Politics

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 31, 2011

Is This the Weirdest Rick Perry Speech Ever?

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Justin Bieber Lashes Out At Senate's New Copyright Bill

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Responding to Ben Smith on Lebanon's Civil War

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Vancouver Riot Kitty

Important Moments in History With Oakland's Kitty Cop

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Mitt Romney

Sorry Guys, Mitt Has Always Been Squishy on Climate

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eric holder

DOJ Shows Sudden Interest in Undisclosed Foreign Lobbying

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Texas Store Refuses to Sell Guns to Muslims, Socialists

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California Cuts Medicaid Payments to Doctors

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US Drone Warfare: Ethiopia Edition

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Elizabeth Warren Volunteer Meeting

Elizabeth Warren's Volunteer Army

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Flier to OWS Protesters: "Defending Against Tear Gas"

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OWS Beats The Tea Party—In Google Searches

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Can Newt Be the First Openly Mean President?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 28, 2011

Oakland Police Under a Cloud for Violent Occupy Crackdown

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Occupy Oakland

Exclusive Video: Behind the Barricades at Occupy Oakland

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Time to Occupy Earth

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The War Over Walid Phares' Wikipedia Page

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Jan Brewer Goes Nuclear on the Arizona Redistricting Commission

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Herman Cain

What It's Like to Work For Herman Cain

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Check Out This Crazy Photo of an Elizabeth Warren Volunteer Meeting

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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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