Politics

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Watch: Behind the NRA's Phony UN Conspiracy Theory
Gov Jerry Brown Signing AB 241

California Passes Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, Sort Of

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WATCH: Another Prominent Conservative Connects Syria Conflict to Armageddon

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 27, 2013
Newt Gingrich

CNN Flip-Flops: Newt's PAC Donations Don't Violate "Crossfire" Ethics Rules [UPDATED]

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Johnny Manziel

College Football Video Games Are Done. Here's Why.

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piranha

Adieu to the Sharks and Piranhas at the Commerce Department

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Obama's Debt Ceiling Red Line: No Deals

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Liberal Group to Fight Dark Money…by Raising $40 Million of It

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A woman in uniform helps and elderly woman in bed

Charts: 4 Reasons Why the White House's Domestic-Worker Protections Matter

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Georgia Tech QB Vad Lee

Athletic Director Making $900K Wishes Unpaid College Athletes Would Shut Up Already

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Iraq War

Eight Exceptional(ly Dumb) American Military Missteps So Far This Century

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Zombie Apocalypse Drug Reaches US: This Is Not a Joke (Graphic Image)

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8 Reasons Defunding Obamacare Would Be More Dangerous Than You Think

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 26, 2013

No, the Navy Yard Mass Shooter Did Not Target a "Gun-Free Zone"

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The Congressional Black Caucus and the Financial Lobby: BFFs

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How Tip and the Gipper Handled the Debt Ceiling

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10 Ways of Saying Republicans Have Gone Nuts

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 25, 2013

Behind the Burrito: 5 Things Chipotle's Ads Don't Tell You

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10 Things That Really Are Like Nazis

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Rep. Mark Takano Tumblr

Most Congressmen Are Boring. This One is Funny—On Purpose

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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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