The life and work of Aaron Swartz, in context.

The battle over safety at chemical plants amidst the death of a worker.

The turf wars at New York City’s hip hop station, Hot 97.

An investigation into the mass graves in Texas that contain the remains of migrants.

The roots and effects of a biker shootout at the Twin Peaks in Waco, Texas.

The life of a trans woman on the border between El Paso and Juárez.

Two men try to disrupt the gray market of Chinese death services.

The growing – and uneasy – alliances between the military and Silicon Valley.

The murder of Tayshana “Chicken” Murphy in the Harlem projects.

On the ground with a young Texas doctor who travels the state to provide abortions.

What it takes to deliver basic medical care to the most remote corners of the Himalayas.

South Florida and the danger of the rising sea.

Maintaining the manual On Writing Well.

Investigating the murky reality behind the attack in Libya.

A profile of the “lawyer-turned-journalist-turned-talk-show-host-turned-journalist.”

Inside the world of air-traffic controllers.

The search for the world’s most elusive skyjacker.

On the plight of the modern gypsy in Europe.

On Rupert Murdoch and the tabloid culture he created in the U.K.

Inside the cult appeal of the hit convenience mart/gas station Wawa.

On the rise and fall of India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

A report from campus after the rape allegations against members of the lacrosse team.

The inside story of Pennsylvania’s governor and the fall of Joe Paterno.

The author on his mother’s deteriorating health and the “price of longevity.”

On the ouster of CEO Janet Robinson and the company’s financial woes.