Politics

Young Fidel Castro Wrote FDR to Ask for 10 Bucks

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Russia's Economy Is Collapsing. Here's What You Need to Know.

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Obama's Very Sly Cuban Move

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US to Normalize Relations With Cuba

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This New Report Explains Exactly How the Afghan Economy Will Fall Apart

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This GOP Lawmaker Wants a Woman to Get Permission From the Father Before Having an Abortion

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Millions March San Francisco

Congress Is Finally Going to Make Local Law Enforcement Report How Many People They Kill

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Jeb Bush on Climate Change: "I'm a Skeptic"

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China Is Building a New Silk Road to Europe, And It's Leaving America Behind

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Pakistani Taliban Kills At Least 145 People—Including More Than 100 Kids—in Savage School Massacre

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Will Private Prisons Finally Be Subject to the Freedom of Information Act?

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Stop Mixing Up Islamic Flags: A Guide for Lazy Journalists

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The Federal War on Medical Marijuana Is Over

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I Almost Spent the Night With Chuck Johnson

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The 3 Things the Media Gets Wrong When It Covers Torture

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Cheney on Torture: Lying or Ignorant?

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Elizabeth Warren Says Gay Men Should Be Able To Donate Blood

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 15, 2014

Obama's Nuclear Hypocrisy: He Promised A World Without Nukes, What Happened?

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Here's a List of People to Follow on Twitter for the Latest on the Australian Hostage Crisis

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3 Dead, Including Assailant, After Violent Raid Concludes Sydney Siege

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I Was There When an Undercover Cop Pulled a Gun on Unarmed Protesters in Oakland. Here's How It Happened.

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Dems Have a Clever New Plan to Turn Florida's Governor's Mansion Blue

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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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