Letter from Cuba
The Mystery of the Havana Syndrome
Unexplained brain injuries afflicted dozens of American diplomats and spies. What happened?
by Adam Entous and Jon Lee Anderson
The Mystery of the Havana Syndrome
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America’s Other Family-Separation Crisis
Letter from Oklahoma
America’s Other Family-Separation Crisis
Sending a mother to prison can have a devastating effect on her children. Why, then, do we lock so many women up?
by Sarah Stillman
Claire McCaskill’s Toughest Fight
Letter from Missouri
Claire McCaskill’s Toughest Fight
In one of the closest races of the midterms, the Missouri senator strategizes to save her seat from a Trump Republican.
by Nicholas Lemann
The Growth of Sinclair’s Conservative Media Empire
Annals of Media
The Growth of Sinclair’s Conservative Media Empire
The company has achieved formidable reach by focussing on small markets where its TV stations can have a big influence.
by Sheelah Kolhatkar
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action
Annals of Education
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action
With a lawsuit against Harvard, Asian-American activists have formed an alliance with a white conservative to change higher education.
by Hua Hsu
Why Two Chefs in Small-Town Utah Are Battling President Trump
Letter from Utah
Why Two Chefs in Small-Town Utah Are Battling President Trump
The owners of an improbably successful restaurant at the gate of a vast wilderness are fighting to keep it unspoiled.
by Kathryn Schulz
Showman
Profiles
Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries
For screen and stage, Mendes works like a sculptor—continually molding and remolding space, speech, and gesture.
by John Lahr
Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?
Profiles
Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?
The most famous entrepreneur of his generation is facing a public reckoning with the power of Big Tech.
by Evan Osnos
Is Education a Fundamental Right?
A Critic at Large
Is Education a Fundamental Right?
The history of an obscure Supreme Court ruling sheds light on the ongoing debate over schooling and immigration.
by Jill Lepore
The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages
Annals of the Mind
The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages
What can hyperpolyglots teach the rest of us?
by Judith Thurman