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Contributors

Left in the Dark • Nighttime is the worst possible time to release inmates. So why do so many jails do it?

Patriot Games • The anti-Trump resistance has spawned a crop of hucksters.

Time for Some Name Theory • Some notable resistance hucksters

Thou Shalt Not Till • Inside the movement to convert the heartland's farmers to climate evangelists.

Weight of the World • When you can see disaster unfolding and nobody listens, what happens?

Map Quest • Democrats are focused on the White House. Eric Holder is focused on the future.

Win, Lose, Redraw

An American in the Islamic State • A firsthand look at the compromises and costs of American involvement in Syria

You Can’t Go Home Again

The Secret War

Russian Roulette • US-Russian clash and cooperation in Syria

In the Ruins of Raqqa

How the War Was Spun • Trolls and conspiracy theorists have helped the Syrian government cover up its crimes.

Stranger Dangers • Why are the conspiracy theorists of Pizzagate and QAnon so obsessed with pedophilia?

The XX_Files • Emily Nussbaum re-genders the Quality Television canon.

Knotty by Nature • Should ecosystems have legal rights?

Gut Instincts • For decades, counting calories was seen as the key to staying fit. There are a few—actually a trillion—little problems with that.