Politics

John Roberts Doesn't Believe Money Is Worth Anything

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New York Times Fail

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Obama's New CEO Pay Restrictions

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Anti-Affirmative Action Hypocrisy

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Shocking News: Subprime Lenders Took Advantage of Poor People and Minorities

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Could Cap and Trade Cause Another Market Meltdown?

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D-Day, the Queen, and a Wartime Childhood

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The Alleged Cuban Spies' Sweet-Looking Boat

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Sotomayor and the Media's Class Bias

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Watchdog Group: Liberals Right to Block Photo Suppression Bill

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House Liberals Blocking Photo-Suppression Bill

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The Bailout Swindle, Act II

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Smearing Sotomayor

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USNWR: Clemson Can't Fool Us

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The Appearance of Corruption

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France Says All AF 447 Remains May Never Be Found; Brazil Disagrees

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Clemson: Accusations of Gaming Rankings Are "Outrageous"

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Another Good, Obvious Idea That Will Die A Slow, Painful Death In Congress

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The Great Thing About Media Matters

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Ben Nelson Still Freaking Out Over Change Congress Ads

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A Silent (and Violent) Epidemic

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Mixed Reviews for Obama's Speech

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Sonia Sotomayor's Addiction Problem

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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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