Politics

Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Chris Christie in front of coated steel pipes.

Why Is the Keystone XL So Crucial to the GOP's Vision for the Future?

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Real Talk on Cops and Race From the Head of the FBI

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David Brock

Let the Hillaryland Infighting Begin

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The Internet Is Freaking Out About This Video of Obama Using a Selfie Stick

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: America Is Ready to Accept a Pro-Gay-Marriage SCOTUS Ruling

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Welcome to Texas

GOP Lawsuit Says Obama's Immigration Plan Costs States Big Bucks. That's Wrong.

Thu Feb. 12, 2015 9:45 AM EST | Updated Tue Feb. 17, 2015 1:00 PM EST

Black elementary schools students in lunch detention.

In the Nation's Capital, Fewer Than Half of Black Males Graduate From High School

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Arizona's New Governor: We Have No Money for Public Education, But Let's Fund This Private Prison

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The US Is the Only Country In the World That Locks Up Kids For Life. Could That Finally Change?

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Montana GOP Legislator Wants to Ban Yoga Pants

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Man Arrested for Fatal Shootings of Three Muslim Students Near University of North Carolina

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Can the Guy Who Brought You "Friends" Win the Propaganda War Against ISIS and Putin?

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Hobby Lobby 2: Inside Republicans' Plan to Kill America's Most Effective Anti-Teen-Pregnancy Program

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As a Lawyer, Ted Cruz Defended Huge Jury Awards. As a Politician, He Opposed Them.

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The CIA's Secret Psychological Profiles of Dictators and World Leaders Are Amazing

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Judge Rules You Can't Sue the NSA for Secretly Spying on You Unless You Prove You're Being Secretly Spied On

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Guantanamo protests.

These 6 Military Heroes Spoke Out Against Torture After 9/11

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Egomaniacal. Trollish. Vindictive. Twitter and Putin Have a Lot in Common, So Why Are They Fighting?

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Here Is the First Lawsuit Over Concussions in Pop Warner Football

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Charles Koch

The Koch Brothers Raised $249 Million at Their Latest Donor Summit

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The Closer Republican and Democratic Senators Sit, the More They Disagree

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America's Largest Health Care Company Tells Supreme Court That Anti-Obamacare Argument Is "Absurd"

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US Air Force drops bombs on Vietnam.

50 Years Ago This Week We Started Bombing Vietnam

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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

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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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