Field Notes: Pripyat, Ukraine
More than 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the ghost town’s Palace of Culture still stands, in…
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Billionaire Bureaucrat
Elaine Wynn is one of the wealthiest women in the United States, has no school-aged children, and could…
Field Notes: Kokkrebellur, India
A flock of birds takes morning flight over a wheat field in the Indian state of Karnataka. Photograph…
Communist Wi-Fi
Logging onto the Internet in Cuba, where only 4.1 percent of households have home access. By Rick Paulas…
Field Notes: Weligama, Sri Lanka
Off the southern coast of the small island nation in the Indian Ocean, a group of men fish…
The Lone Pine
Following Japan’s 2011 earthquake, a furious tsunami swept away an entire forest of pine in the city of…
The Hidden Costs of Volunteering in Greece
Thousands of volunteer are going to Greece in hopes of making even a small dent on the country’s refugee crisis. But, weeks later, many find themselves out of element and out of support.
What Hillary Clinton’s Historic Nomination Means to Women
Inside a women’s history-themed DNC watch party.
Field Notes: Cancun, Mexico
Off the coast, 450 life-size sculptures stand on the seafloor, designed by Jason deCaires Taylor to inspire conservation…
Are We Forever Trapped in Political Gridlock?
Searching for answers by talking to fictional politicians.