Leah Feiger

Senior Features Editor 

abortion

CNN Brought In Noted Zoom-Dick Analyst to Talk About Roe v. Wade

In the immediate aftermath of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in history, CNN went to that guy who whipped out his dick at work.
Carter Sherman
Leah Feiger
6.24.22
LGBTQ

Texas Wanted Me to Investigate Parents of Trans Kids. So I Quit.

After Morgan Davis was ordered to investigate the parents of trans kids for “child abuse,” he quit: “I realized that I was doing more harm than good.”
Leah Feiger
4.12.22
Ukraine

‘Today Is the Fourth Day of Hell’: Young Ukrainian Couple Tries to Survive War

“We just lived, rejoiced, got upset over trifles, made plans, and now there is only one plan—to stay alive.”
Leah Feiger
2.27.22
Afghanistan

The Taliban Just Gave Its First Press Conference After Taking Afghanistan

“This is a proud moment for the whole nation,” said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
Leah Feiger
8.17.21
guantanamo bay

Biden Finally Released One of Guantánamo's ‘Forever Prisoners’

Abdul Latif Nasser has been held in the U.S. military prison since 2002, though he was never charged with a crime and never received a trial.
Leah Feiger
7.19.21
Politics

Guantánamo Detainees Say Conditions Are Worse Since Biden Became President

“Life here is like a nightmare.”
Leah Feiger
6.16.21
VICE Magazine

How the Pandemic Changed Antarctica

Researchers returning home from Antarctica ‘left one world and have come back to another.’ But while their lives were in stasis, the continent they live on continued to struggle under the weight of diplomatic pressures and environmental concerns.
Leah Feiger
Mara Wilson
6.7.21
sexual abuse

The Catholic Church Is Reinstating Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse

Over the last year, at least a dozen priests have returned to their parishes or new positions within the Church. In some cases, the Vatican has even overturned recommendations from local dioceses.
Leah Feiger
Carter Sherman
5.28.21
Still Here

How Protest Art Preserved Last Summer’s Protests

Activists and academics in Minnesota have spent the last year saving street art that was made in response to Black Lives Matter protests.
Leah Feiger
5.25.21
SENEGAL

This Tiny Fishing Town Was Poisoned By a Coal Plant. The Government Is Trying to Replace it With a Mine

People in Senegal protested a coal plant financed by the African Development Bank and others for years. Now, a Turkish mining and steel complex threatens to undo their work.
Leah Feiger
Raksha Vasudevan
3.25.21
MILITARY

Extremism in the US Military Is Not New

Veterans and experts have been sounding the alarm about the American military’s extremism problem for years, but it took a riot on Capitol Hill to make the Pentagon pay attention.
Matthew Gault
Leah Feiger
2.26.21
Yemen

A Yemeni Family Was Repeatedly Attacked by U.S. Drones. Now, They're Seeking Justice

Yemenis who say their families and lives have been destroyed by seven erroneously-targeted attacks seek to hold the U.S. accountable for its war on terror, and have filed a petition against the government.
Leah Feiger
Nick Turse
1.26.21
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