Sheldon Adelson Bets It All
The inside story of the megadonor and the Chinese casino money flooding our elections.
Mother Jones
“I Never Thought I’d Be Standing in One of Those Lines”: Stories From People Seeking Food Aid
The economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus has led to enormous food insecurity across America—even in its richest cities.
What’s the Matter With Cultural Politics?
It’s not just the economy, stupid.
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.
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave
Reporting undercover from inside the online-shipping industry.
She Said, He Sued
Increasingly, men accused of MeToo misconduct are suing their accusers for defamation.
My Surreal Afternoon With Donald Trump’s Favorite Black Supporter
Who was in a cult. Who lost his yacht. Who did not stab a man in the eye.
Inside the US Marshals’ Secretive, Deadly Detention Empire
They’re supposed to safeguard pretrial detainees. But America’s oldest law enforcement agency is suffering from a massive dereliction of duty.
When Choice Is 221 Miles Away
If you want to see what a world without Roe looks like, look at Mississippi.
Behind the Lines
A two-part series on America’s role in the Syrian civil war.
Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business
How pop-up tax preparers make billions off the poor.
“Mom, When They Look at Me, They See Dollar Signs”
How rehab recruiters are luring recovering opioid addicts into a deadly cycle.
How to Hand out Free Money
Alaska can show us the way.
Generation Underwater
How Washington left students to drown in debt.
Did Drinking Give Me Breast Cancer?
The science on the link is clear, but the alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.
The Secret to Understanding Kamala Harris
And why it’s making her a flash point in the Democratic Party.
Rigged: How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump
On the people who tried to vote and couldn’t.
"This Is a War and We Intend To Win"
The rise and fall of a violent underground anti-racist group.
The Deliciously Fishy Case of The "Codfather"
He was the most powerful fish broker in New Bedford, America’s most valuable seafood port. The Russians who arrived looking to buy his operation were undercover agents and he told them everything.
The Professor Who Came To Stay—and Wouldn't Leave
When Elizabeth Abel returned to the Bay Area home she had rented to a fellow professor on SabbaticalHomes.com, he refused to leave or pay the back rent he owed. She moved in across the street and enlisted her famous academic colleagues to help her get back the house she had raised her children in.
“I Didn’t Come Here to Lose”
The movement at Standing Rock.
Undercover With a Border Militia
Inside America’s resurgent paramilitary movement.
Meet the California Couple Who Uses More Water Than Every Home in Los Angeles Combined
Are megafarmers Lynda and Stewart Resnick visionary philanthropists or shrewd water barons?
My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard
“Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy.”
The NRA's Murder Mystery
Today, Robert Dowlut is the National Rifle Association’s top lawyer. Fifty years ago, he was convicted of murdering a woman with a handgun.
