Politics

Why the Positive August Jobs Report Is Not Actually Positive

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

Obama, Syria, and Congress: Why Did He Go There?

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Map: All the Countries John McCain Has Wanted to Attack

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AFRICOM ceremony

The Startling Size of US Military Operations in Africa

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As Recess Winds Down, Most Congressmen Miss Closed-Door Syria Briefing

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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.

Laid-Off Workers Talk to "Documentary Film" Crew, End Up In GOP Attack Ad

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Kentucky Tea Partiers to Mitch McConnell: Vote to Bomb Syria and You're Toast

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

Charts: When College Presidents Are Paid Like CEOs

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10 Ridiculous Perks Given to College Presidents and Celebrity Profs

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An Ill-Timed Legal Squabble Among MLK Jr.'s Children

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Alyssa Milano Weighs In on Her "Sex Tape" About the Bloodshed in Syria

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Science Confirms: Politics Wrecks Your Ability to Do Math

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Sheldon Adelson: I Stand With President Obama on Bombing Syria

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White River state rail trail

Conservative Property Rights Movement Threatens "Rails to Trails" Program

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The 6 Most Awkward Moments From the Historic KKK-NAACP Summit

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 4, 2013
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

Meet the Big-Money Dream Team Gunning for Mitch McConnell

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armageddon

Oh Magog! Why End-Times Buffs Are Freaking Out About Syria

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This Guy Is Single-Handedly Destroying Pennsylvania's Gay-Marriage Ban

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Kanye West

Kanye West Performs for a Dictator's Family, and Human Rights Activists Are Livid

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1984 illustration

What George Orwell Got Wrong About the New Surveillance State

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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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