Politics

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Does Having Sisters Turn Boys Into Republicans?

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Wall Street Cop Crosses Over to the Dark Side

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Justice Department Sues Florida Over Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes

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New Report: The State Department's Anti-Hacking Office Is a Complete Disaster

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Judge Says North Dakota's Abortion Ban Is "Clearly Unconstitutional"

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Map: Social Mobility in America, City By City

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Mitch McConnell Has a Tea Party Challenger

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Court: Chevron Can Seize Americans' Email Data

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Full Video: Obama Delivers Surprise Address on Race, #RealTalk Ensues

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Judges Say Reporter Must Testify, CIA Spies Can Wear Disguises in Court

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Oath Keepers Heart Edward Snowden!

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The Supreme Court's Next Big Abortion Decision

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Actually, Stand Your Ground Played a Major Role in the Trayvon Martin Case

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The 3 Most Absurdly Outdated Internet Laws

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Obama's New Labor Secretary Will Be the Most Progressive Member of His Cabinet

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Report: Grand Jury Convened in California "Campaign Money Laundering" Investigation

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Trayvon Martin's Mom on Verdict: "I Couldn't Believe It"

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Politico Has Published an Astonishing 17 Items on Mark Leibovich's "This Town"

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"You're a Sacrifice": An Open Letter to Edward Snowden

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Democratic Super-PAC Turns Up the Heat on Immigration Reform

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Rick Perry, Please Stop Talking About Big Gulps

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Congress Close to Deal on Student Loan Interest Rates

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Video: I Was a Hit Man for Miguel Treviño

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

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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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