Category Archives: A Reporter at Large

The Sealed City

October 12, 2020

Nine Days in Wuhan, the Ground Zero of the Coronavirus Pandemic
by Peter Hessler

There’s no other country where the pandemic’s effects have been so concentrated in a single city.

The Man Who Refused to Spy

September 21, 2020

The Man Who Refused to Spy
by Laura Secor

The F.B.I. tried to recruit an Iranian scientist as an informant. When he balked, the payback was brutal.

How China Controlled the Coronavirus

August 17, 2020

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How China Controlled the Coronavirus
Teaching and learning in Sichuan during the pandemic.
by Peter Hessler

How Prosperity Transformed the Falklands

July 6 & 13, 2020

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How Prosperity Transformed the Falklands
Once a distant outpost of the British Empire, the islands have become a global crossroads. In the season of the coronavirus, the intimate communities may evolve yet again.
by Larissa MacFarquhar

Altitude Sickness

March 2, 2020

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Survivor’s Guilt In The Mountains
Alpinists are intimately familiar with death and grief. A therapist thinks he can address the unique needs of these élite athletes.

by Nick Paumgarten

The Fight To Save An Innocent Refugee From Almost Certain Death

January 27, 2020

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The Fight To Save An Innocent Refugee From Almost Certain Death
Omar Ameen came to the U.S. to escape the violence in Iraq. Now he’s accused of being a member of an ISIS hit squad.

by Ben Taub

Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India

December 9, 2019

Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India

The Prime Minister’s Hindu-nationalist government has cast two hundred million Muslims as internal enemies.

by Dexter Filkins

Is Amazon Unstoppable?

October 21, 2019

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Is Amazon Unstoppable?
Politicians want to rein in the retail giant. But Jeff Bezos, the master of cutthroat capitalism, is ready to fight back.
by Charles Duhigg

What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?

October 7, 2019

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What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?
Police departments have become more attentive to officers’ use of excessive force on the job, but that concern rarely extends to the home.
by Rachel Aviv

Can a Burger Help Solve Climate Change?

September 30, 2019

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Can a Burger Help Solve Climate Change?
Eating meat creates huge environmental costs. Impossible Foods thinks it has a solution.
by Tad Friend