Politics

Was Pat Tillman Murdered?

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Brodner's Person of the Day: Mariano Lopez

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Carne Ross: Our Diplomatic Deficit

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Did Gonzales Lie to the Senate?

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Badgers and Squirrels and Iran, Oh My!

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Political Trivia for July 26

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Lawmakers Have a Sense of Humor About This "Paying For Sex" Business

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Sexist "We Only Describe What Female Politicians Are Wearing" Media Moment of the Day

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How Do You "Make" a Terrorist Threat?

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Choose Your Friends Carefully - They Could Make You Fat

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Law & Order and Campaign Finance (Or: What Will TNT Do Without Fred Thompson?)

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GOP Candidates Can't Chicken Out on YouTube Debate

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Brodner's Person of the Day: Alberto Gonzales

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Patience for Privilege Wearing Thin

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Bill Richardson: In Big Oil's Pocket?

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If Only a Doping Scandal Could Mean Victory in Iraq

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FEMA's Post-Brown Efficiency Melts Away

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Department of 'Cover Your Ass'

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Alabama: Where the Constitution and DNA Don't Matter

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Bush/Cheney Threats to the Endangered Species Act

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Contempt of Congress! Will Likely be Ignored!

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Regime Change Here at Home

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Survey: Muslim Support for Suicide Bombings Declining

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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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