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Tea party protesters wave to passing cars on Thursday, April 15, 2010.

Confidential Memo: Former Koch Group Insider Fears the Tea Party Is Fading

Can the Zodiac Explain Why Washington, DC, Is So Messed Up?

An illustration from Honey Badger Radio.

The Men's Rights Movement and the Women Who Love It

—Mariah Blake

Al Smith

How a Squad of Ex-Cops Fights Police Abuses

—Jason Fagone

6 Dumb Things Dan Snyder Has Said About the Name of His Football Team

Charlie Brown

Tennessee Gubernatorial Nominee Explains Why He Wants to Send Governor to Electric Chair

Body of Boy Who Tried to Escape Notorious Florida Reform School is Identified

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"Ex-Gay" Conversion Therapy Group Rebrands, Stresses "Rights of Clients"

—Katie Rose Quandt

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Scott Desjarlais

Anti-Abortion Tea Party Congressman Who Asked Mistress to Get Abortion Could Win Primary

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 8, 2014

GOP Obstructionism Is Holding Up Funds to Catch Rapists

—Erika Eichelberger

Obama Authorizes Air Strikes in Iraq: Will Americans Be Evacuated?

—Dana Liebelson and Jenna McLaughlin

John Walsh

Montana Democrat Ends Senate Campaign Over Plagiarism

A Man-Made Famine Is Looming In South Sudan

Walmart Sets Its Sights on Africa—With Uncle Sam's Help

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

These 7 Charts Show Why the Rent Is Too Damn High

—Erika Eichelberger and AJ Vicens

Where Is It a Crime to Leave a Kid Alone in a Parked Car?

—Josh Harkinson

Obama's 5 Most Atrocious Dinner Guests at the US-Africa Leaders Summit

Putin and Obama

Beware, Makers of Cake Mix and Almonds: Putin Going After US Foods

—Patrick Caldwell and Dana Liebelson

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Even Wall Street Thinks Income Inequality Could "Capsize" the Economy

—Katie Rose Quandt

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Pro-Troop Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants' Pockets

Kim Barker, ProPublica

Cellphone Carriers Are Fighting a Plan to Make It Easier to Locate 911 Callers

—Dana Liebelson

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

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This Is What It's Really Like to Survive a Gunshot

Heartbreaking Photos and Tragic Tales of San Francisco's Homeless