Jillian Weinberger

Iraq's second largest city is under control of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. What would an operation to re-take the city look like? Could it make life in Mosul even worse?

A new article in The Atlantic argues that the U.S. can't effectively fight ISIS unless we understand the group's adherence to Islam, but critics say ISIS fighters aren't true Muslims. 

Drug-resistant bacteria kills at least 23,000 patients in the U.S. each year. The director of the CDC discusses the Obama Administration's measure to combat this growing problem.

The self-proclaimed Islamic State wants to re-establish the Caliphate across the Middle East and into Turkey and Spain. We explore what a nation under ISIS would look like.

After oil, stolen antiquities are the largest source of funding for the self-proclaimed Islamic State. A BBC reporter investigates, tracing the goods from smuggler to dealer to buyer.

President Obama's executive action on immigration has been halted by a judge. One 21-year-old undocumented immigrant weighs in on his uncertain future.

Benjamin Netanyahu has called for mass immigration from Europe to Israel after recent attacks in France and Denmark, but many want to fight anti-Semitism in their home countries.

Large cargo ships are sitting idle today along the West Coast. No one is unloading them because of a labor dispute. These ports account for 43 percent of container traffic in the U.S.

A new investigation finds a pattern of child sexual abuse and cover-up in the Jehovah's Witness religious organization. 

As Boko Haram terrorizes Nigeria, and ISIS threatens the Middle East, The Takeaway examines the threat of failed states, and how such countries give rise to terrorism.

Two geoscientists and an epidemiologist found cause for concern in Nevada: A high incidence of asbestos, and a high incidence of mesothelioma. Why is the state blocking their research?

Tomorrow, the leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia will meet to discuss the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. How will Putin respond?

Years after Michael Bloomberg said it'd be a godsend for the world's billionaires to move to New York, a Times investigation found foreign buyers using luxury condos to hide corruption.

Twenty-eight pages of the Congressional report on 9/11 were classified by President George W. Bush. Sources say the pages implicated Saudi Arabia, and new testimony affirms that claim. 

The Islamic State's murder of Moaz al Kasasbeh seems to have bolstered Jordanian support for the U.S.-led strikes against ISIS. But how long will that last?

Most women have a story about sexism or harassment online. Longtime feminist blogger and journalist Jill Filipovic shares her story, and her advice for dealing with internet sexism.

With the online magazine "Rookie," Tavi Gevinson curates an online community for young women—a magazine many older women wish they'd had in their teen years.  

While some women have found love on traditional dating sites, for many, the negatives often outweigh the positive. One of the first dating apps created by women aims to change that.

Revenge porn—usually posted by men, targeting women—destroys the reputations of the women pictured. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) is working on legislation to combat the phenomenon.