Environment Here’s One Unexpected Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on. Julia Angwin & Mike Tigas
Social Justice The Long Arm of Whitey Bulger A compelling new documentary on Boston's infamous mob boss shows the lasting trauma of his reign of terror. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief All of the Reporting on Guns in America That You Should Have Read Already In the wake of the recent Isla Vista shooting, we’ve laid out the most revealing reporting about guns. ProPublica
Economics The High-Tech—and Very Low-Tech—Tactics of Corporate Espionage No matter the methods, the motivations are the same. Lauren Kirchner
Environment The Peacemaker Did a popular young political leader plot to commit mass murder in Alaska? Eva Holland
News in Brief Juggalos and the Criminalization of Style Members of the Insane Clown Posse and their fans have sued the FBI and DOJ for classifying them as a "hybrid gang." The struggle represents nothing less than a war on style. Ryan Jacobs
Environment Why You’re Able to Spot a Friend in a Crowd, Even When You Can’t See Their Face And how new research on this common phenomenon will be used to improve controversial facial-recognition technology. Lauren Kirchner
Economics Hackers for Hire, Just in It for the Cash It’s not always about politics and chaos. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief 12 Years After the Attack, Young Soldiers at Guantanamo Bay Are Getting 9/11 History Lessons They were only in grade school when the World Trade Center fell. Cora Currier
News in Brief Is Obama Delivering on His Promise of a ‘21st Century’ Approach to Drugs? As Obama and the U.S. drug czar roll out their 2013 plan, here’s a look at what’s in it, and what they’ve done so far. Christie Thompson