On the economics, impact, and communities of the international pipeline.

The life and work of Aaron Swartz, in context.

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

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

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.

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

Inside the world of air-traffic controllers.

On the plight of the modern gypsy in Europe.

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 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.

The president of Kiribati goes to Norway to bear witness to climate change.

On the coming age of domestic drones.

The rise of anonymous group suicide in Japan.

A jury foreman on the messy effectiveness of the American justice system.

On the (disputed) origins of the Huffington Post.

The decline of the American autopsy and what it says about modern medicine.

A young wonk is handed the budget of the world’s smallest republic.

A profile of the polarizing New Yorker columnist.