Pro boxing, famous for larger-than-life characters, now has one invented or the Instagram age.

Immigrant farmers are flocking to the poultry industry – only to become 21st-century sharecroppers for companies like Tyson.

On the history of content moderation and what it means for the future of free speech.

A discussion of the “limited but important” power of Occupy Wall Street’s open blog, “We Are the 99%.”

The human lives lost in exchange for cheaper goods.

Twenty five years after a shooting left him “100% disabled,” a Baltimore police officer continues to fight for his life.

How sectarian violence has made life in northern Nigeria “incomprehensibly frightful.”

A former employee’s horror stories.

Inside an international Mormon ticket reselling ring.

On the film The Act of Killing, in which the actual perpetrators of a 1966-1966 Indonesian genocide recreate their own actions for the camera, and what it can tell us about our memories of the Vietnam War.

Governor? Senator? Veep? President?!

A captured bank robber makes a remarkable claim.

Pictet, a 215-year-old firm rooted firmly in the past, finds tension adapting to the modern world.

An amateur linguist loses control of his creation.

Three years after her gold-medal performance – and amidst rumors of a fall from grace – the author travels to Transylvania to track down gymnast Nadia Comaneci. He also enjoys several drinks with her coach, Bela Karolyi.

Part of our Olympics primer, on the Longform blog.

After the massive success of SimCity, the company behind the game began building private simulations for corporations.

The case for paying college athletes.

On historian Ian Morris and his predictions for humanity’s future.

An inside look at the Democratic infighting and Republican gameplan (“Obama, Obama, Obama”) that led to the midterm landslide.

A trip to Nashville to sample the city’s signature dish and try to understand why we love food that hurts.

A veteran with PTSD takes on the fighter jets that fly above his sanctuary on the Olympic Peninsula.

An interview with the actor.

“The idea for Handybook occurred to me when I was studying at Harvard. It was so hard to find a reliable cleaning service to tidy my apartment! You know?”

For years, Hou was the only woman who stood a chance against the very best. But she had her own ambitions.

Ramón González’s middle school is a model for how an empowered principal can transform a troubled school. But can he maintain that momentum when the forces of reform are now working against him?