Politics

In Their Own Words

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Playing by the Rules

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First Minority Governor in Louisiana Knows How to Play by the Rules

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The End of the Infinite Internet?

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Hillary: "Pay Attention To Your Hair"

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Mitt Romney is Fictionally Handsome

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Superdome Redux, San Diego Style

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The Blackwater Suit You've Never Read About

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Either Mike Huckabee is Really Bad at Math, or He Has His Facts Wrong

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Garrison Keillor Stops Woman From Sending Him Dead Beetles

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Kurdish Guerrillas Are Out of Control, and We're Making it Worse

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Alexis Debat Update

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Earth to Fashion Industry: It's Still Really Hot Outside

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Hillary Clinton, Matt Drudge

Brodner's Person of the Day: Hillary Clinton and Matt Drudge

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Whaddya Mean, "We"? Or Why I'll Wear Red on Halloween

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Clinton Supporter Rangel Goes After Giuliani's Family Life

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Massive Voting Fraud in Texas State Legislature

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God Bless You, Jonathan Stein

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How Often Have You Thought, I Wish I Could Reach Two Shotguns While Lying in Bed?

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Obama and McClurkin: Two for Which Road?

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NASA: You Can't Handle the Truth on Air Safety

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All Huckabee, All the Time

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Huckabee Rising

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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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