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Fables Of The Reconstruction

America’s post-Civil War experiment in racial equity didn’t simply end on its own—it was violently overthrown.

School Of Rock

Newbery medalist Kwame Alexander on music, race, and the power of poetry.

Run For Cover

This cool technique can save sea creatures and soil—so why aren’t more farmers using it?

Is Counting Calories The Key To Staying Fit!

For decades, counting calories was seen as the key to staying fit. There are a few—actually a trillion—little problems with that.

Better Dead Than Red!

Why one conservative stalwart now believes we need to destroy the Republican Party

Will Claire McCaskill Win A Tight Race In Missouril?

Will Claire McCaskill's fight against opioids help her win a tight race in Missouri this fall?

This Native American Life

BACK IN JUNE, activist Shaun King tweeted out a colleagues Intercept story to his million-plus followers: All over this country, for decades on end now, indigenous women have gone missing at an alarming rate, he wrote. Authorities are just now truly acknowledging the crisis. I remembered then to ask around the rez whether Roberta was still missing.

Local Jails Go Full

Want to know how your local jail operates? Sorry, that may be a trade secret.

Get In Line. Follow The Rules. Go To Jail.

A Haitian asylum-seeker’s nightmare journey shows the extreme human toll of Trump’s immigration regime.

Life After Life

Thousands were locked up for crimes they committed as teens. The Supreme Court has given them a chance at freedom. Now comes the hard part.

Bach, Don't Kill My Vibe

Behind the hit podcast that applies classical music theory to hip-hop.

The Secret Bodega For Abortion Pills

What happened when one woman tried to make safe and cheap abortion pills available through the mail.

How Facebook Screwed Us All

Facebook talks a good game about connecting us, but it’s really tearing us—and our democracy—apart.

Don't Have A Cow!

Our power to stop climate change may depend on what’s for dinner.

Corruption Isn't Just Another Scandal. It's The Rot At The Core

We’re launching a new reporting project.

Should Ecosystems Have Legal Rights?

Should ecosystems have legal rights?

If the Suit Fits

Meet the lawyer fighting for the rights of high-profile transgender clients like Chelsea Manning and Gavin Grimm.

The Lioness In Winter

Dianne Feinstein Has Been the Ultimate Establishment Democrat. Will Trump at Last Bring Out Her Roar? 

Flight 1040

To escape the taxman, ultrawealthy Americans are ditching their citizenship at record rates.

Oil and Water

A journey to Standing Rock evokes tribal memories of wealth, murder, and betrayal.

Bee Not Afraid

Prime time’s lone female comedy host  on loving America and ridiculing its president.

A Fleeing Man. A Hung Jury. Eight Bullets.

What Does It Take to Convict a Cop?

How To Deflate A Demagogue

Less hot air, more sunlight.

Taking Pains

One medical group’s quest to sidestep dangerously addictive opioids

Artless

If Donald Trump succeeds in gutting the nea, his own base may suffer the most.

Debugging The Planet

Even Editing Away Parasites Comes With Profound Ethical Quandaries.

A Remote Chance

As more immigration hearings are held via teleconference, thousands of detainees never get their day in court.

Georgia On Her Mind

 Stacey Abrams wants to be America’s first black woman governor. First, she has to build a delicate coalition.

Holding Court

The return of the political athlete

As America Guts Solar Programs, China Turns Up The Heat

As the Trump Administration guts America’s solar programs, China is turning up the heat.