Politics

Craziness at the Polls? Get the Evidence on Your Smartphone

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Charts: How Much Have the Kochs Spent to Sway Tomorrow's Vote?

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Mitt Romney and Barack Obama

Campaign 2012: The End of Political Truth?

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The Election Is Today, and Americans Still Don't Understand Obamacare

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Timeline: The Long History of Voter Suppression

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Joe Biden

Every Single Political Game-Changer of the 2012 Election

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Will Darkened Polling Stations Impact Key Vote in Pennsylvania?

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Voting Problem? Report It to Mother Jones.

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What Would a Romney Victory Mean for Reproductive Rights?

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Romney tank

What Would Romney Do: National Security

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voter suppression map

MoJo's Interactive Guide to Voter Suppression and Poll Problems

—MoJo news team

Corn on Hardball: The Last Days of the Election
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

Scott Walker: The GOP's Recall Turnout Machine Will Deliver Wisconsin for Romney

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Is Washington State the New California?

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CHART: In 2012, $8 out of $10 Dark-Money Dollars Supported Republican Candidates

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 2, 2012

The Mother of All Election Recounts?

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Evangelical attorney Jay Sekulow and Mitt Romney

Romney Adviser Backed Outlawing Homosexuality and Abortion in Africa

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Is Silicon Valley Voting Itself out of Business?

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A Dark Money Group's Sketchy Origins Emerge

By Paul Abowd, Center for Public Integrity

2 Swing States That Swing on Felon Disenfranchisement

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This Week in Dark Money

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obama conspiracy theories

Chart: Almost Every Obama Conspiracy Theory Ever

By Asawin Suebsaeng and Dave Gilson / Illustrations by Steve Brodner

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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