Category Archives: A Reporter at Large

The Message of Measles

September 2, 2019

A Reporter at Large
The Message of Measles
As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak in the U.S. in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the disease.
by Nick Paumgarten

The Case of Al Franken

July 29, 2019

A Reporter at Large
The Case of Al Franken
A close look at the accusations against the former senator.
by Jane Mayer

The Undercover Fascist

May 27 2019

A Reporter at Large
The Undercover Fascist
A young Englishman got mixed up in a white-supremacist movement. Then he learned of a plot to kill a politician.
by Ed Caesar

The Airbnb Invasion of Barcelona

April 29, 2019

A Reporter at Large
The Airbnb Invasion of Barcelona
In the tourist-clogged city, some locals see the service as a pestilence.
by Rebecca Mead

Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret

April 22, 2019

A Reporter at Large
Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret
The U.S. military prison’s leadership considered Mohamedou Salahi to be its highest-value detainee. But his guard suspected otherwise.
by Ben Taub

Trump TV

March 11, 2019

A Reporter at Large
The Making of the Fox News White House
Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?
by Jane Mayer

The Jail Health-Care Crisis

March 4, 2019

A Reporter at Large
The Jail Health-Care Crisis
The opioid epidemic and other public-health emergencies are being aggravated by failings in the criminal-justice system.
by Steve Coll

The Widening Gyre

February 4, 2019

A Reporter at Large
A Grand Plan to Clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Can a controversial young entrepreneur rid the ocean of plastic trash?
by Carolyn Kormann

A Night At The Museum

January 14, 2019

A Reporter at Large
The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist
The skilled climber and thief Vjeran Tomic, whom the French press referred to as Spider-Man, has described robbery as an act of imagination.
by Jake Halpern

Delivering Modernity

July 23, 2018

A Reporter at Large
How E-Commerce Is Transforming Rural China
JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks to drum up business.

by Jiayang Fan