Politics

Immigration Courts: Still Backlogged Despite New Judges

—

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

John Edwards Cheat Sheet: What Are the Facts, and Do They Make Him a Criminal?

—Marian Wang, ProPublica

Bachmann's Campaign Guru in January: She's Not a "Serious Player"

—

Scott Walker Ditches Symbolic Painting of Homeless, Low-Income Kids

—

Amnesty International Calls for End to Solitary Confinement of Angola 3

—

Has Chris Christie Set a New Low for Medicaid?

—

The Michele Bachmann Fact-Checking Challenge

—

Advertise on MotherJones.com

Evan "Revolving Door" Bayh Signs On With US Chamber

—

Pawlenty's Economic Plan: Just "Google" It

—

President Obama's Approval Tanks on Economy, Deficit

—

Morgan Stanley <3s Pawlenty

—

The Daily Caller's Faux Health Reform Scandal

—

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

The Bush Tax Cuts: Ten Years Later

—

Top 11 Political Sex Scandal Apologies Other Than Weinergate [VIDEO]

—

Palin Emails: Coming Friday

—

Romney Stuns World With Mundane Statement of Fact

—

Michele Bachmann, Sustainable Development, and "Tenements"

—

Rick Santorum: Paul Ryan's Budget Doesn't Cut Deep Enough

—

Giuliani Rips Mitt for Not Backing Down on RomneyCare

—

Rick Perry to Host Hate Group-Funded Prayer Summit

—

What Not To Do In Iowa

—

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.

See All