Politics

Washington Has No Learning Curve

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Tea Party Group: Obama's State of the Union Address Will Be "Hitlerian"

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World Leaders React to North Korea Nuclear Test

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for February 12, 2013

Fox News Makes Odd Use of Lesbians Kissing

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How Crazy Is Too Crazy to Be Executed?

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13 Men Condemned to Die Despite Severe Mental Illness

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The Strategic Importance of Keystone XL

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Michigan Republicans Really, Really Want to Allow Concealed Guns in Schools

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In the Context of "1,000 Years" of Warfare, Drones Are "More Humane"

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Even Tom Tancredo's Successor Endorses Path to Citizenship

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for February 11, 2013

Exclusive: Donors Trust, The Right's Dark-Money ATM, Paid Out $30 Million in 2011

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Why the Gun Lobby Is Terrified of California

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"We're Not Going to Be Pushed Around by the Antis"

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Welcome to the New Federal Supermax

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How the NRA Hobbled the ATF

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How High Is Too High to Drive?

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Corn on "Hardball": Can Karl Rove Rein in The Republican Party?

Anti-Evolution Missouri Bill Requires College Students to Learn About Destiny

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for February 8, 2013

WATCH: Newtown Parents Speak Out

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The Big House That Wayne LaPierre Built

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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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