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The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy

The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy

Investigative journalist Jessica Pishko exposes how county sheriffs have amassed unchecked power, becoming a grave threat to democracy.

Sep 17, 2024

Jessica Pishko

The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

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The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

Christine Rosen explores how our screen‑filled lives are eroding direct human encounters and invites a return to genuine experience.

Sep 10, 2024

Christine Rosen

On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America

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On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America

Tracing climate‑driven migration, Abrahm Lustgarten shows how Americans are drawn into a reshaping of communities and the nation’s future.

Mar 26, 2024

Abrahm Lustgarten

Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York

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Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York

Mapping endangered tongues across New York, Ross Perlin unveils how language loss uncovers the city’s hidden human stories.

Feb 20, 2024

Ross Perlin

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

Weaving immigrant lives and decades of policy, Jonathan Blitzer traces how the U.S.–Central America entanglement created the border crisis.

Jan 30, 2024

Jonathan Blitzer

Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

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Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

Tanisha C. Ford shows how Mollie Moon’s social salons fueled the civil‑rights movement from behind the velvet rope.

Oct 24, 2023

Tanisha C. Ford

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Patricia Evangelista exposes how the Philippines’ war on drugs unleashed state‑sanctioned killings and vigilante terror.

Oct 17, 2023

Patricia Evangelista

Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother’s Quest for Vengeance

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Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother’s Quest for Vengeance

Azam Ahmed follows a mother in Mexico who decides “fear is just a word” and sets out to take down the cartel that killed her daughter.

Sep 26, 2023

Azam Ahmed

The Hungry Season: A Journey of War, Love, and Survival

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The Hungry Season: A Journey of War, Love, and Survival

Lisa M. Hamilton follows one woman from refugee to rice farmer, tracing how war, land, and belonging shape a life across continents.

Sep 26, 2023

Lisa M. Hamilton

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

Investigative reporter Zeke Faux digs into the crypto mania from luxury yachts to global trafficking, exposing a $3 trillion delusion.

Sep 12, 2023

Zeke Faux

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The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy

The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America

Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother’s Quest for Vengeance

The Hungry Season: A Journey of War, Love, and Survival

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall