The high school yearbook is a staple of teenage life. But for some, it reflects the devastating toll of the opioid crisis.
Seyward Darby
How a Con Man’s Wild Testimony Sent Dozens to Jail, and 4 to Death Row
Paul Skalnik is a grifter and criminal. Now a man may be executed because of his dubious testimony. Why did prosecutors rely on him as an informant?
“Your Honor, Can I Tell the Whole Story?”
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades. Published in partnership with The Lens.
Behind the Smiles
Amazon’s internal injury records expose the true toll of its relentless drive for speed.
Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class
The $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them.
Prepping for Parole
A group of volunteers is helping incarcerated people negotiate a system that is all but broken.
Trump Got His Wall, After All
A small, dedicated crew of hardliners has put up bureaucratic barriers that are far harder to overcome than any hunk of concrete on the southern border.
He Said, They Said.
Tony Robbins arrived at the summer camp as a star guest. He left with one accuser, two eyewitnesses, and dozens of others who would remember the day’s dark turn for decades.
A Tale of Two Churches
Two pastors—one black, one white—unite their congregations in the heart of Trump country.
Congratulations, You’re a Congresswoman. Now What?
Ayanna Pressley and Abigail Spanberger were part of a wave of Democrats who took office this year full of hope. Maintaining it has not been easy.
