Politics

Does Bachmann Believe Congress Should be Run by Christians?

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

Jared Lee Loughner's Close Friend Speaks

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Exclusive: Loughner Friend Explains Alleged Gunman's Grudge Against Giffords

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After Giffords Shooting, Rep. Grijalva Blames Rage-Fueled Political Climate

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Jared Lee Loughner's Currency Obsession

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Meet Rep. Giffords' Alleged Shooter

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Giffords's Office Was Vandalized by Followers of Former Militia Leader

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Corn on "Hardball": Who Gets Credit For Drop in Jobless Rate?

The Scott Sisters' "Debt to Society" and the New Jim Crow

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Few Anti-Reform Dems Riding the Repeal Wave

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Outside Spending Wars Reignite in Great Plains

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Bloggingheads: Corn and Pinkerton on Bill Daley, John Boehner, and Michele Bachmann

A Terrorism Trial in the US Neglected by the Media

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When Will America's Jobs Engine Restart?

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What California's School "State of Emergency" Really Means

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The GOP's Plan B to Kill Health Reform

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 7, 2011

Did the US Government Have an American Teenager Beaten In Kuwait?

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House v. EPA, Round One

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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

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Jerry Brown vs. the Parent Trigger Law?

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Can the Military Tolerate Dissent?

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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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