Politics

Infographic: Terror Trials by the Numbers

Brother, Can You Spare a Job?

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Union Group: Tea Partiers and Wis. GOP Broke the Law with Phone-Bank Operation

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Six Stats You Need to Know on Election Day in Wisconsin

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Hedge Fund Billionaire Doubles Down on Romney Support

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Tracking Prison Deaths Is Tougher Than You'd Think

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 9, 2011

Inside the Wisconsin Recall's Massive Get-Out-the-Vote Machine

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King Abdullah Slams Syria, Misses the Deafening Irony

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What's Happening in Syria Explained

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Report: Rick Perry Kicking Off Campaign on Saturday

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Final Wis. Recall Poll: GOPers Have the Edge

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The Documentary That Inspired Michele Bachmann

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Chart of the Day: Public Sector Jobs

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Michele Bachmann and the Politics of Stonewalling

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 8, 2011

These Guys Will Stop You From Killing Your Boss

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Want to Sue the FBI for Spying on Your Mosque? Sorry, That's Secret.

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Handicapping the Wisconsin Recall Elections

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VIDEO: Tea Partiers Cheer the Downgrade of America's Credit Rating

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Rick Perry's Apolitical Spiritual Experience

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Tea Party Leader: Liberalism Has "Killed a Billion" People

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The Summer of Scott Walker

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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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