Politics

Attacking Libya—and the Dictionary

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Speedup Wonkdown

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Man Robs Bank of $1 To Get Health Care in Prison

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New Warning Labels: Ruining Smokers' Days?

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Is New Jersey's Honeymoon With Chris Christie Over?

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Did the Tea Party Convert David Mamet?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for June 21, 2011

How Not to End the War on Terror: the Bin Laden Effect

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Corn on "Hardball": Jon Stewart Takes Down Chris Wallace

Surprise! TSA Is Searching Your Car, Subway, Ferry, Bus, AND Plane

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Why Did Facebook Block UK Strike Site?

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Rick Perry's Top Controversies

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Combating Fraud—or Suppressing the Vote?

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Did Chris Wallace Really Say Fox News Isn't Fair and Balanced?

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North Carolina vs. Reproductive Rights

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Anthony Weiner and the Mystery of the Fake Twitter Handles

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John McCain: GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are Foreign-Policy Wimps

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for June 20, 2011

Coming Home to Texas

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You Can't Go Camping in a Tax Credit

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US Calls Out Bahrain

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The Drug War Turns 40

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House GOP Puts Food Aid, Food Safety on Chopping Block

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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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