Politics

Adding star to flag

These Places Really, Really Want to Secede From Their States

—

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 6, 2013

Voter ID Laws in Action: "Looks Like I Don't Get to Vote Today"

—

Civil War portrait

The Civil War Battle That Explains the 2013 Elections

—

de Blasio

6 Things You Might Not Know About Bill de Blasio, New York's Mayor-in-Waiting

—

Obama and president of Turkey

How American Foreign Policy Is Hurting American Power

—

Terry McAuliffe

I Can’t Believe Terry McAuliffe Is Going to Be Governor of Virginia

—

Sirius

Kaleka Distances Himself From Alien Theories, 9/11 Conspiracies

—

Advertise on MotherJones.com

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 5, 2013

Map: What Industry Owns Your State?

— and

Ken Cuccinelli

Maybe Ken Cuccinelli Shouldn't Have Built His Campaign Around Sodomy

—

"cancelled" stamp

If the GOP Repeals Obamacare, 137 Million Americans Could Get Cancellation Notices

—

Pothead button

Pot Taxes, GMO Labels, and Other Ballot Questions Voters Are Deciding Today

—

Dean Young

GOP Congressional Candidate Told Gay Citizens to Go "Back to California"

—

Solar panels

Who Will Compete With Energy Companies in the Future? Apple, Comcast, and You

—

Ted Cruz

Does Ted Cruz Believe His Critics Will be Condemned by God?

—

John Kerry

"Kerry Has Shown a Genuine Capacity for Mediocrity and an Almost Tragicomic Haplessness"

—

Oklahoma's Ban on Abortion Drugs Is Permanently Blocked, Following a New Supreme Court Ruling

—

How Many Senate Republicans Will Vote for LGBT Discrimination?

—

Is Controversial Christian Historian David Barton Mulling a Senate Bid?

—

There's a New Secret Investigation Roiling Wisconsin's Turbulent Politics

—

Opening a letter

The Real Story Behind the Phony Canceled Health Insurance Scandal

—

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 4, 2013

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.

See All