Formerly secret files raise questions about the security of American military bases in Africa.
International
How One of the Most Stable Nations in West Africa Descended Into Mayhem
Burkina Faso once looked like a success story for U.S. military aid. But now it’s contending with a growing insurgency, an unfolding humanitarian crisis — and a security force targeting civilians.
Women in Kenya Are Using Knitting Needles to End Their Pregnancies. Blame Donald Trump.
The president has given fringe anti-abortion groups unprecedented influence.
The Risk Makers
Viral hate, election interference, and hacked accounts: inside the tech industry’s decades-long failure to reckon with risk.
En Puerto Rico, Una Epidemia de Violencia Doméstica Se Esconde a Simple Vista
Luego del huracán María, el número de mujeres asesinadas por sus parejas se duplicó. Sobrevivientes dicen que la respuesta desacertada del gobierno ha puesto aún más vidas en peligro.
In Puerto Rico, an Epidemic of Domestic Violence Hides in Plain Sight
After Hurricane Maria, the number of women killed by their partners doubled. Survivors say the government’s misguided response has put more lives in danger.
Exporting the Virus
How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk.
How Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran Ended Up Strengthening ISIS
American troops helped keep a lid on the Islamic State in Iraq. The Suleimani killing changed all that.
The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access
The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse.
The Factory Oversight Industry Protects Profits, Not People
An investigation into the dangerously irresponsible business of “ethical factory” audits.
No End in Sight
What happens when immigrant-rights advocates reach a breaking point?
Paid by the Pipeline
A Canadian Energy Company Bought an Oregon Sheriff’s Unit
Erasing the Dead
Seeking to Deport Haitians, the Trump Administration Is Counting Deaths in Displacement Camps as “Progress.”
US Soccer Is Neglecting Latino Talent—and It Shows
There are millions of youths playing soccer in the United States. So why is the men’s national team so terrible?
How Trump Created Chaos on the Border
Thousands of asylum-seekers were released into towns near the border, straining local resources. Was the havoc a product of incompetence, or something more sinister?
“Worse Than a Death Sentence”
Inside India’s sham trials that could strip millions of citizenship.
Waste Only
How the plastics industry is fighting to keep polluting the world.
How Trump’s Embrace of a Rogue Libyan Warlord Sparked a Humanitarian Catastrophe
Khalifa Haftar got the go-ahead to carry out a military campaign marked by atrocities.
Right Makes Might
Long before Trump came on the scene, key congressional Republicans had been sidling up to nativists and authoritarians across the globe.
Inside the Surveillance Program IBM Built for Rodrigo Duterte
IBM partnered with Philippine law enforcement despite evidence of police complicity in death squads.