Everyone Has a Tom Pritchard Story. Only I Have His Bike.
A legendary chef and the wheels he left behind.
The Mystery of the Immaculate Concussion
Is Russia behind a secret weapon that’s targeted dozens of American diplomats and spies?
The 8th Wonder of the World
The empty promises and empty buildings of Foxconn’s Wisconsin debacle.
How the Awful Stuff Won
Exploring the dark and far-reaching consequences of our dependence on the Internet.
Fates and Furies
When Jennifer Farber disappeared in 2019, suspicion immediately centered on her husband and press coverage almost exclusively painted her as a missing suburban mom. But reducing the 50-year-old’s life to a familiar tabloid trope missed so much of her story.
How to Spot a Military Impostor
On the people who lie about serving in the military and the detectives who try to expose them.
Cash Driven
Big banks entrusted money to an armored truck company GardaWorld. It secretly lost track of millions.
The 31-Day Campaign Against QAnon
In Georgia, what happened when a ‘nice guy’ named Kevin Van Ausdal ran for Congress against a candidate known for her support of extremist conspiracy theories.
Inside the Fall of the CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
Making Amends With Lean Cuisine
Narratively, how sweet it would be to describe in words that she learned to roast a chicken, she never took another pill again, she now takes care of me through cooking. But that’s not the truth.
Enabler in Chief
The attorney general exemplifies the growing influence of right-wing Catholicism under Trump.
The Tenants Who Evicted Their Landlord
Covid-19 has revealed the depths of the nation’s rental housing crisis—but a group of Minneapolis tenants has shown that a different future is possible.
What It’s Like to Experience Homelessness During a Global Pandemic
Life, loss, fear, and hope in one Denver homeless encampment as the novel coronavirus upended services for some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Toxins"
Ailments and cures in a small town.
Sohla El-Waylly Goes Solo
After leaving Bon Appétit, the chef now has her own show—where she’s paid fairly for her fantastic creations.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.
Trump’s trade representative joined the administration with one mission: Bring factory jobs back from overseas. The results so far? Endless trade wars, alienated allies, and a manufacturing recession.
On a Bender in the Grecian Isle Where Himbos Reign Supreme
Partying in Kavos during the pandemic.
Barton Gellman is a staff writer for The Atlantic and was previously a Pulitzer-winning reporter at The Washington Post. His latest book is Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State and his latest essay is "The Election That Could Break America."
“I have found that I have a talent for accidentally pissing people off. ... I’m interested most in accountability and the use and abuse of power. So naturally it’s going to annoy people sometimes. And sometimes they take it like grown-ups and sometimes less so.”
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The Panic Attack of the Power Brokers
What’s the future of NYC real estate?
Enemy Aliens
The history of civilian internment camps.
I Called Everyone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, “genius,” Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
USC and Its Dying Linebackers
In 1989, USC had a depth chart of a dozen linebackers. Five have died, each before age 50.
The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice
In 1990, there was no star bigger than the man born Robert Van Winkle. But just as quickly as he became the bestselling rapper the world had ever seen, he became a pariah.
Chase Strangio’s Victories for Transgender Rights
The ACLU attorney works as a representative in every sense of the word.
He’d Waited Decades to Argue His Innocence. She Was a Judge Who Believed in Second Chances. Nobody Knew She Suffered from Alzheimer’s.
Nelson Cruz’s family was so sure Judge ShawnDya Simpson would free him, they brought a change of clothes to his hearing. Then everything took an unexpected turn.
