Politics

These Ads Could Finally Break the GOP on Immigration

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flag and gun

How the Gun Lobby Might Blow the Colorado Senate Recall

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Map: Streets Named After Nelson Mandela, From Cape Town to California

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New Cuccinelli Website Defends Virginia's Anti-Sodomy Law

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Ex-Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Supports Free Speech—Except When He Disagrees With It

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New York Says Obamacare Is Going to Cut Rates in Half for People Who Buy Their Own Insurance

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Elizabeth Warren Declares Victory Over GOP on Senate Confirmation of Wall Street Watchdog

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Unitarians, Gun Lovers, and Pot Advocates Sue the NSA Over Spying Program

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Michael Dunn mugshot; undated Jordan Davis family photo

Michael Dunn Was Just Sentenced to Life Without Parole For Murdering Jordan Davis

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CIA Backs $630,000 Scientific Study on Controlling Global Climate

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10 Fun Facts About Wyoming Senate Candidate Liz Cheney

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Edward Snowden

Could the US Stop Another Edward Snowden?

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harry reid nuclear option

The Senate Avoids the Nuclear Option—and Saves the Filibuster

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Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann Deploys Most Michele Bachmann Quote Ever

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Walmart

Will Congress and Darrell Issa Kill DC's Living Wage Bill?

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protestors at Texas capitol

7 Texas Abortion Bills That Didn't Get Filibustered

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VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Warns GOP Not to Block Confirmation of Wall Street Watchdog

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The US Surveillance State Dates Back to the 19th Century

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America

This Man Has an IQ of 70. Will Georgia Execute Him Tonight? (Update: No)

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Trayvon Martin protests

Images of Protest: Rallying for Trayvon Martin Across the US

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Alison Lundergan Grimes: I Need $26-30 Million to Beat Mitch McConnell

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Hillary Clinton: The Right-Wing Cash Machine

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Zimmerman Has Been Found Not Guilty. Now What?

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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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