Politics

Praise the Lord and Pass the Petition

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Civil war or Holy war?

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Onward Christian Organizers

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Oceans: Resources for Getting Involved

House Rules Committee releases scathing report on the selling of America

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Can Civil War in Iraq Be Averted?

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Krugman on Inequality

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Mark Danner on how the Bush Administration sets power against reality

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National Security in the Polls

Feel-Good Story of the Day

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Avian Flu Spreads to Africa

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Dealing with Dubai Ports World

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The Spy Who Bills Us

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More Iraqi Journalists Targeted

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Action on Darfur? Not likely.

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The Broader Port Security Problem

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More documents prove that top defense officials approved of abuse at Guantanamo detention center

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Paying for the War with Public Money: Is There a Tipping Point?

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Kwame Anthony Appiah on How to Be a Citizen of the World

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My Holy War: Jonathan Raban On Our New Era of Religious Ferocity

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Activist Laurel Hester Dies

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Sudanese Conflict Spills Into Chad

Civil War in Iraq?

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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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