Politics

Stem Cells and Swing States

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Where You Vote Can Influence How You Vote

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Ghetto Tax: Poor Losers Gain Street Cred. Or, Whither John Edwards?

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Bush's Stem Cell Position: Still Incoherent

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Waxman Exposes Pregnancy Crisis Centers

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Stem Cells: Science v. Spending

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Could someone please hand Bill Kristol a newspaper?

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Bush's Stem Cell Veto Will Hurt Hundreds of Thousands of Sick Americans

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No To U.S. Global Dominance

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India Dabbles in Censorship

Waiting for Diplomacy

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Civilian Suffering in Lebanon

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East of Eden

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Defend All From Payday Loans

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An Imperial Defeatist -- And Proud of It

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Flying the flag upside down

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The Smelly Fish That Built America

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"Yo, Bush! Start Treating Our Prime Minister With Respect"

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"About that pig..."

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Afghanistan: A Comeback for the Ministry of Vice and Virtues?

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Smells Like Apocalypse

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Middle East Body Count Rising

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US to Citizens: Pay Up to Escape Lebanon

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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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