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Field Notes from Santa Ana

A visit to the crown jewel of the national wildlife refuge system, now under threat from Trump's wall, reveals a harsh landscape teeming with life.

by Asher Elbein

Features

by Michael Barajas
Criminal Justice
Excited. Delirious. Dead.

Is excited delirium syndrome a medical phenomenon, or a convenient cover for deaths in police custody?
by Christopher Hooks
Politics
Beto Testing

Can Beto O’Rourke’s seat-of-the-pants, DIY, break-the-rules campaign succeed against Ted Cruz?
by Gus Bova
Border
Bound to Pay

Does a company that puts ankle monitors on undocumented immigrants provide a helpful service, or a debt trap for desperate people?
by James McCandless
Economy
The Rise and Fall of the ‘Freest Little City in Texas’

How a libertarian experiment in city government fell apart over taxes, debt and some very angry people.

Economy
Fanning The Flames
by Christopher Collins
Art
Wall Flowers
by Michael Agresta
Criminal Justice
The Road to Huntsville
by Jorge Antonio Renaud
Culture
Our Lady of the Underground
by Asher Elbein
Border
Over the Wall
by Melissa del Bosque
Environment
Endangered Science
by Naveena Sadasivam
Environment
Death From Above
by Christopher Collins
Books
Stalking Horse
by Melissa del Bosque
Books
The King of Pulp
by Robyn Ross

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