First Person

An Oil Slick Runs Through It

In Montana, ranchers reel from the oil spill on the iconic Yellowstone River.

By Kate Sheppard

 | Wed Jul. 20, 2011 2:00 AM PDT

Which Is Better: Hybrid or Fuel-Efficient Conventional?

After researching my auto options, I'm not sure a Prius is always the greenest choice.

By Kate Sheppard

 | Mon Jul. 18, 2011 1:30 AM PDT

So Sue Me

Hot Coffee—the movie based in part on my lawsuit exposé—airs on HBO tonight.

By Stephanie Mencimer

 | Mon Jun. 27, 2011 2:00 AM PDT

Tom's Kitchen: Pasta with Snap Peas and Fennel

Snap peas and parsley and fresh hearts of fennel ... these are a few of my favorite things.

By Tom Philpott

 | Sat Jun. 25, 2011 2:00 AM PDT

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A Letter to Scott Walker From a Wisconsin Teacher

One primary-school instructor from a town called Endeavor tells the governor: You can have my money, but I have some questions...

By Adam Weinstein

 | Sat Mar. 12, 2011 3:52 PM PST

My Big Levaquin Adventure

How a question about the gym turned into a medical odyssey.

By Nick Baumann

 | Tue Dec. 7, 2010 3:51 AM PST

America's Jihad on America

A 9/11 New Yorker reflects: The only people who can desecrate Ground Zero–and America–are the Islamophobes.

By Adam Weinstein

 | Fri Sep. 10, 2010 2:00 AM PDT

An Altar Boy With a Gun

At Homeboy Industries, Raul Diaz embodies the new generation of activists. A book excerpt from "Do It Anyway."

By Courtney E. Martin

 | Mon Sep. 6, 2010 2:00 AM PDT

Which Infant Formulas Contain Secret Toxic Chemicals?

And just how guilty should I feel about not breastfeeding exclusively, anyway?

By Laura McClure

 | Mon Jul. 12, 2010 1:30 AM PDT

Meet the Real Death Panels

Should geezers like me give up life-prolonging treatments to cut health care costs?

By James Ridgeway

 | July/August 2010 Issue

Going West

By Tim Murphy

 | Wed Jun. 30, 2010 1:45 AM PDT

On Memorial Day in Normandy, Reminders of What We Won--and Lost

By James Ridgeway

 | Mon May. 31, 2010 7:21 AM PDT

VIDEO: Jesus Hates Socialism, Obama

Why would old-school Presbyterian religious conservatives get in bed with the Mormon Glenn Beck? It's the socialist takeover, stupid.

By Adam Weinstein

 | Fri May. 14, 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Age Discrimination at Work

Will Congress address unfair treatment of older workers?

By James Ridgeway

 | Thu May. 6, 2010 7:24 AM PDT

Day Two in Haiti: Trying to Leave the Airport

By Clara Jeffery

 | Mon Jan. 18, 2010 9:21 PM PST

Is relief making it past the airport?

By Clara Jeffery

 | Mon Jan. 18, 2010 2:40 PM PST

From My Friend in Haiti

Bringing in supplies to Port-au-Prince

By Clara Jeffery

 | Fri Jan. 15, 2010 9:06 PM PST

The Parent Trap

We love seeing bad parents getting punished. Why don't we care how that affects their kids—like me?

By Cassie Frequelz

 | Wed Jan. 13, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Disappeared in the Andes

Exactly 25 years ago, my brother vanished while hiking near a shadowy German colony in Chile. I’ve been searching for the truth ever since.

By Olga Weisfeiler

 | Fri Jan. 8, 2010 4:00 AM PST

My So-Called Riot

700 prison guards face down rioting inmates played by volunteers like me.

By Dave Gilson

 | November/December 2009 Issue