Third Squad, Episode 8: “Bad Paper”
Co-published with the Third Squad Podcast. In Sangin, Afghanistan, Scott McEtchin told Elliott Woods that he joined the Marines to get his life together after a bout of teenage trouble. But trouble wasn’t far behind when McEtchin
‘You’re Not Alone’: How One Nurse Is Confronting the Pandemic
Co-published with WIRED. The adrenaline of the first days of the Covid response has drained away, leaving sore muscles, heavy hearts, and a creeping awareness that the grind is here to stay.
‘Let’s Save Some Lives’: A Doctor’s Journey Into the Pandemic
Co-published with WIRED. Andrew Ibrahim was just finishing his surgical residency in Michigan when the coronavirus surge hit. It took a lifetime’s lessons to face the challenge.
In One Hospital, Finding Humanity in an Inhuman Crisis
Co-published with WIRED. Doctors, nurses, and technicians at the University of Michigan Hospital are coping with fear, exhaustion, and the risk of illness as they face the rising tide of COVID-19.
Ranching Life on the High Plains of Montana
Co-published with The Guardian. Elliott D. Woods spent time in Phillips County in northern Montana, where public land is a source of life to which ranchers are intimately connected. If the plan to transfer lands to the
In Montana, Land Transfer Threatens the American Rancher’s Way of Life
Co-published with The Guardian and Mountain Outlaw Magazine. Ranchers in the west have been struggling for decades. Now a new threat looms: public land might be taken away from them