Politics

In Defense of Michele Bachmann

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This Week in National Insecurity

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State Budgets: Murder by Loophole

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Democrats—Yes, Democrats!—Squeeze Koch Industries for Cash (UPDATED)

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Rick Perry Pal: Oprah is Triggering the Antichrist

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Where Are the Jobs, Dammit!?

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Bachmann Signs Pledge with Questionable Slavery Reference

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Rick Perry's Death Penalty Problem

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Democrats Battle to Expose Political Donations from Contractors

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June Jobs Report: Recovery? What Recovery?

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Does Bobby Jindal Think Women Seeking Abortions are "Criminals"?

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Tim Pawlenty's Massive Whopper: Obama "Hasn't Accomplished Anything"

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

Iowa Conservatives Unveil Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge

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A Medal for Bradley Manning?

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Brownback Taps Lawyer for Anti-Abortion Activists for State Medical Board

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Unions Launch New Legal Fight Against Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill

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Flashback: Bachmann Praises Huck's Birther Ally

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Why Jamie Leigh Jones Lost Her KBR Rape Case

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Could Going Green Actually Help Mitt Romney?

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How Tim Pawlenty Funded Planned Parenthood

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 7, 2011

Shocker: A Governor Scores a Big Victory for Workers' Rights

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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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