The Happiest Democrat in America, APR 05, 2025

A night out with the man who is meeting the new Trump moment much differently than his Washington peers are—and winning voters along the way.

One Haunting Friday Afternoon in an American Courthouse, MAR 31, 2025

A jurisdiction hearing in Newark on Friday felt like much more.

It's Hard to Believe This Video Was Filmed in the United States. It No Longer Should Be, MAR 26, 2025

The new video of federal agents ambushing a student and disappearing with her should chill you to your core.

Fear and Hope in Springfield, Ohio, SEP 18, 2024

After Donald Trump repeated rumors that immigrants here are eating cats and dogs, I came to town for the weekend. Proud Boys greeted me.

The Storm Brewing in Michigan, APR 29, 2024

Are Arabs in the state really prepared to hand the presidency back to Donald Trump? In a word: yes.

“Imagine a Child Gets Stabbed 26 Times”, DEC 06, 2023

A 6-year-old boy’s killing outside Chicago stunned the country. The people left behind can barely fathom the future.

The Woman on the Line, SEPT 10, 2023

Every day, the calls come. She can tell quickly who’s in danger.

I Stood Outside the Court Waiting for Trump to Arrive. It Showed Me Some Things About His Support Now, APRIL 05, 2023

There were only five or so people for Trump when I got there at 9 a.m. One, hoisting a large American flag over his shoulder, patiently gave interviews to reporters who queued up in front of him. (Yes, there was actually a line.)

The Strange Times of Ilhan Omar’s Jewish Senior Adviser, MARCH 10, 2023

As some on the right deem him a “self-hating Jew,” Jeremy Slevin wants people to see the real Omar.

When My Son Got Too Calm, DEC 01, 2022

I knew kids were getting sicker this year. I wasn’t prepared for when it happened to us.

“This Is Slow Murder”, MAY 10, 2021

I love my city. I love my neighborhood. It may be killing me.

What I Saw Inside the Capitol Riot, JAN 07, 2021

“This is our America.”

The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd, OCT 06, 2020

A teenage clerk dialed 911. How should the brothers who own CUP Foods pay for what happened next?

“Next Time, We Probably Won’t Stop at a Public Space”, JULY 01, 2020

After a “gaslighting” vote to cut the NYPD’s budget, the City Hall protesters in New York talked thinning crowds, the movement, and what now.

A Night With the New York City Fireworks Crews, JUNE 30, 2020

The pervasive displays have been called “mysterious” and “unexplained.” They’re not really.

Sky High: The Rush of Climbing the Williamsburg Bridge, NOV 17, 2014

You would think that when you’re sitting on top of the Williamsburg Bridge, looking down at the lights of New York City, the view of the skyline is overwhelming. And it is, but when I was up there, I was far more taken by the enormity of the century-old bulk I had just climbed.

This Is What It Looks Like Just Before the Muslim Brotherhood Jumps You, AUG 15, 2013

I swing my camera down, cradling it like a football. He’s aiming for the camera, but he’s spraying my neck and face. Next thing I know, twenty people surround me. Hands on my arms, on my legs, around my neck. They’re trying to tear me apart.

There's a Massive, Illicit Bust of Edward Snowden Stuck to a War Monument in Brooklyn, APRIL 6, 2015

While most people slept, a trio of artists and some helpers fused the 100-pound bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to part of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, a memorial to Revolutionary War soldiers.

Everyone Hates Public Ads. Meet the Man Who Is Trying to Take Them All Down, FEB 22, 2016

Jordan Seiler wants to forge keys to public displays for everyone.