Reporting
Hell on High Seas
A record number of migrants are placing their lives in the hands of volatile people smugglers and violent seas in search of safe harbor. How did it get so dire?
It's Time for Women to Rethink Naked Protests
At a recent protest against the Pamplona bull run, a British woman used her boobs to draw attention to animal rights. But when the cause is totally unrelated to gender equality, is getting your nipples out actually counter-productive?
After Years of Abuses, Has Philadelphia's Police Department Finally Turned the Corner?
A Philadelphia crime reporter reflects on the scandals that have hit the city's law enforcement apparatus—and the promise of reform.
On The Line: Jason Leopold Discusses Uncovering Government Secrets
Jason Leopold joined On The Line to answer your questions about his investigative reporting, and how he leverages the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to reveal government secrets.
VICE News Capsule
Protests in Boston and Washington, DC, fighting between the Libyan government and opposition forces in Benghazi, and more news from around the world.
Seeing Through The Ice
Calling methamphetamine use an 'epidemic' is a misuse of language; it’s a deceptive metaphor. Ebola, an actual epidemic, is not contracted voluntarily.
Soccer and Revolution in Ukraine
A deep dive into the tangled up world of soccer and revolutionary nationalism in war-torn Ukraine.
We Embedded with the Azov Battalion While They Trained and Conducted a Patrol
The group is allegedly linked to neo-Nazism.
We Must Risk Delight After a Summer Full of Monsters
Life contains everything: tear gas in Ferguson, books read on the grass, journalist James Foley's murder, dancing in New Orleans till sunrise blots the stars. We're meat—fragile and finite. But joy is survival.
I Was One of the “Half a Dozen Drunk Hippies” Thom Yorke Played a Secret DJ Set To
Except it wasn’t half a dozen people, none of them were hippies, but I was quite drunk.
NBA Journalists Are Everything Mainstream Journalists Aren't
Why are NBA journalists more willing to discuss class warfare than their peers in news media?
The FCC Was Hacked After John Oliver Called for Net Neutrality Trolls
Of course, the FCC was vulnerable because its public commenting system is 17 years old, which is shocking in its own right.