Mother Jones

Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy

This is the biggest investigation we’ve ever published.

Invasion of the hedge fund almonds

It takes a gallon of water to produce one almond. And that's not the most insane fact about the mad dash to plant the thirsty trees in the middle of a catastrophic drought.

The Unflinching Courage of Taylor Cadle

The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.

Beavers are finally the good guy, and scientists want to know more

Which is where this helpful new AI algorithm comes in.

Kidnapped by Iran: 780 days of isolation, two dozen interrogations, one marriage proposal.

How we survived two years of hell as hostages in Tehran.