Breakfast In The Ruins
Destruction and regeneration at the ancient archaeological site of Palmyra over the last four thousand years of its history, from well before the Emperor Hadrian, to the present day barbarity of the Islamic State.
The Pen and the Sword: Reporting ISIS
An insightful piece from the BBC World Affairs correspondent examines the complex ethical and editorial challenges of reporting on the horrors of the war waged by ISIS.
Playing By Pyongyang’s Rules
The challenges of running a travel agency when your top destination is North Korea.
Alt-White: How the Breitbart Machine Laundered Racist Hate
The result of a deep investigation and a cache of leaked documents that reveal the internal dialogue between Steve Bannon, Milo Yiannopoulos and the rest of the Breitbart-Alt-Right nexus. The piece sheds clear light on their political and cultural philosophy.
Inside Kim Jong-un’s Bloody Scramble to Kill Off His Family
A look inside Kim Jong-un’s brutal attempts to consolidate power, and how they impact both his inner circle and global politics.
How the Tory election machine fell apart
A piece that challenges the common adage that The Conservative Party is the most adept in the UK at electoral campaigning.
When Your Child Is a Psychopath
A look at what can be done for children that display traits commonly associated with psychopaths. They do not feel the wrong of actions, though they might intellectually understand them – they Òknow the words but not the musicÓ. http://www.bit.ly/atlantic-psychopath
The Showman
A May 2016 profile of Preet Bharara, the charismatic United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who announced yesterday that he had been fired by the Trump administration after refusing to stand down.
The Fighter
An extraordinary piece of reporting. A young soldier returns from Afghanistan, deeply troubled, and commits a crime under the influence of alcohol. The piece goes deep into his life before and after his military career and his deployment abroad. http://www.bit.ly/nyt-fighter