Heart Across America 2015

Amongst the manifold challenges to effective governance in a state, corruption is probably the most important. Not only because it is pervasive at all levels in public life and the government, but also because of its covert, diffused, and transmuting nature. We give you, the top 5 most corrupt U.S. presidents in history - including both individual cases, as well as instances of rampant political corruption. From rampant land speculation, slave-holding, and patronage, to complicity, shadow government operations, and 'pay to play' politics, U.S. presidents have done it all.

JT LeRoy was a teen prostitute, addicted to heroin and infected with HIV, when a therapist encouraged him to write his life stories. Buoyed by a cadre of celebrities, he published three critically acclaimed books. His death in 2006 left his fans and supporters bewildered, angry, and betrayed. Others saw his fate coming.

The story of a South Korean couple, who were immersed in an online game called Prius Online, while their baby named, Sarang, died of malnutrition.

The rise of Donald Trump, Explained. Who was Donald Trump before he became the 45th president of the United States? I did a deep dive to find out.

Through the intimate portraits of five student survivors, It Happened Here exposes the alarming pervasiveness of sexual assault on college campuses.

In the 1980's the war on drugs directly led to The Three-strikes Law. And for over 20 years it's been tearing families apart.