The Art of the Smear
A journalist discovers that a financier has launched a smear campaign against her after she publishes a few articles looking into his business practices.
No One Separates the Rich and Famous Better than Laura Wasser
She charges $850 an hour, often gets followed by TMZ, and has handled the separations of everyone from Britney Spears to Stevie Wonder.
Why It’s So Hard to Run an Abortion Clinic
The obstacles run the gamut—from government regulation to banks that won’t give loans to clinics—but their effective is cumulative. Winter looks at why so many clinics have been forced to shut the doors.
The Plot to Steal the Color White From DuPont
How a Chinese corporate spy swiped plans for DuPont’s billion-dollar color formula.
United’s Quest to Be Less Awful
Since 2012, United has performed worst among its airline competitors when it comes to delays, cancellations, mishandled bags, and more. Can a new CEO and a steady stream of changes save the company?
The First Person to Hack the iPhone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage
A hacker attempts to use his own parts, and a converted Acura, to build a self-driving car that’s better than Google or Tesla.
How Walmart Keeps an Eye on Its Massive Workforce
Faced with labor protests, Walmart mounted a military-level response and extensively surveilled employees.
Children of the Yuan Percent
Why everyone hates China’s second-generation rich kids.
Was Tom Hayes Running the Biggest Financial Conspiracy in History?
How a British trader manipulated the Libor rate, an important financial benchmark considered by some to be “the world’s most important number.”
Reddit: A Nine-Year Case Study in Absentee Management
In 2006, Condé Nast bought a promising information-sharing and online-discussion startup called Reddit. Then they more or less ignored the site, letting it evolve into one of the least manageable media properties on the Internet.