Letter From Moab, Utah: Sharing a Sunset at Arches National Park
Delicate Arch is the most famous rock formation in Arches National Park—and, almost certainly, in the entire state of Utah.
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Field Notes: A Look at India’s Coal Capital
Jharia, India: An underground fire, which locals say first started in an abandoned mine here in 1916, still burns as workers tap the remaining supply of coal.
Letter From North Lawndale, Chicago: Embodying the Spirit of Change in Chicago’s Freedom Square
Exploring the rising tensions between Chicago police and citizens.
Letter From Karen, Myanmar: Touring the Fractured Karen State of Myanmar
Over a period of 40 years, Myanmar's military killed and displaced tens of thousands of Karen people.
Field Notes: Aboard an Oil Rig in Watford City, North Dakota
Watford City, North Dakota: Drillers perfect "the curve," a 1,000-foot portion of the oil well where the line gradually shifts from vertical to horizontal, on the Raven Drilling company rig.
Field Notes: Looking Down on the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach, California: A scene from 2,000 feet above the Port of Long Beach, where officials say they handle the transport of $180 billion worth of goods each year.
Letter From Hunan, China: The Chinese Government Has Big Plans for Its Migrant Worker Population
As the urban economy slows, the government is encouraging rural-to-urban migrants to open businesses in the countryside.
Field Notes: Leaving Debaltseve
Bakhmut, Ukraine: A woman waits in a bus after an emergency worker-led evacuation from the embattled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine.
Letter From Oxford, Mississippi: Where Public Defenders Go to Church
While Gideon's Promise offers training in courtroom tactics and storytelling for public defenders, its goal is much larger: to create a nationwide community.