Politics

WH Official on Birth Control Backlash: "I Didn't Think It Would Be This Controversial"

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Are Corporations Taking Tax Breaks on Their Dark Money Contributions?

— By Justin Elliott, ProPublica

WATCH: What's Fox News' Beef With David Corn's "Showdown"?
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Attack No. 2 on "Showdown": Rush Can't Read?

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Mitt Romney

Mitt Wins! Mitt Wins! (Nothing Changes)

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Throwing Money at the Pentagon

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Newt Gingrich Demands President Obama Apologize for Robert DeNiro

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A Stupid, Costly Regulation Obama Should Kill

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Bret Baier's #Fail in Challenging Obama on "Showdown"

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 20, 2012

Wondering If Your "Jihadist" Friend Is With the FBI?

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Knit Your Congressman a Vagina

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Illustration by Eddie Guy

Obama's Plan to Win Reelection

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Republicans Are Blocking the Violence Against Women Act

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Rush Goes X Files on Me and "Showdown"

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Five Ways US National Security Policies Will Erode Civil Liberties in 2012

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Romney Repeats Favorite Obama Conspiracy Theories

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Santorum: 'I'm Praying' for Dan Savage Who 'Has Serious Issues'

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And You Wonder Why We're Broke? (Chart)

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 19, 2012
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Muslim Group Leader to NYPD: Thanks for Spying on Us

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Watch: Police Get Violent as OWS Retakes Zuccotti Park

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Flashback: Santorum Compares Voting for Him to Tiananmen Square's "Tank Man"

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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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