The Untold Story of Susan Hawk
Susan Hawk was the first woman elected as Dallas County district attorney. She also suffers from depression.
Politics
Death and the All-American Boy
A profile of Joe Biden, written not long after the car crash that killed his wife and daughter.
Extreme Altruism
Julia, a 30-year-old, has spent her life trying not to take more than what she needs from the world. It’s made life very difficult.
Fear
On America, Christianity, and “ignorance, intolerance, and belligerent nationalism.”
Michael Dukakis’s Final Campaign
The former governor of Massachusetts wants to remove the stigma from electric shock treatments. They saved Kitty’s life.
The Mothers of All Disasters
How to plan for the most serious of possible natural disasters.
How to Survive a Footnote
AIDS activism in the “after” years.
The Death and Life of Atlantic City
The men who say they’ll try to save the once-bustling gambling resort town.
A Feel-Good Katrina Story Turned Bad
Kathy Phipps was “rescued” by FEMA. Ten years later, she is so anxious she’s confined to her house.
Ann Coulter Is a Human Being
Hanging out with one of America’s most hated pundits.
Coming to America
The difference between being African and being African-American.
The Making of a President
In Liberland, a small borderland between Serbia and Croatia, ‘‘government will be banned except for three things: security, legal stuff and diplomacy.’’
Out of the Woods
Visiting a semi-secret LGBTQ commune in the middle of Tennessee.
Trump Solo
“Deep down, he wants to be Madonna.”
Patriots
Hanging out with a member of the paranoid, nativist extreme right-wing.
How A Small-Time Drug Dealer Rescued Dozens During Katrina
When all else failed, he commandeered a bus, and saved his neighbors. Now he’s in prison.
A Dream Undone
The plot to erode the key legislative gains of the civil rights era.
"I'm Not a Butcher"
An interview with a man who organized suicide bombings for ISIS.
The Mysterious Death of a Doctor Who Peddled Autism ‘Cures’ to Thousands
After a lab linked to him was raided, James Jeffrey Bradstreet’s body was found with a bullet wound to the chest. His death was ruled a suicide, but other theories abound.
Killing the Colorado
An investigation into why the West is running out of water.
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Holy Crop
The labyrinth of policies that reward Arizona farmers for growing cotton, which uses six times as much water as lettuce and 60 percent more than wheat.
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The ‘Water Witch’
The woman who found the water to keep Las Vegas growing, for better or worse.
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Use It or Lose It
How a century-old water deal is encouraging waste and worsening the drought.
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End of the Miracle Machines
How the achievement of moving water comes at an enormous cost to the environment.
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Less Than Zero
Ground water and surface water stores are interconnected. But we count them twice.
Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton
How do you rollout a candidate whom everyone thinks they already know?
The Mysterious Columba Bush
When Jeb Bush married his wife, it was the bravest thing he’d ever done. Her role in his life is still a mystery.
Eric Holder, Wall Street Double Agent, Comes in From the Cold
The murky legacy of the former Attorney General.
Weekend with Bernie
He may not be the surest bet for the Presidency, but Bernie Sanders might be the most interesting candidate in the race.
Meet the Flintstones
A couple tries to give away their house in Flint, Michigan – but no one wants to live there anymore.
