Politics

At the White House, Joking about a Torture Investigation?

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Obama in Latin America

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Say It With Me: Top Marginal Tax Rates Are Not That High

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The Bailout We Owe to the Developing World

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Is Geithner's Hedge-Fund Bailout Illegal?

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Your Daily Economic Cynicism

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Somali Pirates=Environmental Avengers?

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Senator Franken, Almost

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More "News" About the Oldest Profession

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Pensions for the World's Poor

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Clarence Thomas Is One Seriously Troubled Dude

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Illegal Immigrants in Japan Forced to Leave Daughter Behind

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Brodner's Cartoon du Jour: Mid-SUMMERS Night Mare

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Will Israel Attack Iran?

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Scenes From the White House Egg Roll

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Obama's Bipartisanship

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Lessons in the Media Landscape

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The Racial Wealth Gap, and Congress' Ignorance

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Private Medicare Insurers Pump Up Propaganda to Preserve Profits

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Happy Days Are Here Again--Not

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Legal Citizens Nabbed By ICE

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1/4 of Former Lawmakers Heading to the Lobbying Ranks

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Texas Lawmaker Says Asians Should All Have Names Like Betty

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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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