Politics

Heartbreaking Photos From the Latest ISIS Attack

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One Weird, Nobel Prize-Winning Trick That Could Halve America's Lighting Bill

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Inside the $7 Million Fight to Tax Soda in San Francisco

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How Long Does the Ebola Virus Survive in Semen?

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Republicans Are Trying to Make Sure Minorities and Young People Don't Vote This November

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Senator Mark Pryor

The Teachers' Unions Back Mark Pryor. He Raised Money for Their Enemies Anyway.

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Why America Is Panicking About Terror—Again

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Jimmy Carter

How Conservative Judges Are Using Jimmy Carter To Screw Over Minority Voters.

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Voting ballots are stacked as voters wait in line to cast their ballot.

Wisconsin's Strict Voting Law Requiring Photo ID Upheld

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walker abortion ad

Scott Walker Wants to Totally Outlaw Abortion. In This Sneaky New Ad, He Pretends He Doesn't.

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 7, 2014

Here Are All the Dumb Ways Conservatives Are Freaking Out About Ebola in the US

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Edwin Edwards

A Playboy Ex-Con Reality Star, a Dance Instructor, and the Koch Brothers Walk Into a Congressional Race…

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Here's How Russia and China Are Teaming Up to Shape Our Future

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Supreme Court To Decide if Judges in 30 States Can Solicit Campaign Cash

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This Mime Laughing With Refugee Children On The Run From ISIS Is Surreal, Beautiful, And Starkly Human

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 6, 2014
Alabama abortion protest

A New Alabama Law Lets Judges Appoint Lawyers for Fetuses. Here's What That Looks Like.

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The Supreme Court Just Saved Gay Marriage in Five States

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Hong Kong Protesters Give Ground—For Now

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The Walmart Heirs Are Worth More Than Everyone in Your City Combined

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Obama Plan Will Cut Out Grueling Journey for a Small Number of Central American Refugees

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Mary Burke and Scott Walker

Meet the Former Bike Executive Who Could Crush Scott Walker's White House Dreams

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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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