Politics

The Effect of Shifting Expectations

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NC for Obama, Indiana Undeclared; Let's Look at the Exits

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Happy 60th. Sorry About That Indictment.

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White House Admits It Is Missing Email Backup Tapes From Start of Iraq War

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Syriana, the Rendon Group Edition (Updated)

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As Putin Leaves, Russia Rolls Out The Tanks (And Prepares For War?)

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Why Democrats Are Promoting Gingrich's Worries Regarding the 2008 Elections

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Huffington: McCain Didn't Vote for Bush in 2000

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Know Your Enemy: Heather Mac Donald

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The Clinton War on Economists Continues

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Another Example of Why You Can't Trust the Right on Politics of the Left

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A Gitmo Update By the Numbers

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McCain Wants a League of What Now?

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Sami Al Haj

Brodner's Cartoon du Jour: Sami Al Haj

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Does Buying Bamboo Sheets Make You an Activist?

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Awkward Sports Metaphor of the Day

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In Case You Forgot John Bolton Is Crazy

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Politics, Pandering, and Policy at the Pump: Who Wins?

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Clinton on Iraq: Got Some Explaining to Do?

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The Weekly Standard Does Not Have the Democrats' Best Interests At Heart

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Oh, I Forgot to Mention

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Lawmakers Continue to Push for Investigation of Pentagon Puppets

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RumInt: New Bush Iran Finding?

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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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