Politics

Americans Elect: On the Ballot in California, and Still Hush-Hush About Its Dark Money

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Bankers, Billionaires Try to Form Movement Against OWS

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Ron Paul Takes the Lead in New Iowa Caucus Poll

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The Defense Bill and Rendition of US Citizens

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GOP Congressman Bashes Payroll Tax Cut Extension, (Mis)Quotes "Schoolhouse Rock"

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Sarah Palin

Fox and Sarah Palin Freak Over White House Christmas Card

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Did Congress Just Endorse Rendition for Americans?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 21, 2011

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Newt Gingrich

Your Daily Newt: Playing Nice on the Internet

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Defeating the Point of Fact-Checking

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Report: Gingrich Banks $42K Selling Email List to Campaign

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Minor Charges For Alleged Hezbollah Agent In Iraq

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I Guess Posting Videos Online Can Make You a Terrorist

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The Secret Lives of Killer American Drones

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Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney: Super-PACs Are a "Disaster"

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George Bush Dr. Stranglove

Lie by Lie: A Timeline of How We Got Into Iraq

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newt gingrich

Newt's Congressional Ethics Scandal Explained

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Michele Bachmann: The Candidate From Foursquare

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Your Daily Newt: A $40 Billion Entitlement for Laptops

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Pity the Elf Slaves of Online Shipping

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 20, 2011
Occupy Iowa Caucus

Occupy's Next Target: The Iowa Caucus

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How the Occupied Became the Occupiers

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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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