Politics

Racist vs. Racial: Which One Was Joe Wilson?

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Dodd GOP Rival WWE CEO Linda McMahon Supports Dems

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The White House's Weak Response to the Climate Bill Delay

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Trading Places: Ex-Lobbyist to Market Watchdog

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 17, 2009

Need To Read: September 17, 2009

Beck Watch: Will the White House Hit Back?

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Ill over Racism in the Healthcare Debate

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John Fund Fears Universal Voter Registration Conspiracy

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GOP Leader: Racism? What Racism?

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A Recipe for Disaster: School Cops Are Being Armed with 50,000-Volt Tasers

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Fiore Cartoon: Backwards Bailout

Jimmy Carter On Obama and Racism

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Ben Folds' Levi Johnston Song

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Real-Life "Norma Rae" Dies After Battle With Insurance Company

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Reid: Climate Bill May Be Pushed Back to 2010

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Reframing the Climate Debate One Flawed Hearing at a Time

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Rep. Tom Price: Public Option Will Cheat

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Cowboys of Kabul Plead Guilty

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Colbert on the Impending Campaign Finance Armageddon

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Court Okays Halliburton Rape Trial

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ACORN: A Darrell Issa Scalp?

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for September 16, 2009

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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