Politics

The Wrong Side of the Tracks

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New Birther Conspiracy: The Long-Form Version is Forged

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Arizona Legislature Holding Pledge Drive for Border Fence

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Big GOP Donors Sitting on Their Cash, Obama Banking on LGBT Money

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 9, 2011

Does an Al Qaeda "Anthrax Operative" Own New York Pharmacies?

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"I Totally Lost the Picture. I'm Like, 'Oh S***.'"

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Libya Lobbyists Come Clean

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The Real Prize of the Bin Laden Raid

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Your Weekend Wrap-up of the Doubts, Debates, and New Details of the Bin Laden Raid

By Marian Wang, ProPublica

GOP on Huntsman: Maybe?

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Pawlenty: "I'm Sorry" I Once Cared About Climate

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GOP Still Trying to Fundraise Off the Ryan Plan

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Great Moments in Florida Politics, Baggy Pants Edition

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Uh Oh, Mitt: More Key Campaigners Ditch Romney

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

Dick Cheney, the President Will Take Your Apology Now

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Has Elizabeth Warren Won Over the Banks?

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Osama bin Laden’s American Legacy

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GOP's Favorite Fake Historian Spins The New York Times

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Liberals and David Koch Agree: Trump's Presidential Bid Is a Stunt

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Undeterred, Missouri House Passes Birther Bill

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Fox to Huckabee: Time to Make Up Your Damn Mind

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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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