Politics

Acting Locally, Riffing Globally

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for June 6, 2011

The Pentagon Budget's Stealth Earmarks

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Michele Bachmann Calls It Quits. Here Are the Craziest Things She's Ever Said.

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Federal Prison Director Defects to Private Prison Company

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House GOP Tells DHS to Stop Worrying About Climate Change

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Palin's Clambake Trumps Romney's Presidential Roll-Out

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Saudi Women to Clinton: Help Us Win the Right to Drive

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Paul Revere's Ride, Reimagined by Sarah Palin

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Wait, is Paul Ryan Running for President Now?

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Lousy Jobs Numbers Show It's a Bad Time To Play Debt Politics

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Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Conference: Live Coverage

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for June 3, 2011

This Week in National Insecurity: Comeback Edition

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Holder Advocates Extending Fair Drug Sentencing Laws

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Republicans Court the Fat Vote

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Romney's First Official Whopper?

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Feds Block Indiana Funding Cut to Planned Parenthood

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Unhappy With Candidates, GOPers Turn to...Unpopular Governor?

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GE, Exxon, 10 Other Major Corporations Paid Negative Tax Rate

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What Good are Polls on RyanCare?

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Is Herman Cain Really Like Most Tea Partiers?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for June 2, 2011

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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