Politics

Donald Trump

Has the Conservative Political Action Conference Purged the Kooks?

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Corn on Hardball: Rep. Elijah Cummings Calls Out Bogus GOP Investigation Tactics

CPAC: How the IRS Scandal Is Just Like Russia Invading Ukraine

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The US Senate Has Very Poor Timing

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The Pentagon's Phony Budget War

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 6, 2014
Illustration by Marc Burckhardt

Can Bobby Jindal Drive Out the GOP's Demons?

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Study Links Frequent Facebook Use to Eating Disorders Among College Women

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Facebook Aims to Crack Down on Illegal Gun Sales

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 5, 2014

All the Times Putin Said He Wouldn't Invade Ukraine

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This Texas Democrat Could Be the Future of Her Party—And Her Name Isn't Wendy Davis

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Think AgainTurn Away

The State Department Is Actively Trolling Terrorists on Twitter

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Steve Stockman

Political Campaign or Performance Art? Steve Stockman's Incredibly Bizarre Senate Bid

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Map of marriage equality in 2014

MAP: Watch Marriage Equality Sweep the Nation

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The War on Whistleblowers May Have a "Chilling Effect on Future Acts of Conscience"

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Patrick Stewart Obamacare horror story on Colbert Report

Watch: Patrick Stewart Satirizes Fake Obamacare Horror Stories With Stephen Colbert

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for March 4, 2014

The Ukraine-Russia Crisis in 26 Nail-Biting Numbers

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Here Is A Truly Wonderful Video of the US Military's "First Drag Show"

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)

Paul Ryan's Superficial Critique of Federal Poverty Programs

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Is the Era of Imperial Global Powers Over?

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Pregnant? Your Boss May Have It In For You

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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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