The Dying American Prisoner
Incarcerated people who are dying can apply for “compassionate release” in some states—but very few of them get it. This is the story of one who did.
Features
Inside the Collapse of Trump’s Korea Policy
When it comes to America’s last-ditch effort to prevent North Korea from becoming a nuclear power, timing has been everything. Now time’s running out.
History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin
It’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Seabird
To change the fate of the kittiwake, scientists are trying to model its world.
The Rise and Fall of an All-Star Crew of Jewel Thieves
They were highly sophisticated. The local police seemed helpless. Then a retired septuagenarian detective stepped in.
An Airbnb for the Formerly Incarcerated
A nonprofit is trying to match newly released prisoners with hosts who can support them. But it’s hard to find funding for unconventional ideas.
The Miseducation of the American Boy
Why boys crack up at rape jokes, think having a girlfriend is “gay,” and still can’t cry—and why we need to give them new and better models of masculinity
The Fight to Decolonize the Museum
Textbooks can be revised, but historic sites, monuments, and collections that memorialize ugly pasts aren’t so easily changed. Lessons from the struggle to update the Royal Museum for Central Africa, outside Brussels.
The Christian Withdrawal Experiment
Feeling out of step with the mores of contemporary life, members of a conservative-Catholic group have built a thriving community in rural Kansas. Could their flight from mainstream society be a harbinger for the nation?
When Mental Illness Becomes a Jail Sentence
Arrestees who are mentally incompetent to stand trial are supposed to be sent for treatment. But thousands are being warehoused in jails for months without a conviction.