The death penalty: racist, classist and unfair?

I have an interview up today with David Dow, an appellate lawyer in Texas whose new book, The Autobiography of an Execution, covers his two decades of defending more than 100 death-row inmates. We talked about why he does his job, the problem with juries and what it's like to look murderers in the eye.

The Asian Carp are Coming!!

Not since jaws has a piscine predator caused such a commotion. Inspired by the Asian carp threatening the Great Lakes fishing industry, for this week's magazine I wrote a brief history of invasive species.

Study: Hepatitis threat underestimated

A new Institute of Medicine report this month finds that hepatitis -- which affects 3 to 5 times as many Americans as HIV/AIDS but receives a fraction of the funding and attention -- is a "major" public health problem in the U.S. My Time.com story is here.

What happens to the Haiti relief money?

Millions are pouring in from around the world to aid survivors of the Haiti quake. What happens when it gets there?

How has New York fared in the Great Recession?

We took a look this week at how the world's financial capitals are faring in the Great Recession. Here's my piece on New York; I was surprised to find that the state of the city isn't as bad as the dreary headlines often make it seem.

Why women can scrap those health rules

If you've ever gotten so tangled in conflicting women's health advice that you've felt the urge to give up on the crazy rules altogether, take heart. The authors of the new book Live a Little! say you can go right ahead. In our interview up today on Time.com, they talked about why a little common sense is all you need for a happy, healthy life.

A brief history of anabolic steroids

Mark McGwire's admission to using steroids isn't exactly surprising. But it was news to me that Adolf Hitler may have been among the first people to juice. I wrote about the history of steroids here.