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.

Published: Mar 16, 2016
Length: 18 minutes (4,613 words)

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.

Published: Mar 2, 2016
Length: 11 minutes (2,995 words)

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.

Published: Feb 24, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3,501 words)

The Plot to Steal the Color White From DuPont

How a Chinese corporate spy swiped plans for DuPont’s billion-dollar color formula.

Published: Feb 4, 2016
Length: 15 minutes (3,819 words)

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?

Published: Jan 14, 2016
Length: 14 minutes (3,658 words)

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.

Published: Dec 17, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,379 words)

How Walmart Keeps an Eye on Its Massive Workforce

Faced with labor protests, Walmart mounted a military-level response and extensively surveilled employees.

Published: Nov 24, 2015

Children of the Yuan Percent

Why everyone hates China’s second-generation rich kids.

Published: Sep 30, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,490 words)

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.”

Published: Sep 13, 2015
Length: 37 minutes (9,372 words)

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.

Published: Aug 6, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,327 words)