Politics

The US Has Given Over 465,000 Small Arms to Afghanistan. Where the Hell Are They?

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)

Paul Ryan's Anti-Poverty Plan Would Cost a Staggering Amount of Money

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 24, 2014

GOP to America: Rich Kids Are Worth More Than Poor Kids

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Nathan Deal

Will an Ethics Scandal—and Jimmy Carter's Grandson—Bring Georgia's GOP Governor Down?

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Another Casualty of the War on Terror: the Fifth Amendment

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Darrell Issa Investigation Benefits Ex-Aide

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Ted Nugent

Idaho Tribe Cancels Ted Nugent Concert Because of His Support for Washington Football Team Name

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Halliburton Fracking Spill Mystery: What Chemicals Polluted an Ohio Waterway?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 24, 2014

The Child Migrant Surge Is Slowing Down, But Not Because America Freaked Out

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Twitter Releases Its Diversity Stats. And Boy, Are They Embarrassing.

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Glenn Beck Tells Common Core Activists They Shouldn't Mention His Name

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 23, 2014
The scene in Gaza following an Israeli missile strike on Monday

How America Finances the Destruction in Gaza—and the Cleanup

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Texas pro-abortion rights protest

Watch Abortion Access Vanish in Texas (GIF)

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Jack Kingston

In Georgia, Perdue Win Ends One of the GOP's Craziest Senate Primaries

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The Late Historian Who Predicted The Years of War After September 11

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785 of This Year's Unaccompanied Migrants Were Under 6 Years Old

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An Extreme Court Decision Threatens Obamacare

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A 70-Year-Old Reflects On the So-Called "American Century"

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Anonymous

Inside Anonymous' Cyberwar Against the Israeli Government

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 22, 2014

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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