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Elephant Watch

May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015

Letter from Central Africa
Elephant Watch
As poachers grow bolder, Andrea Turkalo records the behavior of a vanishing species.

by Peter Canby

The Scene of the Crime

March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015

Letter from Vietnam
The Scene of the Crime
A reporter’s journey to My Lai and the secrets of the past.

by Seymour M. Hersh

Where the Bodies Are Buried

March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015

Letter from Belfast
Where the Bodies Are Buried
Gerry Adams has long denied being a member of the I.R.A. But his former compatriots claim that he authorized murder.

by Patrick Radden Keefe

Travels with My Censor

March 9, 2015
March 9, 2015

Letter from Beijing
Travels with My Censor
A Chinese book tour.

by Peter Hessler

The Last Trial

February 16, 2015
February 16, 2015

Letter from Berlin
The Last Trial
A great-grandmother, Auschwitz, and the arc of justice.

by Elizabeth Kolbert

Your Son Is Deceased

February 2, 2015
February 2, 2015

Letter from Albuquerque
Your Son Is Deceased
The city has one of the highest rates in the country of fatal shootings by police, but no officer has been indicted.

by Rachel Aviv

When the Fever Breaks

January 19, 2015
January 19, 2015

Letter from West Africa
When the Fever Breaks
Government measures have proved inadequate, but communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone are coming up with ways to battle the Ebola virus.

by Luke Mogelson

A Century of Silence

January 5, 2015
January 5, 2015

Letter from Turkey

A family survives the Armenian genocide and its long aftermath.

by Raffi Khatchadourian

Notes of Dissent

June 2, 2014
June 2, 2014

LETTER FROM BUDAPEST
Notes of Dissent
In Hungary, Iván Fischer is shaking up music and politics.
by Alex Ross

The Anchor

April 21, 2014
April 21, 2014

LETTER FROM LAMPEDUSA
The Anchor
The Africans who risk all to reach Europe look to an exiled priest as their savior.

by Mattathias Schwartz