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Reporting

DOING THE BEST WE CAN

An accounting of the first week of lockdown in New Orleans through the eyes of a bartender, a teacher, a nurse, a public health official, and an activist

WHEN YOUR FREEDOM DEPENDS ON AN APP

How a “sloppy” parole app terrorizes the formerly incarcerated

HOW TO NOT DIE IN AMERICA

An American healthcare nightmare

The Doctor Who Believes Ectopic Pregnancies Can Be “Reimplanted”

A profile of a longtime anti-abortion activist and the medical myth state lawmakers bought

HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH IN AMERICA WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING YOUR NAME

A look at how an under-the-radar political donor leverages his wealth to consolidate his influence, undetected

HA Tale of two prep school friends who started the Uber of Hangouv A

THE WELLNESS CREEP

When lifestyle stories are framed as feminist critiques of the medical system

IT’S NOT A CLINIC IT’S A CASTE SYSTEM

The tyranny of luxury medical startups

THE STORY OF A GUN

Tracking down all the executives who stand to benefit from the sale of a single gun

A GLIMPSE INTO THE BUREAUCRATIC HELL OF DENYING HEALH INSURANCE CLAIMS

A series of interviews with people on the other side of the phone

PREGNANT, UNINSURED, AND ADRIFT

When I started talking to women about their pregnancies, I was surprised how many placed the blame for the high cost of delivery on themselves

THE FIRST STEP TO RECOVERY IS ADMITTING YOU’RE A RACIST

A visit to a “Racists Anonymous” meeting in Oklahoma, and the limits of the 12-step redemption narrative

THE MAKING OF A SYMPATHETIC MAN

A journalistic oversight and the stories men tell each other about themselves

WHEN THE COST OF GIVING BIRTH IS BILLED TO YOUR BABY

Unravelling a bizarre and misunderstood quirk in the system

LIVE FROM THE JUGGALO MARCH IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

America is weird and bad

WILL GOOD OL’ AMERICAN GUN NUTS LET THESE PEOPLE STAND THEIR GROUND

Can an armed society really be pummeled into being more polite?