The Political Scene
Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency
Inside a stunned White House, the President considers his legacy and America’s future.
by David Remnick
It Happened Here
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A Failing State
Letter from Venezuela
A Failing State
Once the richest country in South America, it now has the world’s highest inflation rate and is plagued by hunger and violent crime. How did this happen?
by William Finnegan
A Shot to the Heart
Annals of Justice
A Shot to the Heart
An investigator who probes wrongful convictions now doubts a case of his own.
by Stephanie Clifford
How the Light Gets In
Profiles
How the Light Gets In
At eighty-two, the troubadour has another album coming. Like him, it is obsessed with mortality, God-infused, and funny.
by David Remnick
Cashing Out
Letter From Stockholm
Cashing Out
Sweden shows us what life without paper currency might be like.
by Nathan Heller
The Cuba Play
A Reporter at Large
The Cuba Play
President Obama’s plan normalized relations. It may also transform the nation.
by Jon Lee Anderson
Twilight
A Reporter at Large
Twilight
Anna Lyndsey’s memoir of extreme light sensitivity got rave reviews—but doctors have doubts about her story.
by Ed Caesar
Patina
Our Local Correspondents
Patina
The Statue of Liberty’s beguiling green.
by Ian Frazier
Ghost Stories
Personal History
Ghost Stories
Through a practice that is part therapy and part séance, children of war come to terms with their history.
by Burkhard Bilger
Performance Artist
Profiles
Performance Artist
Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance
by Janet Malcolm