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Are You My Mother?
A brutal custody battle between two women raises questions about who has a right to rear a child—and could redefine the legal meaning of family.
by Ian Parker
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We Have No Choice
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We Have No Choice
Every year, thousands of teen-agers from one city in Nigeria risk death and endure forced labor and sex work on the long route to Europe.
by Ben Taub
The Children’s Odyssey
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The Children’s Odyssey
At an age when most kids need supervision to do their homework, hundreds of thousands of minors are crossing continents alone.
by Lauren Collins
The Cuba Play
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The Cuba Play
President Obama’s plan normalized relations. It may also transform the nation.
by Jon Lee Anderson
Twilight
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Twilight
Anna Lyndsey’s memoir of extreme light sensitivity got rave reviews—but doctors have doubts about her story.
by Ed Caesar
The Distant Shore
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The Distant Shore
In Peru, an unsolved killing has brought the Mashco Piro into contact with the outside world.
by Jon Lee Anderson
The Shadow Doctors & Making a Killing
Annals of War
The Shadow Doctors
The underground race to spread medical knowledge as the Syrian regime erases it.
by Ben Taub
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Making a Killing
The business and politics of selling guns.
by Evan Osnos
Home Free
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Home Free
How a New York State prisoner became a jailhouse lawyer, and changed the system.
by Jennifer Gonnerman
Madness
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Madness
In Florida prisons, mentally ill inmates have been tortured, driven to suicide, and killed by guards.
by Eyal Press
The Assad Files
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The Assad Files
Capturing the top-secret documents that tie the Syrian regime to mass torture and killings.
by Ben Taub