Politics

Fearing Rising Backlash, NRA Urges Gun Activists to Stand Down

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13 Astounding Numbers About This Year's World Cup

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The Week in 15 Photos: Santa Barbara, Maya Angelou, and a Transgender Army Vet's Big Win

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Jay Carney Is Stepping Down as White House Press Secretary

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 30, 2014

Documents Show the VA Debacle Began Under George W. Bush

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image: marine veteran and gun activists

Gun Activists With Assault Rifles Harass Marine Veteran on Memorial Day

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Measles Cases in the US are at a 20-Year High. Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers.

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Mark Fiore

WATCH: To Understand the VA Disaster, Just Call the "Health Care Benefits" Toll Free Number. [Fiore Cartoon]

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Edward Snowden

Snowden's Odd Email to the NSA Deepens the Mystery

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NSA Fires Back at Snowden and Claims His Email Didn't Raise "Concerns About Wrongdoing"

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 29, 2014

Elizabeth Warren to Obama: Fed Nominees Should Crack Down On Big Banks

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Oscar López Rivera

This Man Is Serving 75 Years for "Seditious Conspiracy." Is He a Danger to Society?

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Syria's Climate-Fueled Conflict, In One Stunning Comic Strip

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prisoner

These 7 GOP Governors Are Refusing to Crack Down on Prison Rape. Now the Obama Administration Is Calling Them Out.

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california prison overcrowding

Can Mental Health Courts Fix California's Prison Overcrowding?

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

This Pharmacist Is One of Greg Abbott's Biggest Donors. Here's Why.

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Barack Obama at West Point

Is Obama a Realist, Isolationist, Humanitarian Interventionist, or Drone-Dropping Hawk?

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7 Pieces of Timeless Wisdom From Maya Angelou

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The Head of the IMF Says Inequality Threatens Democracy. Here Are 7 Charts Proving She's Right.

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 28, 2014

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for May 27, 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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