Politics

House GOP Moves to Gut the Clean Water Act

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Muammar Qaddafi Builds a Doomsday Machine

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How the KBR Rape Verdict Could Undermine Al Franken's Contracting Law

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Wall Street on the West Bank

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 15, 2011

North America's Tar Sands: The New Middle East

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Top House Dem Whips Votes Against Balanced Budget Amendment

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TSA Blasted for Checked Baggage Scans, Security Breaches

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Bachmann Summit With Anti-Gay Heavy-Metal Minister Cancelled

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Are Anti-Abortion Groups Trying to Keep Women Away From the Polls?

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Balance the Budget Yourself!

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Minnesota Shutdown Claims Booze and (Maybe) Cigarettes

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How AEI Kneecapped the Financial Crisis Commission

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Investigate Murdoch's News Corp.? Nah.

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 14, 2011

Progressive Groups: Balanced Budget Amendment is a Terrible Idea

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Pawlenty Rejects Family Leader Pledge

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Obama Losing His Base? Here Are 552,000 Reasons Why That's Wrong

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Phony Democrats Vanquished in WI Recall Primary

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Romney: Iowa Marriage Pledge is 'Undignified'

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Rep. Ted Poe's Bogus Jamie Leigh Jones Rescue Story

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 13, 2011

Inside Mitt Romney's Sprawling Political Money Machine

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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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