Politics

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Obama Not Telling When He'll Repeal "Don't Ask"

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(Much) More on the Chrysler Bailout, Clifford Asness, and the UAW

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Obama's Bank Stress Tests and the April Jobs Report

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Flunking the Stress Tests

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Obama's "New Socialism"

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Best Student Activism of 2008-2009?

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Now Bybee Wants to Explain His OLC Advice

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Everyday is Doomsday in Washington

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Breaking: Super-Rich Hedge Fund Manager a Politically Obtuse Whiner

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How Social Security Can Save Us All

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AIPAC on the Run?

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Meet K Street's Worst Nightmare

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The Real Cost of Credit Cards: Small Business, Consumers, and Taxpayers All Pay the Price

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Afghanistan's Tipping Point

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Afghanistan: 2,000+ Years of Invasions

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Mahmood Karzai Defends Brother's "Warlord" VP Pick

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The Bailout Makes A Profit*

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The First Gay Supreme Court Justice?

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Center for Constitutional Rights President: Coverup of Anti-Torture Memo Is Bad News for Bushies

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Solitary Con-swine-ment

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Advancing the Story of the Anti-Torture Torture Memo

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No Country for Middle-Aged Men

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A Cheney Cover-Up?

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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

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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

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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