Politics

Samuel L. Jackson

Conservative Group Kills Candidate's Samuel L. Jackson "Uncle Tom" Videos

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TSA Removes X-Ray Body Scanners From Major Airports

By Michael Grabell , ProPublica

Marriage Equality Looking Like a Done Deal in Maryland

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Charts: Meet Romney's Pork-Friendly Military Entourage

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 19, 2012

This Week in Dark Money

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Will California Strike Down "3 Strikes" in November?

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Romney Enlists General Behind Iraq Debacle as Key Military Adviser

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Samuel L. Jackson Threatens Lawsuit Over Candidate's "Uncle Tom" Ad

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Washington's Pakistan Meltdown

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Democrats Broke Pledge by Taking Corporate Convention Cash

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Romney Military Adviser Wanted Separate Housing for Gay Troops

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 18, 2012

Romney Tries to Woo Small Business Owners with Eau de George W. Bush

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7 Surprising Items That Get Prisoners Thrown Into Solitary

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Solitary in Iran Nearly Broke Me. Then I Went Inside America's Prisons.

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What Extreme Isolation Does to Your Mind

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Maps: Solitary Confinement, State by State

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VIDEO: Former Hostage Shane Bauer Returns to Solitary

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Life in the Hole: Inside a Solitary Cell

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Romney Points Finger at Single Moms on Gun Violence

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"47 Percent" Host and Get-Rich-Quick Schemers Holding Romney Fundraisers

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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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