California is giving a second chance to thousands of inmates who had no hope of parole. But first they have to prove to a panel of strangers that they’ve truly changed.
January 1 2020
Can humane prisons work in America? A red state aims to find out.
July 2017
Attempts to diversify lily-white kid lit have been, well, complicated.
September 2016
It was close to 5 o’clock on the afternoon of Nov. 4, 2013, and Sasha Fleischman wasriding the 57 bus home from school.
January 2015
Behind the scenes at iFixit, where DIY repair is more than just a business.
December 2012
Arlene Blum's Crusade Against Toxic Couches
September 2012
Romney says Obama "gutted" welfare reform by waiving work requirements. But what if there's no work to be found?
August 2012
When biologist Tyrone Hayes discovered that a top-selling herbicide messes with sex hormones, its manufacturer went into battle mode. Thus began one of the weirdest feuds in the history of science.
January 2012
Could cuts to the safety net bring California to the boiling point?
August 2011