Politics

Teenage Embed Helps Convict CIA Contractor in Beating Death of Afghan Detainee

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Sign of the Apocalypse (Or: Kerry's Running Again)

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"There are No Hereditary Kings in America"

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U.S. only country to ban funding for clean syringe programs

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Depends on what the meaning of "hoax" is

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Global Warming a Hoax? Don't Buy it!

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Monsoons, flooding and landslides, oh my! El Paso's finally an official Disaster Area

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Federal Court Strikes Down NSA Wiretap Program

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Bush's Summer Reading: The Stranger (?!)

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Global Warming: The Hottest Hoax Around!

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West Virginia school fights to keep painting of Jesus on the wall

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Even Developed Countries are Running Low on Water

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Private donors give $100 million to stem cell research

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Mother Jones Names New Editors-in-Chief

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Transatlantic Flight in Emergency Diversion

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Oliver Stone, 9/11, and the Big Lie

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Lieberman "Energized," Clinton Triangulating...

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Future of Government Transparency Bill Unclear

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The impact of war on wildlife, pets and the environment

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Music Slowly Revives in New Orleans

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Sean Hannity...Bombs?

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10,000 Bags Missing in British Airports

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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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