The Fugitive Princesses of Dubai
by Heidi Blake

As the emirate’s ruler espoused gender equality, four royal women staked their lives on escaping his control.

The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist’s Murder
by Melissa del Bosque

After the death of a reporter who investigated narcopolitics, her colleagues formed a secret collective to bring the killers to justice—and challenge a culture of impunity.

The Dirty Secrets of a Smear Campaign
by David D. Kirkpatrick

Rumors destroyed Hazim Nada’s company. Then hackers handed him terabytes of files exposing a covert campaign against him—and the culprit wasn’t a rival but an entire country.

At Qatar’s World Cup, Where Politics and Pleasure Collide
by Sam Knight

The first ten days were soccer as it is, rather than as you want it to be.

How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle
by Ava Kofman

It began as a visionary notion—that patients could die with dignity at home. Now it’s a twenty-two-billion-dollar industry plagued by exploitation.

An Alaskan Town Is Losing Ground—and a Way of Life
by Emily Witt

For low-lying islands like Kivalina, climate change poses an existential threat.

Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas?
by Rachel Aviv

At a dangerous moment in Iran, the filmmaker stands accused by one of his former students.

The Post-Roe Abortion Underground
by Stephania Taladrid

A multigenerational network of activists is getting abortion pills across the Mexican border to Americans.

State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy
by Jane Mayer

Even in moderate places like Ohio, gerrymandering has let unchecked Republicans pass extremist laws that could never make it through Congress.

The Surreal Case of a C.I.A. Hacker’s Revenge
by Patrick Radden Keefe

A hot-headed coder is accused of exposing the agency’s hacking arsenal. Did he betray his country because he was pissed off at his colleagues?