A Day in the Life of a Sniper in Syria

A striking window into the life of a resistance fighter against ISIS and his dashed hopes and dreams.

Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income

The government should consider giving out monthly Social Security checks—no strings attached.

In Mexico, an indigenous culture both accepts and celebrates a non-binary gender.

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” originally published in The Atlantic in 1915, is animated in a new video.

In Colombia, social leaders and community organizers are routinely assassinated, while those responsible are rarely prosecuted.

While many dream of an afterlife, people with apeirophobia are terrified of eternal existence.

Fleeing violence in Somalia, a Muslim family finds refuge in the United States after a long period of separation.

A filmmaker highlights historic footage, some of which has never been seen before.

Joseph Norfleet is currently serving a life sentence in the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

An American Indian woman has devoted her life to investigating some of the country’s many missing-persons cases involving indigenous women.

Eric Edwards owns 1,600 artifacts in his Brooklyn apartment—and he's looking to find a space to put it all.

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