Politics

Iran vs. U.S.: What About the Oil?

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Cal. Dem Seeks Repeal of Statute of Limitations on Sex Crimes

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How NYPD Blocked Anti-Bush Protest at 2004 Convention

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Obama's New Spending Proposal, and Possible Motivations

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Right-Wingers Lambast Edwards' Liberal Bloggers, Campaign Caves

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Well, It's Definitely Not Disney World

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Shots Exchanged on Israel-Lebanon Border

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Bush DOJ Has Orders to Sic Dems

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Biden Should Seek Treatment for His (Obvious!) Alcoholism

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Hello Petroleum, Goodbye Forests, Species, Amtrak...

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Baghdad's Missing Billions Rediscovered

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Vote: Best/Worst Senators

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Oh No! Obama Quitting Smoking!

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DHS, Dysfunctional as Usual

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I Hope the Articulate Bill O'Reilly Reads This

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The Libby Trial: Tim Russert Takes the Stand

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If Chris Rock Says It, It's Funny; If Sarah Silverman Says It, It's Tasteless

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The Duke Cunningham of Iraq

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Is a Deal with Dingell a Deal with the Devil?

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"Economic Man" = Boring Old White Man

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Specter Remorseful About Role in U.S. Attorney Purge

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Bush Continues Pattern of False Promises on Education

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Good Intelligence Reporting Making a Comeback

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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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