Among the Insurrectionists
The Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who had been declaring, at rally after rally, that they would go to violent lengths to keep the President in power. A chronicle of an attack foretold.
Luke Mogelson
In the Streets with Antifa
Trump is vowing to designate the movement as a terrorist organization. But its supporters believe that they are protecting their communities—and that confronting fascists with violence can be justified.
The Militias Against Masks
Groups protesting lockdown measures see the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for tyranny—and as an opportunity for spreading rage.
A Dark Victory in Raqqa
Kurdish revolutionaries helped the U.S. expel the Islamic State from its capital city. Will we soon abandon them?
The Dark Side of Longform Journalism
“When I was covering the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, was there a real difference between my wanting to get to the village or hospital where people were dying terrible deaths, and my wanting people to be dying terrible deaths in whatever village or hospital I happened to be going to? Every assignment presents some variation of that question.”
The Fight for Mosul
A report from the border of ISIS territory in Iraq, where civilians are battling to survive.
The Deported
Kelvin Villanueva had lived in America for 15 years. He had four kids. He had a job. Then he was stopped for a broken taillight.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Peacetime"
An Iraq War veteran, now a paramedic, runs into trouble.
"I rewarded the man with another hit of naloxone, which made him even more alive, even less happy. Karen was busy with the gear, and I thought for sure that the coast was clear. It wasn’t. As soon as I put the note in my pocket, I saw the boy. He stood in the doorway, watching me with a basically impassive expression. He chewed his gum. He blew a splendid bubble."
The Impossible Refugee Boat Lift to Christmas Island
A pair of undercover journalists, a boatload of refugees, 200 miles of ocean and a journey that has claimed more than a thousand lives.
Which Way Did the Taliban Go?
As NATO leaves, the Afghan National Army grapples with a resilient Taliban.
The Scariest Little Corner of the World
Zaranj: the bloody border of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Great Taliban Jailbreak
On the escape of hundreds of insurgents from Kandahar’s Sarposa Prison through a tunnel dug from the outside, and an unlikely suspect: the jail’s former warden.
The War Ends Here
Fighting to the finish in the most dangerous region of Afghanistan.
Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan
Inside the Afghan Local Police, who are accused of killing and raping villagers, and are believed to be the United States’s last shot in Afghanistan.
A Beast in the Heart of Every Fighting Man
What if soldiers from ‘Kill Team’ (and others who have murdered innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq) aren’t simply the “few bad apples” that military writes them off as?
