Where Health Care Won't Go
A tuberculosis crisis in the rural South.
Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit
DNA evidence exonerated six convicted killers. So why do some of them recall the crime so clearly?
How Stephen Miller Rode White Rage from Duke's Campus to Trump's West Wing
Stephen Miller, the 31-year-old White House advisor, became steeped in white nationalism in the unlikeliest of places: a Santa Monica high school and Duke University.
The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea Manning
Her disclosure of classified documents in 2010 ushered in the age of leaks. Now, freed from prison, she talks about why she did it—and the isolation that followed.
How America Lost the War on Drugs
An anatomy of a failure.
Pornhub Is the Kinsey Report of Our Time
How a streaming empire has changed the way the world has sex.
The Lost Genius of the Post Office
When the U.S. Postal Service was a hotbed for innovation.
Jungle Law
It’s the biggest environmental lawsuit in history. The people of Lago Agrio, an oil-rich area in the Ecuadorean Amazon, are suing Chevron for $6 billion after decades of spills. The case has been underway since 1993.
Do You Really Still Hate Ryan Lochte?
On fireworks, massages, Olympic gold, reality TV, marriage, fatherhood—and that incident in Rio.
The Bounty Hunter of Wall Street
Short-seller Andrew Left sniffs out corporate fraud—and gets rich doing it.
Welcome to Poppy's World
Her creepy, surreal YouTube videos have millions of views, but no one knows Poppy’s full story.
How The Jordan Rules Created the Era of NBA Gossip
Remembering the book that changed the way journalists covered the NBA.
East Side Story
Blazers and bloodbath near the 6 train.
Twelve Seconds of Gunfire
The story of a school shooting in Townville, S.C. and what happened to the first-graders who saw it all happen.
The Unthinkable Fate of Chapecoense
Seven months ago, an underdog Brazilian soccer team boarded a plane to play the game of their lives. They never made it.
The Blind Faith of the One-Eyed Matador
A bullfighter’s comeback after a brutal goring.
Who Do You Want Elisabeth Moss to Be?
A profile of the Handmaid’s Tale star.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Beneath the Atlas"
A story of maps, travels, and (un)couplings.
The Addicts Next Door
West Virginia has the highest overdose death rate in the country. Locals are fighting to save their neighbors—and their towns—from destruction.
Michael Foster Is Defiant
The activist who turned off the Keystone pipeline last fall is facing years in prison - and not backing down.
Erin Lee Carr is a documentary filmmaker and writer. Her new film is Mommy Dead and Dearest.
“I feel like I’ve always had the story down—that’s not been really difficult for me. So the difficult thing, I think, for me, has always been access. Can I get the access? Can I withstand the pressure? You know, there’s been so many times where I wasn’t being paid to do the job, and I had to wait on the access. And it’s not for the faint of heart. You know, I could have spent a year and a half of my life doing [Mommy Dead and Dearest] and I could’ve not gotten the access to Gypsy, and it kind of would’ve been a wash.”
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Welcome to the Green Machine
“My son was jobless, directionless, and apartmentless. So when he decided to join the Army, we were just glad he was out of the house. What we didn’t know was just how much the military would change him—and us.”
The Horrors of Getting Hit by a Pitch
What it feels like to get hit by a major league fastball.
The 2017 Livingston Award Winners
The Livingston Awards, announced Tuesday, honor the year’s best work by journalists under the age of 35.
America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic
Why do America’s black gay and bisexual men have a higher H.I.V. rate than any country in the world?
