Politics

Bush v Gore

How the Bush v. Gore Decision Could Factor Into This Close Virginia Race

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Trey Radel

Florida Congressman Arrested on Cocaine Charges Has History With Sex-Themed Websites

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How the US Militarized the Haiti-Dominican Republic Border

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Watchdog: Grover Norquist's Group Misled IRS About Its 2012 Political Spending

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 19, 2013

If You're a Millennial, Black, or Latino, Good Luck Voting Quickly in 2016

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healthcare.gov

How to Shop for Insurance Without Using the Obamacare Site

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Elizabeth Warren to Congress: Grandma "Will Be Left to Starve" If We Cut Social Security

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Alabama state house

After Judge Gives Rapist Probation, Alabama Rape Crisis Center Pushes to Change Law

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 18, 2013
Dick and Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney Heartlessly Disowns Her Sister on National TV

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House Passes GOP Bill That Could Curb Civil Rights Lawsuits

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Vaginas Are Like "Little Hoover Vacuums," and Other Things Abstinence Lecturers Get Paid to Tell Teens

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Walmart Ads Target "Low Income" Consumers With Junk Food

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Alabama District Attorney Seeks Prison Time for Rapist Sentenced to Probation

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 15, 2013

Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and Twitter Have a New Lobbying Target—the NSA

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Mugshot

Alabama Man Won't Serve Prison Time for Raping 14-Year-Old

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Flight Medic

What It's Like To Be Wounded in Afghanistan

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Barack Obama

Obama's Obamacare Fix Doesn't Put Out the Fire on Capitol Hill

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Nominee to Run Federal Reserve Unsure When It Will Curb Its Powers to Bail Out Banks

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Obama

Here's the Problem With Obama's Health Care Fix: Insurance Companies

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bush invite

George W. Bush Still Plans to Appear at Jews-for-Jesus-like Event Tonight

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CHARTS

How Much Money Does Gun Violence Cost in Your State?

3 Tax Day Charts to Boost Your Blood Pressure

VIDEO

Here's What the Nepalese Earthquake Devastation Looks Like From a Drone

Obama Just Burned GOP Climate Deniers in "Anger Translator" Rant

INTERACTIVES

Map: The United States of Legal Weed

How the Billionaire Brothers Spread Their Web of Influence Across Every Sector of Society

MAPS

Do You Live in a State With Low Vaccination Rates?

This Map Shows the West's Spreading Anti-Terror Crackdown

LONGREADS

My Travels on the Clinton Conspiracy Trail
The True Cost of Gun Violence

The True Cost of Gun Violence in America

PHOTO ESSAYS

gun violence survivors

This Is What It's Really Like to Survive a Gunshot

Heartbreaking Photos and Tragic Tales of San Francisco's Homeless

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Fuck Love

These Photos Show What Life Is Like for Girls in Juvenile Detention

Richard Ross has spent nearly a decade documenting the lives of incarcerated kids.

Some Hopeful Images From Baltimore: Residents Uniting to Clean Up the City

During Monday night's unrest, 15 officers were injured and dozens of businesses destroyed.

Plant Tomatoes. Harvest Lower Crime Rates.

A growing body of research shows that urban farms reduce violence.

"I'm a Man in a Dress, and I'm Not Afraid to Show That"

"Beautiful by Night" captures the transformations of San Francisco's veteran drag queens.

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