The Death and Life of Atlantic City
The men who say they’ll try to save the once-bustling gambling resort town.
The men who say they’ll try to save the once-bustling gambling resort town.
Nick Paumgarten New Yorker Aug 2015 40min Permalink
Cory Booker, Chris Christie, and Mark Zuckerberg had a plan to reform Newark’s schools. They got an education.
Dale Russakoff New Yorker May 2014 45min Permalink
On the mechanics of New Jersey state politics.
Ryan Lizza New Yorker Apr 2014 40min Permalink
“The problem with Christie isn’t merely that he is a bully. It’s that his political career is built on a rotten foundation.”
Alec MacGillis New Republic Feb 2014 30min Permalink
A dispatch from Camden, “America’s most desperate town.”
Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone Dec 2013 25min Permalink
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One night in Newark with Chris Christie and Bruce Springsteen.
“No one is beyond the reach of Bruce!” he screams over the noise of the crowd, and then screams it again, to make sure I understand: “No one is beyond the reach of Bruce!”
Jeffrey Goldberg The Atlantic Jul 2012 Permalink
A three-part investigation into New Jersey’s halfway house system.
Sam Dolnick New York Times Jun 2012 55min Permalink
On “American Dream,” a mall under construction in New Jersey that will be the largest on Earth and feature an indoor skiing slope, a tropical area modeled on Hawaii, and a “TV screen that will make Times Square seem like a rec room from the seventies.”
Robert Sullivan New York Aug 2011 15min Permalink
On the evolution of New Jersey’s governor.
Matt Bai New York Times Magazine Feb 2011 Permalink