Big Pharma’s Worst Nightmare

Jamie Love has spent years battling global drug companies, determined to ensure that the world’s poorest people have access to life-saving medicines.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Jan 28, 2016
Length: 23 minutes (5,758 words)

The Future of the Egyptian Revolution

At the Guardian, journalist Jack Shenker examines the state of the Egyptian Revolution, five years later.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Jan 26, 2016
Length: 19 minutes (4,765 words)

The Man Who Solved His Own Murder

Alexander Litvinenko—a former Russian spy—was poisoned with a cup of tea at a London hotel. Harding recounts how Litvinenko worked with Scotland Yard in his last days to solve his own murder.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Jan 16, 2016
Length: 27 minutes (6,875 words)

Gentrification X

Until relatively recently, gentrification was a term used by academics and housing activists. Hancox surveys how it entered the mainstream, and became a rallying cry.

Author: Dan Hancox
Source: The Guardian
Published: Jan 12, 2016
Length: 19 minutes (4,811 words)

The Machiavelli of Maryland

A fascinating profile of Edward Luttwak—military strategist, classical scholar, cattle rancher, and an adviser to presidents, prime ministers, and the Dalai Lama.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Dec 9, 2015
Length: 28 minutes (7,000 words)

Taylor Wilson, Nuclear Boy Genius

Taylor Wilson built a working nuclear fusion reactor in his parents’ garage when he was 14. Seven years and two TED talks later, Taylor is working on a hi-tech business empire and ways to intercept dirty bombs—all at the ripe old age of 21.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Jun 20, 2015
Length: 12 minutes (3,147 words)

Lost at Sea

How Salvador Alvarenga survived 438 days at sea, drifting from the coast of Mexico to the Marshall Islands.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Nov 7, 2015
Length: 18 minutes (4,508 words)

Marwencol

In 2000, Mark Hogancamp was brutally attacked by five men at a bar, which caused him to lose nearly all his memories. He coped by building a miniature—and extraordinary—World War II town called Marwencol.

Author: Jon Ronson
Source: The Guardian
Published: Oct 28, 2015
Length: 10 minutes (2,547 words)

What Kind of King Will Charles III Be?

Earlier today Queen Elizabeth II became the UK’s longest reigning monarch reign, with her reign officially surpassing the record set by Queen Victoria. In 2014, Robert Booth looked at what her kind of a king her son Charles III might be (if and when he ever ascends to the throne), especially given his habit of “meddling” in political affairs.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Nov 19, 2014
Length: 20 minutes (5,043 words)

Can Politico Make Brussels Sexy?

Politico has transformed Washington D.C. journalism in the eight years since the site’s inception. Now they’ve landed in Europe.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Jun 18, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,590 words)