Politics

SCOTUS Rules Gitmo Detainees Can Challenge Detention in US Civilian Courts

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Citizens of Lesbos Finally Taking Action Against Name-Stealing Gay Women

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What If the Stimulus Bankrupts the Government?

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McCain on Whether Cheney Could Serve in His Administration: "Hell, Yeah"

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Will the Iraqi Government Destroy Half of McCain's Campaign?

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McCain Before: 100 Years; McCain Now: Whatever

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No Wacky Father-Son Congressional Match Up in NY; Political Humorists Cry a Single Tear

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The Most Serious Antiwar Candidate in '08

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Evangelicals Hold Their Breaths as Baptism Numbers Drop

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Fun With Excel: How Has Age Played In Presidential Elections Since 1789?

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Brazen McCain Flip-Flop on the Estate Tax

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Should We Care About the First Mrs. McCain?

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Hey, a Brand New Bush Administration Scandal!

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New McCain Line: Obama = Carter

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World Leaders Take Gloves Off With Bush

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Abramoff's White House "Fruit"

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How Accurate Was the Obama Delegate Prediction Spreadsheet?

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Rev. Rod Parsley, McCain's Former Ally, Caught in a Lie?

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Why Rural Americans' Gas Struggles Should Matter to City-Dwellers

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Video: Will Evangelicals Go Green?

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In Europe, the Choice Is Clear

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The Fawlty Towers' Pipeline to the White House

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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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