Politics

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson: The Right's White Knight?

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Protest the Olympics? The Conundrum for San Francisco Liberals

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Hillary Calls for a Boycott of Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Spies - They Are a-Changin'

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Baghdad Not Consulted on Renewal of Blackwater Contract

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The Status of Pork, 2007

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Introducing the "Soft Earmark"

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Looking at "Labor Standards" in Colombia

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McCain to Be Booted From Non-Profit's Board for Lack of Straight Talk

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Mark Penn Steps Down as Clinton's Top Strategist

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State Dept. to Renew Blackwater's Security Contract in Iraq

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The Internal Black Debate over Obama

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Pentagon Greenlights Same-Sex Partner for Military Flight

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Clintons Release Tax Returns - Here Are Most of the Details

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Hillary's Prayer, Revisited

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Religious Conservatives Revolt Against... Mitt?

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Clinton and Obama: We (Heart) Gays, Especially in Pennsylvania

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Consequences for Yoo?

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What Was Mark Penn Thinking?

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McCain's Tricky History With the MLK Holiday

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80,000 Jobs Lost in March

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The Death of MLK Jr.: RFK Said It Best

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John Yoo

Brodner's Person of the Day: John Yoo

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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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