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The NRA Wasn't the Only Group That Killed New Gun Legislation

The National Rifle Association and its CEO Wayne LaPierre aren't the only players in gun rights advocacy. After the gun bill failed in the Senate Wednesday, a visibly upset President Obama placed…
PUBLISHED: April 18, 2013
LENGTH: 2 minutes (623 words)

The Legal Perils of Giving Medical Advice on the Internet

Is offering medical advice over the Internet a First Amendment right? Before Ronald Hines opened up a letter from the Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners last March, it had never occurred to him that…
PUBLISHED: April 9, 2013
LENGTH: 2 minutes (672 words)

Buzzkill? How Climate Change Could Eventually End Coffee

Millions around the world wake up and brew a cup of coffee before they start their day. But for many involved in the industry, a caffeine buzz isn't keeping them up at night—instead, what's…
PUBLISHED: March 27, 2013
LENGTH: 2 minutes (509 words)

Hopslam: How Big Beer Is Trying to Stop a Craft Beer Revolution

For the last six generations, beer has defined Jim Koch's family. And for much of that time, his family's story has criss-crossed that of another brewing company, Anheuser-Busch. Koch's great-great…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 8, 2013
LENGTH: 2 minutes (583 words)

Head of U.S. Army's Brain Testing Program May Be Subject to Sanctions for Partisan, Aggressive Rants Online

Former Lt. Col. Michael Russell. (Credit: Michael Russell Facebook page) Online comments on a left-leaning fan web site allegedly written by the head of a crucial brain testing program for the Army…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 25, 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (542 words)

Voice of America, 70 Years Later, Faces Bureaucratic Troubles

Technicians working in the master control room at a Voice of America facility. When prominent Burmese dissident-turned-opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi visited Washington last month, she made a…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 19, 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (582 words)
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Stress: The roots of resilience

Elizabeth Ebaugh is finally comfortable visiting the bridge from which she was thrown 26 years ago. ERIKA LARSEN/REDUX On a chilly, January night in 1986, Elizabeth Ebaugh carried a bag of groceries…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 10, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2511 words)

A former sprinter wants to oust the ruling family of Equatorial Guinea. He will first have to overcome his own checkered past.

Gustavo Envela pictured at the 1984 Olympics. "I had unfortunately used a credit card that I wasn't authorized to use," Enevela says. "I started a process of restitution, which will be over soon. I…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 1, 2012
LENGTH: 2 minutes (558 words)

10 Essential Longreads on Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and The War on Terror

With news of Osama bin Laden's death ricocheting around the Web, we dove into The Atlantic's archives to find the most interesting, engaging, and thoughtful pieces on bin Laden,…
PUBLISHED: May 3, 2011
LENGTH: 1 minutes (393 words)
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