How Jeffrey Katzenberg became the Democrats’ kingmaker.

How the foreclosure crisis ignited a new form of activism in Chicago’s vacant homes.

A profile of the California governor.

On the blurry ethical lines in the part-time Texas state legislature, where politicians and CEO’s are one and the same.

Inside New England’s thriving arms industry.

Inside the White House debate over Syria.

A profile of the almost-president.

“It’s insanity to kill your father with a kitchen knife. It’s also insanity to close hospitals, fire therapists, and leave families to face mental illness on their own.”

On dissident filmmakers in Syria.

In Ramapo, New York, the immigrant community and the growing population of Hasidic Jews had eyed each increasing wariness for years. Then the Hasidim took over the public schools, schools their children do not attend, and proceeded to gut them.

On the history of Earth Day and the failure of the modern environmental movement.

Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling needed funding for his ambitious video-game startup. Rhode Island politicians needed jobs and a vision for how to transform the state’s beleaguered economy. The story of a $75 million bet gone bust.

Ana Montes was a decorated U.S. intelligence analyst. She was also a Cuban spy.

On the barely regulated business of looking after kids.

The private life of a disgraced former congressman.

Shulamith Firestone, one of the first radical feminists, helped to create a new society. But she couldn’t live in it.

A profile of the prime minister.

Covering an election in Peru’s largest prison.

On the skyrocketing number of Americans on disability—14 million at last count, with payouts topping those for food stamps and welfare combined—and what it means for the U.S. economy.

Tracking down a Congolese war criminal.

Conspiracy theories, utopian fantasies, and cult involvement surrounding the international standard of musical tuning.

The bureaucratic hell of enforcing legislation in Washington.

It’s tempting to think Marco McMillian was killed because of his race, his sexuality, or because he was running for mayor. The truth is more elusive.

Money, money, money.

A profile of a 51-year-old preparing himself for the inevitable.