Politics

Paul Ryan Funny Faces Video

Debate Prep: Video of Paul Ryan Making a Lot of Funny Faces

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Photo: Mitt Romney Breaking Ground at Public Broadcasting Station, 2005

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This Week in the 47 Percent: Romney Fundraiser Bans Recording and a Rap Ringtone

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Obama Campaign Now Employing Jedi Mind Tricks

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 10, 2012

Scoop: Ben & Jerry's Cofounder Wants to Freeze Money in Politics

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Mitt Romney Probably Didn't Hack Your Facebook Page

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Democratic Groups: Hey, Remember the 47 Percent Video?

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CREW Files FEC Complaint Over Coal Company's Coerced Campaign Donations

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The Discrediting of US Military Power

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Flashback: Mitt Says Ann's Views Not "Terribly Relevant to My Campaign"

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Paul Ryan: Obama Won't Take Away Your Guns

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 9, 2012

Abortion Rights Group Launches "Bill of Reproductive Rights"

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Romney's Stake in Chinese Stocks

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Would an Obama Win Hurt Campaign Finance Reform?

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Bizarre Video Shows Scott Brown Joking He Would "Stalk" Pussycat Dolls

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Corn on "Hardball": Romney Attacks Obama's Foreign Policy

Romney's Foreign Policy Coming-Out, Part VII

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Bloggingheads: Voting Rights and Debate Reax

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 8, 2012

The War in Afghanistan Turned 11 Today

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama: The $1 Billion Candidate

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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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