Politics

Mike Lee

GOP Sen. Wants to Require a Two-Thirds Majority for Gun Laws

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 22, 2013
North Dakota

Even These Republican Women Lawmakers Think ND Went Too Far

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Do Conservatives or Liberals Have Better Gaydar?

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Thomas Perez

The GOP Wants to Use This Bizarre Case to Scuttle Obama's Most Progressive Cabinet Nominee

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The Assault Weapons Ban Ain't Dead Yet

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The Men Who Kick Down Doors: How Domestic Violence Mirrors War

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Sneaky House Bill Would Gut Financial Reform

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 21, 2013
Glenn Beck

Former Obama Official Compares Glenn Beck's Attacks to Orwell's "Two Minutes Hate"

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Obama's Energy Pick Has Deep Ties to Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy

Justin Elliot, ProPublica

Anti-Choice March Madness: The Worst State for Women

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The US Capitol Is Full of White Supremacists

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EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company

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A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

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Did Andrew Cuomo Just Backtrack on New York's Gun Ban?

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Richard Perle

And the Most Outrageous Neocon Iraq War Anniversary Remark Is...

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gold

Arizona One Step Closer to Using Gold Bullion as Currency

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Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli.

Virginia Gov. Candidate Ken Cuccinelli: Outlawing Slavery and Outlawing Abortion Are Part of the Same Fight

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Paul Ryan's Budget Won't Balance the Budget in Ten Years

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 20, 2013
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).

Scandal-Plagued Menendez Donor Feted Obama and Chauffeured Harry Reid on His Jet

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Doctors Caught in Crossfire of Nutty Obama Conspiracy Theory

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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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