The poor kids of Silicon Valley
It's home to Apple and Facebook, but there are children in this rich valley living in garages and tent camps.
The world's most trafficked mammal
I went undercover in Southeast Asia to learn why a bizarre, scale-covered mammal is trafficked by the ton. It could go extinct before most people realize it exists.
The most unequal place in America
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has the highest level of inequality in the country. And a body of water -- Lake Providence -- literally separates the rich from poor.
Violence in Alaska: The rapist next door
Alaska rape rate is the highest in the country -- three times the national average. To find out why, I went there to talk with victims, politicians -- and the rapists.
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John D. Sutter is an award-winning columnist for CNN Opinion and creator of CNN's Change the List project. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com.
Change the List: Child poverty
Poor kids, rich town
One in five American kids is poor. Not even California's prosperous Silicon Valley is immune.
