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Depressing Headline of the Day

—Asawin Suebsaeng

Mark Follman

Mark Follman on "Inside Story": The Power of the NRA

Inside the Democracy Alliance, the Liberal Answer to the Koch Donor Network

Study: 1 in 5 Youth at Risk for Suicide Have a Gun at Home

—Gavin Aronsen

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 6, 2013

Ohio Tea Partiers Are Furious at the GOP, Threaten an "Insurrection" or a Third Party

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Congress Helps Air Travelers, Ignores Victims of Rape and Domestic Violence

Pot Breathalyzer Is Still a Police Pipe Dream

—Josh Harkinson

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The Remarkable Renaissance of John Kasich

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America's 10 Worst Prisons: NOLA

—James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

Charts: Why You're in Deep Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer

—Hannah Levintova, Jaeah Lee, and Brett Brownell

Gitmo Detainee Explains Why He's on Hunger Strike

Photos: Stark Scenes From the Guantanamo Hunger Strike

Clarence Thomas Suggests "Elites" Like Obama Because He's What "They Expect From a Black Person"

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Ted Cruz Sets His Sites on a New Target: Common Core

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Unemployment Rate Hits a 4-Year Low, But Don't Get Too Excited

—Erika Eichelberger

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 3, 2013

Joa Arpaio

America's 10 Worst Prisons: Tent City

—James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

It's Really Easy for Hackers to Access Your Kids' Photos

—Dana Liebelson

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Lethal Battlefield Robots: Sci-Fi or the Future of War?

—Asawin Suebsaeng and Ryan Jacobs

Yes, People Are Giving Their Pets Medical Marijuana

—Josh Harkinson

Obama Administration Continues Blocking Access to Emergency Contraception

—Kate Sheppard

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 2, 2013

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