Politics

Happy Halloween From Mitch McConnell and Friends

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Republicans Tried to Suppress the Black Vote in North Carolina. It's Not Working.

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Court Rules Maine Can't Quarantine Ebola Nurse

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Duck Dynasty

How the Christian Right Is Using Hobby Lobby and "Duck Dynasty" to Take Back America

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Facebook Wants You to Vote on Tuesday. Here's How It Messed With Your Feed in 2012.

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Meet Another GOP Candidate Who's Pretending He's Pro-Choice

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 30, 2014
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7 Big Gun Fights to Watch on Election Day

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Joni Ernst Is the Tea Party's Endgame

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Attack Ad Accuses Democratic Governor of Wanting to Set a Mass Murderer Free

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Susan Collins

Why Are Environmentalists Supporting This Republican Senator?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 29, 2014
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This Machine Turned Colorado Blue. Now It May Be Dems' Best Hope to Save the Senate.

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The Mother Jones Guide to Evil NBA Owners

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Elizabeth Warren Challenges Chris Christie for the Science Behind His Ebola Quarantine

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How a Pro-Gun, Anti-Gay "Political Terrorist" Could Help Keep Colorado Democrats in Power

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 28

NRA Victory Means It's Still Perfectly Legal to Cook Dogs and Cats in Pennsylvania

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Return of P: Is Texas Really Ready for Another George Bush?

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The NRA Comes Out in Support of Warrior Cops

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How dark money is taking over judicial elections

How Corrupt Are American Judicial Elections? The Answer May Shock You

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Illustration by Mark Hammermeister

Is Your Judge for Sale?

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Here Are This Year's Judicial Elections to Watch

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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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