Politics

Cheney Book: Photoshopping Plamegate

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Watch: National Guard Needs an Irene Rescue (Video)

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The Sketchy Fundraising Apparatus of Rick Perry's Go-To Bundler

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Are Virginia's New Abortion Rules the Worst Yet?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 30, 2011

Corn on "Hardball": the Politics of Cheney's Memoir

Gov. Nikki Haley vs. the NLRB

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A Venn Diagram for Rick Perry: Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme

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Perry Campaign Touts Book Calling For Conversion of Muslims

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The Chamber's New Lobbyist: Michael Mukasey

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Rick Perry: Transparency Is Good—Except When I'm in Charge

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Bachmann: Hurricane Irene Was Message From God

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Laying Down the (Immigration) Law: Alabama vs. Arizona

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After the Sting

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A Privately Owned Nuclear Weapons Plant in…Kansas City?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 29, 2011

Rikers Island Prisoners Left Behind to Face Irene

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MLK Jr. Memorial, Brought to You by BP?

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Newt Gingrich Fundraising Machine Shuts Down

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Jon Huntsman: The Democrat’s Republican

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Rick Perry Pledges to Investigate Intimidation of Gay Marriage Foes

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Quote of the Day: All Tax Relief is Not Created Equal

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What the Washington Post Gets Wrong on Dominionism

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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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