Featuring stories from Paul Kix, Matthieu Aikins, Matt Alt, Elisa Gabbert, and Sophie Elmhirst.
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Posted inEditor's Pick
America’s Monster
“Uncovering the brutal career of a crucial American ally. And the hidden truths of the war in Afghanistan.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
What’s the Future of Solitary Confinement?
“Frank DePalma. . . . found comfort in the absence of light.”
Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
1600 Days in Solitary Confinement, and Counting
“She continued to write me, though she presumably risked retribution: more time in solitary, more nutraloaf, additional restrictions.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quotes
His Name Was Otto, and He Just Wanted a Little Adventure
Otto Warmbier got arrested in North Korea, sentenced to hard labor, and was eventually sent back to the U.S. — comatose. As with many things North Korean, the why and how is speculative at best.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
How the Not Knowing is the Hardest Part
The last time she saw her husband, he was being interrogated by Syrian government officials.
Posted inAuthor Notes, Nonfiction
How the ACLU Came to Publish a Powerful Piece of Investigative Journalism
“Out of the Darkness” chronicles how two psychologists teamed up with the CIA to devise a torture program and experiment on human beings.