Politics

Mission Creep: Military Dispatches

House to Voters: Please Stop Emailing Us

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"The Rulers of the Exchange of Mankind's Goods Have Failed..."

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Mission Creep Dispatch: Peter Beck

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Why a Democrats-Only Bailout Bill Won't Fly

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Kevin Drum Wants You for the Bailout, But Consider This First

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Even Somali Pirates Have Flacks

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A Democratic Voice Speaks Against the Bailout

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Third Long-Form Obama Ad Released: Boring, and That's the Point

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David Brooks and the Magic of Redefinitions

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The Palin Fear Factor

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The Money Behind the Bailout Vote

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Did Swing District Congressmen Doom the Bailout?

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After $700 Billion Bailout Collapses in the House, GOP Mounts an Absurd Blame Game

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Mission Creep Dispatch: Catherine Lutz

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Zip It, Soldier!

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McCain the Patriot: "Country First or Obama First"

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Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank

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Biden vs. Palin: Who Can Shut Up More?

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Palin Reportedly Said Humans and Dinosaurs Coexisted

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Mayor of SC Town "Just Curious" if Obama is the Antichrist

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Why the Bailout Sells America Short

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McCain: No, Palin Did Not Mean That

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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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