New York’s Pastor Parker and his growing string of Liberty Churches, each of which will “adopt the culture of its neighborhood.”

The mysterious death of Alfred Wright in the shadow of a town’s history of racial violence.

The barbaric brutalization of Abner Louima and the tragic fate of a handful of flawed Brooklyn cops.

David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos and director of the series finale, analyzes the final scene shot-by-shot.

How the former Bush advisor is “reengineering the practice of partisan money management in hopes of drumming Barack Obama out of the White House.”

After a racial hazing incident, the first black head of South Africa’s University of Free State confronts the myths of the reconciliation era.

More than 15% of Detroit’s adults have asthma, and 82% of black students go to schools in the most polluted parts of the city.

A profile of the Whole Foods CEO, who, despite a rash of problems with his company, firmly believes he’s seen the future of American business.

A day in the life of Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum, in the wake of the sudden death of his wife when their daughter was four months old.

A profile of the leader of America’s bobsled team, who is competing in the Olympics months after the death of his mentor.

A profile of Larry King at the height of his fame and on the heels of his sixth divorce.

In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, admist a mining boom, the public torture and killing of women accused of sorcery has returned.

Accused of being part of a terror cell at age 12, Gitmo’s youngest prisoner recounts his life

A 12,000-word profile of recently departed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva, the “most successful politician of his time.”

A campaign diary of Luther Campbell’s (better known as Dr. Luke of 2 Live Crew) run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County.

The lingering psychological effects of being one of the greatest crime reporters of all time.

A working definition of ‘net neutrality’, a bestiary of the major players, and why the issue isn’t a cut and dry case of good vs. evil.

On the eve of his 26th WrestleMania appearance, friends, colleagues, and victims of the WWE’s longest-reigning superstar talk about the making of the Undertaker.

“I’ve increasingly become aware of how much of my reputation in Taiwan is built on the knowledge of my New York upbringing.”

The prison-industrial complex is not only a set of interest groups and institutions. It is also a state of mind. The lure of big money is corrupting the nation's criminal-justice system, replacing notions of public service with a drive for higher profits. The eagerness of elected officials to pass "tough-on-crime" legislation — combined with their unwillingness to disclose the true costs of these laws — has encouraged all sorts of financial improprieties. The inner workings of the prison-industrial complex can be observed in the state of New York, where the prison boom started, transforming the economy of an entire region; in Texas and Tennessee, where private prison companies have thrived; and in California, where the correctional trends of the past two decades have converged and reached extremes.

A beloved girls’ basketball coach is accused of sexually molesting several of his players.

On the history of masturbation.

The aftermath of a stranger’s death and the puzzle of psychosis.

On the future of Britain’s finances.

An oral history of the University of Texas Tower massacre.