Politics

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for April 30, 2013
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A Brief History of CIA "Ghost Money"

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In Boston, Was Lockdown the Wrong Approach?

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The Temp Agencies Taking Immigrants for a Ride in Chicago

—By Michael Grabell, ProPublica

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The United States of Sequestration

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Corn on Hardball: The All-Too-Familiar Call for War in Syria

Senators Take Another Swing at Dark Money Disclosure

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Treasury Department: Lew Remains Opposed To Bills That Would Weaken Wall Street Reform

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Carolyn McCarthy Says Congress Will Act Again on Guns Before 2014 Elections

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Jason Collins Is Not the First Out Gay Pro Athlete

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for April 29, 2013
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It's a Monday, So Unemployment Checks Are Being Slashed Somewhere

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This Libertarian Presidential Hopeful Wants Your Bitcoin Donations

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Four Republicans Who Don't Understand the Constitution They've Sworn to Defend

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DREAM Act Students Meet to Talk Immigration Reform, College Costs…and Dating?!

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TIMELINE: Deinstitutionalization And Its Consequences

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MAP: Which States Have Cut Treatment For the Mentally Ill the Most?

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Mark with Houston at Houston's high school graduation in 2009

Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin.

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Charts: Are the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisks Violating the Constitution?

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Frank Luntz Withdraws University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Over Secret Tape

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Law Professor John Yoo Apparently Unaware of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for April 26, 2013
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The Internet Is Actually Surprisingly Good at Fighting Crime

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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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