Fountain Girls
In this essay, listed as a Notable in Best American Essays 2017, one young women recounts growing up poor in small-town Colorado, a town plagued with problems yet named an All-America City, and after she moves on she wonders: What if the American dream is just a dream?
Woman Says Roy Moore Initiated Sexual Encounter When She Was 14, He Was 32
Leigh Corfman says that Roy Moore, a 2018 U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, took her to his house when she was 14 years old and had sexual contact with her. Three other women say Moore pursued relationships with them when they were between the ages of 16 and 18.
Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say
Several women have come forward to share their stories about how the comedian Louis C.K. masturbated in front of them or solicited them for an encounter.
The Dead Man Fund
How the world’s worst investor fleeced clients who couldn’t complain.
Diana Nyad: My Life After Sexual Assault
Legendary long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad tells and owns her story of survival. By tracing the lifelong impact of enduring sexual assault at age 14, Nyad — now nearing 70 as an undeniable champion in every decade of her life — builds a powerful case for speaking out.
Arms Dealers
Peter Andrey Smith reports on the black market big business of body brokers — those who prepare donated human remains for study by students, doctors, and scientists. A single human cadaver, parted out efficiently, can fetch $100,000 in a lightly regulated industry that’s ripe for fraudsters trying to make a buck on the donated dead.
How to Sell a Country: The Booming Business of Nation Branding
What do you know about Minsk, the capital of Belarus? Or the nation of Georgia? If you know anything, it’s either a oversimplification like ‘danger’ or ‘forested’ or an enticing tagline about wine and prosperity. An entire niche industry helps create identities, sometimes to attract tourists, sometimes, as with Libya, to scrub its image clean.
Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway.
A year after they elected Trump, residents of a town in western Pennsylvania say they continue to support the President even though he hasn’t made good on all his big promises.
Anatomy of a Surrogacy
They wanted a baby, she wanted to carry it for them—for a fee. It’s a common transaction but illegal in Canada, and the system here leaves both parties vulnerable.
What Happens If China Makes First Contact?
The Atlantic‘s Ross Andersen travels to China to visit the world’s largest radio dish built for seeking out extraterrestrial intelligence. On the trip he meets Liu Cixin, China’s preeminent science-fiction writer, for a wide-ranging discussion about the risks of making contact.
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