Politics

Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld: Up Close and Creepy

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Paul Ryan

More Evidence of Paul Ryan's "Inner Cities" Problem

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 27, 2014
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This Labor Board Ruling May Change the World of College Sports

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Russia's New Dolphin Navy Is No Match for Our Dolphin Navy

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Sad Iowan

Memo to Political Reporters: Iowa Is More Than Just Farming

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 26, 2014

Banks Won't Do Business With Legal Marijuana Sellers. Enter PotCoin.

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Watch the US Drop 2.5 Million Tons of Bombs on Laos

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Sen. Feinstein's Pro-NSA Bill Has Hit a Snag: Obama

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Washington Football Team Starts Charity, Is Absolved of Racism

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Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots

This Tea Party Leader Seems Pretty Confused About the Hobby Lobby Case

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In the Future, Home Appliances Will Be as Smart as Your Phone

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 25, 2014

How Big Banks Rake in Millions on the Backs of California's Poorest Families

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Alaska Republican: Birth Control Might Not Work for Women Who Binge Drink

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Citing Ukraine, Hawks Push for New Spending on Nukes

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terry mcauliffe

This Law Allows Genetic Counselors to Turn Away Gays and Unwed Parents

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poverty myths

10 Poverty Myths, Busted

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Is Liberalism Good for Your Health?

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Kathryn Edin, Joe White, and his daughter Janasia.

What If Everything You Knew About Poverty Was Wrong?

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GOP Senate Candidate Cory Gardner Disavows His Support for Fetal Personhood—After Sponsoring a Bill Last Year

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Chevron

Critics Say Chevron Flouted Pay-to-Play Law. FEC Says It's All Good.

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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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