How the GOP took control of state politics in Alabama, leaving black lawmakers—and their constituents—powerless.

A profile of John McCain during the 2000 presidential race.

When a spring breaker goes missing, a seasoned investigator uncovers devil worship and a sinister cult at the heart of the drug trade.

Brutality and resistance on the front lines of Hong Kong’s battle for democracy.

The dark secret life of The Great Zucchini, Washington D.C.’s most sought after children’s birthday party entertainer.

In the north Bronx, a small group of elite Ethiopian runners struggle to survive. The persecution they fled was far more harrowing.

To deal with climate change and power the cars of tomorrow, we’ll have to solve the cobalt problem.

For generations, plantation owners strove to keep black laborers on the farm and competing businesses out of town. Today, the towns faring best are the ones whose white residents stayed to reckon with their own history.

An oral history of the most important deal in sports TV history, when Rupert Murdoch and Fox stole the NFL and John Madden out from under the Big Three networks and launched a television empire.

The weakest link in America’s national security may not be foreign technology but its own people. The story of the single mother who sold out to China.

Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation’s wealthiest people. It never had a chance.

The story behind “the best brisket you’ll ever eat.”

Heartbreak and heroics at the World Ploughing Championships

The long fight against racism in romance novels.

How our memories become contaminated by inaccuracies.

An essay on the wounded woman.

An essay on the pitcher, friendship and death.

On Joni Mitchell and canons.

Why domestic violence is even worse if the abuser is a cop.

The surprisingly difficult work of building bots that can walk.

The story of a New York City bar and its owner, Old John McSorley.