Married with Two Kids, and Seeking an Abortion in West Virginia
“I sat against a wall, where the taupe paint was scratched, an uncapped pregnancy test developing in my grip. Two minutes to know what would become of me. Time passed, a whole life. I flipped the test over when waiting got harder than knowing. Two red lines on a white strip stared at me.”
Out of Work in America
In partnership with local news organizations across the U.S., the New York Times documents the lives of 12 Americans who are out of work during the pandemic.
The Alhambra
“A long time ago, I took a vacation because I thought I was irreparably broken, when, in fact, I was simply normal. Lonely, and waiting for the future. In other words, alive.”
7 Lives in Donald Trump’s America
“The human toll of the president’s first term.”
The Mystery of the Immaculate Concussion
“He was a senior CIA official tasked with getting tough on Russia. Then, one night in Moscow, Marc Polymeropoulos’s life changed forever. He says he was hit with a mysterious weapon, joining dozens of American diplomats and spies who believe they’ve been targeted with this secret device all over the world—and even at home, on U.S. soil.”
‘Something Extremely Bad Is Happening Here’
“Teens are dying by suicide at an alarming rate. Public health officials call it a crisis. Researchers have identified several clusters nationwide. The survivors in this Arizona community are fighting back.”
Stranger Than Fiction
“How an aspiring poet in Brooklyn became a tool in a right-wing propaganda blitz linked to Falun Gong.”
The Power of a Judith Krantz Sex Scene
“A ‘90s romance novel offers a glimpse of queer possibility and illuminates the complications of writing about queer love.”
Kamala Harris, Mass Incarceration and Me
“Many progressives mistrust her for her past as a prosecutor. As an ex-convict — and also the son of a crime victim — I can tell you it’s not that simple.”
I Watched My Friend Dying on Facebook. But It Was All a GoFundMe Scam.
“How a group of friends ended up donating over $100,000 to a sick friend — who was perfectly fine.”
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