Politics

Kate Sheppard on Countdown: Did the White House Downplay the Scope of the BP Spill?
Newt Gingrich

Your Daily Newt: Thomas Jefferson Airplane

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Candidates Hate Super-PACs (But Love Them, Too)

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Chart: Is Obama Really the "Food Stamp" President?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 24, 2012

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bain capital money shot

Romney's Tax Rate in 2010: 13.9 Percent

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"Self-Deportation": It's a Real Thing, and It Isn't Pretty

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Romney's Crony Capitalism

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What Is "Self-Deportation"?

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Santorum Loves Drilling More than Floridians

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Mitt Romney

Romney Rips Gingrich for $1.6 Million Freddie Mac Deal

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Some Context on the Gold Standard

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Florida Cage Match: Newt vs. Mitt

—By the Mother Jones news team

"I Am Obamacare": A Meme is Born?

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The Real Story Behind Obama's Latest Leak Crackdown

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Gay Sex Still Illegal in Kansas

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Newt Gingrich

Your Daily Newt: Death Penalty for Drug Dealers

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Chart of the Day: Global Abortion Rates

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Josh Harkinson on Countdown: How to Repeal Citizens United
Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown

Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown Agree to Third-Party Ad Ban

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An anti-Citizens United protester.

Occupy's Latest Target: Citizens United

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Newt Gingrich's Florida Fail

Newt's Florida Suicide Strategy

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Happy 2nd Birthday, Citizens United!

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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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