Politics

The Amir Taheri Story

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Buzzy Krongard Quits Blackwater Board

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The Brothers Krongard: Buzzy 'Blown Over,' Calls Cookie Out

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The Gender Trap: Yes, or Yes?

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John McCain

Brodner's Person of the Day: John McCain

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Las Vegas Smackdown? Nah, Clinton, Obama, and Edwards Play to a Draw

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Nixon on Tape: Reagan Was "Shallow" and of "Limited Mental Capacity"

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Kucinich Campaign Hoping to Rolling Out Energy-Efficient Computers Cooled by Veggie Oil. Seriously.

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Barry Bonds Going (Jail)Yard?

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Ron Paul Refuses to Divest of Donations from Neo-Nazis

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Bombs Sneak Past Airport Security? Shocking!

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Coal Sponsors Tonight's Democratic Debate

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Ron Paul: The Only Candidate that Won't Land Catholics in a Pit of Eternal Fire. ... Or Is He?

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Edwards Announces "Plants for Hillary"

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No One Wants to Blog for Bush Anymore

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How Ugly Will the Democratic Race Get (Tonight and Afterward)?

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Fred Thompson Pitches Credibility, But Iowa Voters Prefer Red Meat

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Stupid in the Eye of the Beholder: The Human Genome and Racial Difference

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Take Two Aspirin and Call the NSC in the Morning

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Mixing Activism With Heavy Rock

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Thompson (Almost) Accuses Bush of Weakening the U.S. Military

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The Real Reason Richard Mellon Scaife Has Embraced Bill Clinton?

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Peace Brings Cash, For a Change

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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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