Politics

Newt Gingrich's Lockheed Martin Love Affair

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The Tea Party Wants to Teach Your Kids About the Constitution

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 12, 2011

Corn on "Hardball": the Unbelievably Irresponsible Newt Gingrich

Bin Laden: No Sword-Twirling Death Tractors for Al Qaeda

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Can Obama Really Win in Texas?

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Green Is the New Red: The Crackdown on Environmental Activists

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It's 1:00 AM, Do You Know Where Newt Is?

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Why Aren't More Dems Supporting Peace Corps Rape Victims?

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Newt's 2012 Strategy: Going Scorched Earth in Battleground States

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 11, 2011

Are Nursing Homes Overmedicating Residents?

— By Marian Wang, ProPublica

Donald Trump Plummets in GOP Presidential Poll

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Health Reform Challenges: Why Judicial Appointments Matter

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Charles Koch's Assault on Academic Freedom

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Obama and Immigration Reform: Politics or Policy?

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One Man's Crusade Against Fundamentalist Claptrap

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Huckabee Adviser: Obama is a Soviet Spy

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 10, 2011

DCCC Urges Supporters to Protest GOP Town Halls

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Navy Will Perform Same-Sex Marriages

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Welcome to the McJobs Recovery

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Even Michele Bachmann Knows When to Duck the Tea Party

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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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