In 2006, a group of American soldiers brutally raped a young Iraqi girl and murdered her and her family. Gelf talks to some of the soldiers convicted of the crimes.
Editor’s Pick
Nate Silver: The End of Car Culture
It’s not just erratic gas prices and a bad economy that’s hurting automakers. It may be that Americans are changing.
Plug-In Hybrids: More Hype Than Hope?
Having racked up some 17,000 miles, the plug-in Prius hybrids are averaging just 51 mpg. That’s raising uncomfortable questions about the value and effectiveness of plug-in technology, even as President Obama pledges to have 1 million of them on the road by 2015.
New Voices
Granta.com’s New Voices series showcases original fiction from emerging writers. The latest story in this series is ‘Dragon Island’ by Laura Fellowes.
Stop worrying about your children!
Kids today are just as safe as they were in the ’70s, says “Free-Range Kids” author Lenore Skenazy, and what’s really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up.
The Jessica Question
Jessica Simpson is at the crossroads of Obscurity and Re-invention. What brought the 28-year-old pop star, now also the controversial girlfriend of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, to this moment?
After the Great Recession: Interview with President Obama
This was our third interview about the economy, the first two occurring during last year’s campaign. And while the setting was decidedly more formal this time — the Oval Office — the interview felt as conversational as those earlier ones. We sat at the far end of the office from his desk and spoke for […]
