Politics

Trent Lott's Resignation Explained: More Time at the Lobbyist Trough

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Novak Calls Huckabee a "False Conservative," Fetishizes Partisanship

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Obama vs. Clinton on Social Security: An Actual Policy Difference!

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Trent Lott Says Goodbye to All That

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Suckers Wanted: How Car Dealers and Other Businesses are Taking Away Your Right to Sue

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Ron Paul: Winning the Black Helicopter Vote

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A Glimmer of Optimism on the U.S.-Iran Front?

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Perle Tries to Avoid Blame on Iraq, Says "I Don't Believe I Was Wrong"

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A Ron Paul Supporter Explains the "Liberty Dollar"

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A Look Back at John Howard

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Australians Vote Today: A Turning Point for the World?

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Wal-Mart Sues Brain Damaged Employee As Reward for Giving Her Health Insurance

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Publisher Softens McClellan Excerpt, But Doesn't Help Bush

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Falwell's FBI File

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Meet the New, Old Newt Gingrich

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The Gays Have Won Republican Minds; Hearts to Follow?

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Republicans Candidates Who Beat Cancer Would Be Terrible for Fellow Cancer Survivors

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Examining Mike Huckabee's Fiscal Record: It's Very Un-Republican

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Fred Thompson's DIY Phone Bank

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Mulling Over the Case for Hillary Clinton

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How Our "Friends" Support Law and Order

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Introducing the Polling Project: Getting to the Bottom of the Polling Industry

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Trial Lawyers Still the Democrats' Deep Pockets

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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

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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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