Politics

Wyden: Obama's NSA Proposals Are Nice, But They Don't Go Far Enough

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Unpaid Intern? You Probably Aren't Protected Against Sexual Harassment

Blair Hickman and Christie Thompson, ProPublica

Tim Fox

Montana AG: Public Records Requests Create "Chilling Effect"

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 8, 2013
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Ditching the Redskins, Once and for All

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Congress to Pentagon: Save the Troops From Predatory Lenders

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Cutting Unfair Crack Cocaine Sentences Saves Taxpayers >$500 Million

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Why the Renewable Energy Era is Doomed

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Iowa state senator Kent Sorenson

Iowa State Senator Allegedly Wanted Cash for Ron Paul Presidential Endorsement

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Retiring GOP Congressman: Fundraising Is "The Main Business" of Congress

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Democrats Jump on the 'Death Panel' Bandwagon

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Rep. Steve King

Rep. Steve King Doesn't Know How Sea Level Works

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 8, 2013
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How the Paint Industry Escapes Responsibility for Lead Poisoning

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Federal Reserve

The Fed Could Still Let Wall Street Sneak Back Into the Commodities Business

—By Lina Khan, New America Foundation

George Zimmerman's Biggest Defender: A Racist With a Criminal Past

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Stephen Colbert and Henry Kissinger

Stephen Colbert Dances With Henry Kissinger

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Tesla Motors Earns $26 Million in the 2nd Quarter—Thanks to the Government

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QUANTUM LEAP: The US Special Ops Project to Exploit Your Twitter Account

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How Payday Lenders Escape State Crackdowns

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Bad News: Hackers Are Coming for Your Tap Water

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5 Terrible Acts of Voter Discrimination the Voting Rights Act Prevented—But Won't Anymore

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NRA to Supreme Court: Give Handguns to 18-Year-Olds

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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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