The Taking
How the federal government abused its power to seize property for a border fence.
Generation Screwed
Millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression.
Fiction: "For All My Strangers"
War, family histories, and place.
The Conversation: Seven Women Discuss Work, Fairness, Sex and Ambition
A discussion of how—or if—change is possible.
Mara Shalhoup was until recently the editor-in-chief of LA Weekly. She is the author of BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family.
“I’m so fearful about what it will look like for cities without an outlet for [alt-weekly] stories. And for young writers, who need and deserve the hands-on editing these kind of editors can give them and help really launch careers … it’s a tragedy for journalism. It’s a tragedy for young people, people of color. It’s a tragedy for the subjects of stories that won’t get written now. That’s just the reality.”
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The Plot to Bomb Garden City, Kansas
The town welcomed hundreds of Somali refugees. Then a private militia decided to go “ISIS hunting.”
What Putin Really Wants
“His goal is to stay in power another day, another year, and to deal with complications when—and if—they arise.”
Spies, Dossiers, and the Insane Lengths Restaurants Go to Track and Influence Food Critics
Don't Stop the Presses
Can local news survive?
The Problem with Muzak
Spotify’s bid to remodel an industry.
The Numbers King
The billionaire founder of Renaissance Technologies turns to science.
How a Midlevel School Became The University of Adidas at Louisville
Inside a multimillion dollar scandal.
The Bar Mitzvah Party Starters
“Meir Kay is a bar mitzvah party motivator.”
The New Racism
How the GOP took control of state politics in Alabama, leaving black lawmakers—and their constituents—powerless.
What Happens When the Government Uses Facebook as a Weapon?
A report from the Philippines, “the test lab for fake news.”
How and (Why) Athletes Go Broke
Five years after they leave the league, 60 percent of NBA players have nothing left. In the NFL, it’s closer to 80 percent after just two years. On the economics of professional sports.
Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Not education. Not income. Not even being an expert on racial disparities in health care.
Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation
“To an extent that would stun outsiders, Mr. Trump, the most talked-about human on the planet, is still delighted when he sees his name in the headlines. And he is on a perpetual quest to see it there. One former top adviser said Mr. Trump grew uncomfortable after two or three days of peace and could not handle watching the news without seeing himself on it.”
F Is For Future: How To Think About Public Media's Next 50 Years
On the history and unaccomplished mission of public broadcasting.
The Adopted Black Baby, and the White One Who Replaced Her
Forty-seven years later, two daughters meet.
Wikipedia: Tulip Mania
In February 1637, the Dutch tulip market had grown to the point that a single bulb sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled craftsworker. Then, almost overnight, the market crashed completely.
Tuned Up in the Spirit
On the Old Regular Baptists and the joyful sound.
Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance
Andrew Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy.
Deep Throat: An Institutional Analysis
A prescient case for W. Mark Felt as journalism’s most famous leaker.
‘Their Spirits Were Trapped in Those Masks’
No one knows quite what to do with these coerced masks made from the faces of Native American POWS.
