Politics

global oil wars

Where in the World Are the Energy Wars Heating Up?

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Corn on MSNBC: Mitt the Bully

USS Freedom, Navy's $600M Showcase Ship, Springs Some Leaks

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This Week in Dark Money

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planned parenthood sign

GOP Rep. Introduces Totally Sane Abortion Bill

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ksm

How Did Alleged 9/11 Mastermind KSM Dye His Beard Red?

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Corn on MSNBC: Obama's Gay-Marriage Move
Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's Non-Apology Apology

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Where Does Obama Really Stand On Marriage Equality?

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

Too Hot For Gitmo: "Big Boy Pants"

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Richard Mourdock

Ind. Senate Candidate: We Should Stop Electing Senators

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missile shield dude

The GOP Plan To Protect New York From Iran's Nonexistent Transatlantic Missiles

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obama campaign rally

4 Reasons Obama's Super-PAC Is in Trouble

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alex friedmann

Ex-Con Shareholder Goes After World's Biggest Prison Corporation

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Where is gay marriage legal?

Map: The State of Marriage Equality in America

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What's Next for Gay-Marriage Foes?

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Americans Elect's Enthusiasm Gap

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US Soldier Trained Neo-Nazis in Florida for "Race War"

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obama signs dadt

Obama Endorses Marriage Equality…But Not for All

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barack obama human rights campaign

Obama Comes Out

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money money money

People to Politicians: Eliminate Super-PACs And We'll Vote For You

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Scott Walker Foes Launch New Barrage Of Recall Ads

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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

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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