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Urban frontiers

by Marvin Olasky

Cities |  Many cities are in financial trouble, but some offer a sense of freedom for the pioneer-minded in WORLD's 2013 annual Cities coverage

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/urban_frontiers]

TRUE GRIT: Gwen Shivers harvesting vegetables on a vacant lot in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit
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Brightmoor fighters

by Susan Olasky

Cities |  Population loss and official neglect haven’t kept residents of one Detroit neighborhood from banding together to rebuild

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/brightmoor_fighters]

ALL TOO COMMON: Pallbearers carry the body of Joseph Briggs following a funeral in Chicago. Briggs, 16, was shot during a drive-by shooting while he was sitting on his front porch with his sister—one of nine people killed and 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago during the June 9 weekend.
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Loaded questions

by Jamie Dean

Gun Rights |  The mass shootings that have prompted a national debate over gun control are tragic—but rare. What about the gun violence that takes the most American…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/loaded_questions]

Paul (left) and Chris Griesedieck on the shop floor of American Pulverizer in St. Louis
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Here they stand

by Jamie Dean

Religious Liberty |  Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate forces businesses to cover abortion-inducing drugs for employees. It has sent several evangelical and Catholic business…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/here_they_stand]

40 years and millions of lives
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40 years and millions of lives

by Marvin Olasky

Roe v. Wade |  Roe v. Wade continues its grim business, but pro-life activity is saving lives, too

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/40_years_and_millions_of_lives]

VIOLATED: Residents of Newtown react to news of the shooting.
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A town clothed in misery

by Emily Belz

Shooting |  As they mourn, local churches seek to bring hope to a spiritually desolate city after the horrific Sandy Hook shooting

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/a_town_clothed_in_misery]

The impact of drought on Darren Becker’s previously fertile family farm in Logan, Kan.
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2012 News of the Year

by Marvin Olasky

2012 News of the Year |  Groans, moans, jeers—but also cheers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/2012_news_of_the_year]

Geng He, wife of Gao Zhisheng; Bridgette Chen, daughter of Liu Xianbin; Li Jing, wife of Guo Quan (from left to right)
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Remember those who are in prison

by Jamie Dean

Daniel of the Year |  It’s a new day for China’s Communist leadership, but not for the dissidents the government imprisons. They linger in remote jails, beaten, forgotten, and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/remember_those_who_are_in_prison]

WINNING NUMBERS: African-Americans in line to vote in Miami on Oct. 28 as part of the “Souls to the Polls” effort to mobilize Christian voters.
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Demographic hope

by Jamie Dean

Politics |  A sobering 2012 election has political conservatives searching for ways to regain lost ground. Evangelical minorities might be a place to start

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/demographic_hope]

REHAB: Andrew exercises during morning physical therapy at Walter Reed.
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Walking wounded

by Edward Lee Pitts

Military |  The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have produced more amputees than in recent U.S. combat history, but one young warrior and his wife discover life is fragile, and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/walking_wounded]

BEADS OF CHANGE: Edward Ritchie holds a rosary as he and others protest against a gay “marriage” bill that the Maryland State House voted on in Annapolis, Md.
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Taking the initiative

by J.C. Derrick

Politics |  A slew of marriage votes leads the list of ballot measures across the country in November

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/taking_the_initiative]

Joe Walsh
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Tea Party tests

by J.C. Derrick

Politics |  Races in Virginia and Illinois will show how deep the roots of the 2010 House election have gone

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/tea_party_tests]

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