Politics

Are We at War in Libya?

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A Reader's Guide to the Presidential Debates

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There May Only Be 2 Differences Between The Foreign Policies of Barack Obama & Mitt Romney

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Redistribution is Not Just About Taxes

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Amidst China's Unease, Romney Could Deepen Mistrust

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Foreign Policy Debate Horoscopes

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25 Adjectives Advisors Use To Describe Obama's Upcoming Debate Performance

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The Border Patrol's Rock-Throwing (Retaliation) Problem

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The 10 People You Meet at Town Hall Debates

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Is the Obamas' Babysitter Converting Sasha and Malia to Islam??

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Romney Campaign Taps "47 Percent" Host for New Fundraiser

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Romnesia!

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No, Tagg Romney Is Not Plotting To Steal The Election In Ohio

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Right-Wing Media Says Obama Supporters Threatening Romey Assassination

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Todd Akin, Please Just Stop Talking About Rape

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Romney Profits From Vaginal Dryness, Birth Control

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Sheldon Adelson's Super-PAC Super Fail

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Employer Fires Workers Because They Voted for Obama

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Now Romney Can Claim His Charitable Deductions

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Forget the Numbers: The Cuba Embargo Isn't Going Anywhere

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Can You Get $168 Per Day For Being Poor?

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Michigan Legislature Also Mulling a Ban on Shariah-Law

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Deficit Solution: Trim 1 Percenters' $280,000 Tax Windfall

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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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