Politics

Montgomery McFate Speaks (Sorta)

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Paulson Faces Skepticism From Senate Banking Committee

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Mission Creep Dispatch: John Nagl

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Lilly Ledbetter: Obama's Newest Ad Star

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A Democratic Pushback on the $700 Billion Bailout?

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In Dealing with the $700 Billion Bailout, Dems Ought To Point Fingers

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Wow. Here's a Very Bad Way to Handle the Financial Crisis

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Troy Davis

Brodner's Cartoon du Jour: Troy Davis to Die Today

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Treasury Bailout and Dodd Bailout Now Open for Your Comments

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Capping Executive Pay on Wall Street: McCain Takes the Lead?

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Gallows Humor of the Bailout Variety

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Dodd Takes the Lead, Proposes Progressive Bailout

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We Said We Wanted Rick's Record Examined? Scratch That

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Top Alaskan GOPer Decries McCain Camp's Interference in Palin-Troopergate Probe

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Mission Creep Dispatch: Douglas Macgregor

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Obama Bails on North Dakota

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McCain's New Target: The New York Times

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Study: Chauvinists Make More Than Other Men

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Poorly Timed McCain Ad Hits Obama on Corruption

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AP Poll: Obama Loses 6 Points Due to Race

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Why Should We Limit Executive Pay on Wall Street? Here's Why

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Wall Street vs. The Democrats: Don't Hold Your Breath

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Will Her VP Run Hurt Palin in Alaska?

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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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