Politics

Corn on Hardball: Watching Matthews Eviscerate an Iraq War Hawk (Video)

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The Rich and Corporations Carry the Tax Burden? Yeah, Right

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Why 2009 Could Eat Barack Obama Alive

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The Best of Public Policy in 2008

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Franken-Coleman Recount Watchable by Web Video Now

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Erik Prince Fires Back

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Poll: American Public Opinion Deeply at Odds With Rest of the World

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The Top Ten Ethics Scandals of 2008

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Cheney Spinning His Way Out the Door (on Gitmo and Torture)

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Will Sect. of State Clinton Ban Private Contractors?

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In Defense of Caroline Kennedy

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Paranoia at Big Coal Headquarters (Video)

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Background on the Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist

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Dep't of Energy Making It Harder to FOIA Bush-Era Docs

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The Cynicism of John McCain's VP Choice, Illustrated by John McCain

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UN to Assist in Preserving Mass Graves in Afghanistan

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Iraqi TV Journalist Throws Shoes at Bush at Press Conference

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Financial Illiteracy, Still Keeping Americans Poor

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Two Quick Auto Bailout Links

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FEMA Ratchets Up the Warnings on... Social Networks?

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White House Will Just Bail Out Detroit Itself, Without Help From You Jerks in Congress

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Michigan Will Not Vote Republican For a Generation

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The Doctor Is In

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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