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Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake News Problem Isn’t Going Away
Facebook has 2 billion users, record profits, vast influence, and big problems in Washington.
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Snopes and the Search for Facts in a Post-Fact World
Searching for the truth about a site known for busting myths.
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Is Trump Mulling Peter Thiel for a Top Intelligence Advisory Post?
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel has been quietly advising the Trump administration for months. Now—as sources say he could be in line for a top intelligence oversight role—Steve Bannon, White House officials, friends, and foes gauge the billionaire’s motivations, and his Washington mojo.
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The Media Has A Probability Problem
The media’s demand for certainty -- and its lack of statistical rigor -- is a bad match for our complex world.
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Why we need the welfare state more than ever
Shocked by the ‘poverty cycle’, British reformers created a safety net for casual workers. Now precarious working conditions are back, and the welfare state is under attack
Natural Human Behavior
Inside the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, “an opaque system that literally disappears people” accused of immigrating illegally.
The Perfect Wife
How Edith Windsor fell in love, got married, and won a landmark case for gay marriage.
The Secret History of FEMA
The origins of the misunderstood agency.
The Socialist Experiment
A new-society vision in Jackson, Mississippi.
How Washington Blew Its Best Chance to Fix Immigration
Three years ago, the Republican-led House was close to reaching a compromise on immigration. This is the story of what went wrong.
How to Get Rich in Trump’s Washington
A new breed of lobbyist comes to K Street.
Sheriff Joe
Joe Arpaio is tough on prisoners and undocumented immigrants. What about crime?
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Carl Icahn’s Failed Raid on Washington
Was President Trump’s richest adviser focussed on helping the country—or his own bottom line?
From Trump Aide to Single Mom
Last November, A.J. Delgado played a vital role in the presidential campaign. Then everything fell apart.
Down the Breitbart Hole
How dangerous is the media company that Steve Bannon called “the platform for the alt-right”?
Julian Assange, a Man Without a Country
A series of conversations with the WikiLeaks founder about his role in the 2016 presidential election.
Protest and Persist
“The true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation. That alone is reason to fight.”
The Rise of the Valkyries
The women of the alt-right.
The Lost Girl of Unadilla
ShyShy Pate has been missing for 19 years, but you’ve probably never heard of her.
First Golfer
Donald Trump’s relationship with golf has never been more complicated.
Generals Love Him. Top Democrats Despise Him. Can He Be President Anyway?
A profile of Seth Moulton, the junior congressman from Massachusetts.
Patagonia's Big Business of #Resist
Taking a stand for public land turns out to be very good for sales.
Why the Scariest Nuclear Threat May Be Coming From Inside the White House
The Department of Energy is in chaos and it is putting the world at risk.
The Weasel, Twelve Monkeys and the Shrub
Covering a presidential candidate and the people who cover presidential candidates aboard the press buses Bullshit 1 and Bullshit 2 on the 2000 John McCain campaign trail.
Sadiq Khan Takes On Brexit and Terror
A profile of London’s mayor.
The Moneyman Behind the Alt-Right
William Regnery II spent almost 20 years funding the racist right. It finally paid off.
Interview: Donald Trump
Look, this is about Russia. So I think if [Robert Mueller] wants to go, my finances are extremely good, my company is an unbelievably successful company. And actually, when I do my filings, peoples say, “Man.” People have no idea how successful this is. It’s a great company. But I don’t even think about the company anymore. I think about this. ’Cause one thing, when you do this, companies seem very trivial. O.K.? I really mean that. They seem very trivial. But I have no income from Russia. I don’t do business with Russia. The gentleman that you mentioned, with his son, two nice people. But basically, they brought the Miss Universe pageant to Russia to open up, you know, one of their jobs. Perhaps the convention center where it was held. It was a nice evening, and I left. I left, you know, I left Moscow.
How to Deal With North Korea
“There are no good options. But some are worse than others.”
The Short, Unhappy Life of a Libertarian Paradise
The residents of Colorado Springs undertook a radical experiment in government. Here’s what they got.
