Politics

Why We're in a Golden Age of Global Investigative Journalism

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 26, 2014
Wilcox

Can This Democrat Win on a No More "Trayvon Martin Tragedies" Platform?

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Charts: Kids Are Paying the Price for America’s Prison Binge

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Jim Hagedorn

GOP Congressional Candidate Apologizes for Calling Female Senators "Undeserving Bimbos"

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10 of the Worst Congressional Acronyms Ever

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Why BMI Is a Big Fat Scam

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More Audio Surfaces From Dan Page, the St. Louis County Police Officer Suspended After Racist Remarks

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Iowa GOP Official Warns That Child Migrants Might Be Highly Trained "Warriors"

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 22, 2014
Jim Hagedorn

House Candidate Called Female Senators "Undeserving Bimbos in Tennis Shoes"

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Here's Why the Feds Are Investigating Ferguson

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Compton to District Security Guards: Go Ahead, Bring Your AR-15s to School

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Fundraising Effort for Ferguson Cop Who Shot Michael Brown Gets Ugly

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How the US Helped ISIS Grow Into a Monster

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Andy Tobin

Another GOP Candidate Says Migrant Kids Might Have Ebola. (They Don't.)

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What Militarization Has Done to Our Police Departments

By Hanqing Chen, ProPublica

Putting Body Cameras on Cops Is Hardly a Cure-All for Abuses

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The American Correctional Association Ushered Me Out of Its Convention With Armed Guards

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Here’s Why Bank of America’s $17 Billion Settlement Probably Won’t Cost It That Much

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 21, 2014

Gun-Pointing Cop Who Threatened to Kill Ferguson Protesters Is Suspended

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Meet the Locals Trying to Keep the Peace in Ferguson

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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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