Politics

The Trouble with Housing Policy

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Did Texas Just Ban Marriage?

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Louisiana's post-hurricane disaster: Part 1, the state

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Dover Evolves

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Why Paris is Burning

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Why Paris is Burning: The Larger Meaning of the French Riots

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George W. Bush's political project is failing, polls show.

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The Collapse of Globalism: An Interview with John Ralston Saul

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Three Billion New Capitalists: Interview with Clyde Prestowitz

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Our Least Green Congressman

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Cheney's Torture Kick

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On the Backs of the Poor

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Europeans have it better?

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Who Had the Real Intel on the War

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Photo ID Requirement Compromises Voter Rights

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The Truth About Free-Riders

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The IRS finally looks at church/state separation

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Wal-Mart in the Sights

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The Lie Factory

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Forcing People to Save

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Pro-Growth Progressives

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Bush's Wall of Shame: Honoring those who have blundered, lied, manipulated, and broken the law

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In Guantanamo for... Satire?

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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

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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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