Politics

Really Terrible Arguments for Voter ID, Thursday Edition

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Calculator: How Would Paul Ryan's Tax Plan Affect YOU?

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10 Reasons Why Rep. Todd Akin is Totally Nuts

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Paul Ryan's Defense of Medicare Is Confusing Even Democratic Voters

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TV Priest Who Defends Sandusky and Molesters Works With At-Risk Youth

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"We Are the Real Women's Movement"

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Our Tax Plan Data Search Clusterf*ck

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The Obama Campaign's Biggest Fibs and Half-Truths

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Nancy Pelosi Explains How Democrats Will Retake the House

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Obama's DNC Opening: Talking Policies Not Platitudes

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Republican and Democratic Platforms, Then and Now

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Tim Murphy Instragram stream from the DNC

Republicans Go Soft on Crime

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Military PAC: "We Are in a War With Barack Obama and His Minions"

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Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Scott Walker's Anti-Union Law

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Congress Corruption

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New Wingnut Libya Theory: Hillary's Pro-Gay Politics Caused Attacks

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Bill Kristol: Marco Rubio Should Replace Romney

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Romney Alabama Fundraiser Says Obama's Dad Not Really His Dad

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Greg Palast on Making Your Vote Count in November: “Good F***ing Luck”

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The Obama Tech Team: It's Really Not Just Dudes

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Obama Videos

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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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