Politics

Forgetting Unpleasant Truths

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The Cost of Superfund Neglect

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Group of Republicans stalls renewal of Voting Rights Act

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Will the real 20th hijacker...

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Edwards Pledges to End Poverty

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Gun-Owners Afraid of UN "Conspiracy"

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Is North Korea Really Ready to Launch?

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On Not Packing Your Bag and Heading Home When Things Go Wrong

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The book banners are at it again

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How the Mentally Ill Are Treated

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NYC to Bush: Drop Dead!

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Will Democrats Roll Over for Timber Companies?

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No Immigration Bill for Now

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Madonna and Conspiracy Theory

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Ahead of the Curve

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Cap'n Killmore's Whale Shack

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Reading the Imperial Press Back to Front

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More ways to wreck whale ears

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Press Secretary does Snow job on Imus

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New Budget Rules Are a Disaster

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Torture Is Depraved and Ineffective, Part 2,397

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Can't We Just Have a Moment of Silence?

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Back to "It's The Economy, Stupid?"

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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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