“At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded 25 others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since.”
Seyward Darby
The Amazon That Customers Don’t See
“Each year, hundreds of thousands of workers churn through a vast mechanism that hires and monitors, disciplines and fires. Amid the pandemic, the already strained system lurched.”
Critical Race Theory Battle Invades School Boards—With Help From Conservative Groups
“In towns nationwide, well-connected conservative activists, and Fox News, have ramped up the tension in fights over race and equity in schools.”
Alan Turing’s Biggest Fan Remains the Real Enigma
What was behind one Colorado woman’s obsession with the code breaker? Derangement? A kind of fetish? Or something else?
The State of Ohio vs. a Sex-Trafficked Teenager
“The criminal justice system mishandled 15-year-old Alexis Martin’s case. Now she’s living with the consequences.”
Benji Is One Down Dog
The blue heeler “is one of the most famous canines in America, but he hasn’t let it go to his sweet, soft little head.”
Border Acts
An immersive theatrical performance reveals a side of Ciudad Juárez rarely seen by outsiders.
How America’s Abortion Wars Went Global
“In Colombia, women are discovering that the United States controls their reproductive rights.”
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism
“UNC-Chapel Hill’s largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones’ hiring. Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.”
The Snitch
“In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder.”
