A Killing in the Desert – A deadly interrogation in Iraq

A U.S. soldier who lost two of his men questions a suspected insurgent about the attack. Afterward, a slain, naked Iraqi — and the truth about what befell him — are left behind in a dark culvert.

Published: Sep 13, 2009
Length: 9 minutes (2,421 words)

The Case for Killing Granny

Rethinking end-of-life care.

Source: Newsweek
Published: Sep 12, 2009
Length: 7 minutes (1,983 words)

The Deal of the Century

As the people who ran Wall Street struggled to avert a complete economic collapse, an epic battle for power and, above all, cash was being waged between Barclays and JPMorgan Chase. How Bob Diamond walked away with everything he wanted.

Author: Tom Junod
Source: Esquire
Published: Sep 1, 2009
Length: 69 minutes (17,354 words)

Are Your Friends Making You Fat?

Scientists have for the first time found some solid basis for a potentially powerful theory in epidemiology: that good behaviors — like quitting smoking or staying slender or being happy — pass from friend to friend almost as if they were contagious viruses.

Published: Sep 10, 2009
Length: 30 minutes (7,695 words)

The Revolutionary

As a gawky teenager in the 1960s, Dick Fosbury just wanted to find something he was really good at. Little did he know he would become an Olympic champion and turn a sport literally upside down.

Published: Sep 14, 2009
Length: 25 minutes (6,416 words)

The New Israel Lobby

In July, President Obama met for 45 minutes with leaders of American Jewish organizations. All presidents meet with Israel’s advocates. Obama, however, had taken his time, and powerhouse figures of the Jewish community were grumbling.

Published: Sep 9, 2009
Length: 18 minutes (4,739 words)

The Wrong Stuff

Candidate Newsom is “narcissistic,” “thin-skinned,” “disloyal,” and “friendless.” And that’s from his former supporters.

Source: SF Weekly
Published: Sep 9, 2009
Length: 18 minutes (4,592 words)

Wall Street’s new shape — Rearranging the towers of gold

Wall Street has staged a surprisingly strong recovery from its meltdown a year ago. But it will not return to business as usual

Source: Economist
Published: Sep 10, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,820 words)

Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay?

Source: Time
Published: Sep 11, 2009
Length: 10 minutes (2,556 words)

Sick and Wrong

How Washington is screwing up health care reform — and why it may take a revolt to fix it

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Apr 5, 2010
Length: 32 minutes (8,121 words)