan.

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

USDA Scientist: Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide Damages Soil

A longtime government researcher says Monsanto's billion-dollar poison is undermining soil health. The regulatory response: silence.

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Freedom Riders Remember, 50 Years Later

A daughter goes to Mississippi to retrace the legendary civil rights ride her father and other young activists took a half-century ago.

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT