Politics

That lizard's mighty cute, but does he earn six figures?

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Defense Pork: Putting Lipstick on the Pig

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Politicizing Aid: Why Randall Tobias is a bad choice for director of foreign assistance

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Chalmers Johnson On Our Military Empire

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In Afghanistan, "becoming a Christian is against our laws"

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McCain hires player in DeLay money laundering scheme

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Krugman on the failure of a movement as well as a man.

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Civil War? Who you gonna believe - me or your lyin' eyes?

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Iran and the Irrationality Factor

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Arizona citizens mobilize to defeat factory farm control

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The emotional toll of Katrina: "We are so definitely not OK."

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Congress Steps Up Fight Against Porn

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Congress Raises the Roof on Debt

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The new Paul Hackett: "Some have alleged that our president led us to war on false pretenses. I believe we should look into this

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Can the WTO Alleviate Poverty?

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Public Opinion Watch: The President's Sinking Polls

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The Weak Recovery and the Coming Deep Recession

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How Lobbyists Control Health Care Policy

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Missouri House bans contraception for poor women

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Reprogramming the Infinite Loop: The NSA Spying Debate

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Thank You, Neoconmen!

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Foreign Aid Goes to Banks, Not Poor

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USA Today Misleads on Spending Statistics

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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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