Politics

When Complaining About a "Nanny State" is Sexist

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The GOP Attack on Medicaid: More Ammo for Dems?

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John Boehner's Pathetic 10-Page Jobs Plan

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A New Birther Conspiracy Theory: Trump Tricked Us

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 27, 2011

Israel and the Palestinians Through the Looking Glass

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Mumbai Terror Conspirator's Testimony Raises More Questions About DEA

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Will Anybody Make the Case for Medicare Reform?

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Trump: Birther Jerome Corsi Got it Wrong

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Sarah Palin: Is She or Isn't She?

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Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Scott Walker's Anti-Union Bill

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Tim Pawlenty: "No Sacred Cows" on Spending—Except the Pentagon

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 26, 2011

Behind the Right's Fetal-Pain Push

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A Tea Party Legal Battle...Over a Google Group

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Biden Vows to Find $1 Trillion in Budget Cuts

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Herman Cain's Muslim Problem

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House GOPer Blasted for Calling Elizabeth Warren a Liar

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WorldNet Daily Can't Take A Joke

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New Sarah Palin Hagiography: Springboard for 2012 Presidential Run?

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Osama Bin Laden: The Nigerian Email Scam

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The GOP's Real Budget Hatchet Man

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 25, 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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