How the U.S.-Israel Relationship Actually Works
What does the Biden Administration want Netanyahu to do in Lebanon and Gaza? #press
The Twilight of Mitch McConnell and the Spectre of 2024
On the dangerous reign of the octogenarians. #press
Virtual-Reality School as the Ultimate School Choice
The conservative education activist Erika Donalds envisions a world where parents unsatisfied with their public schools can opt out by putting their kids in a headset. #press
What a Heat Wave Does to Your Body
The human body is a remarkably effective cooling machine—but it has a limit. #press
Abortion Opponents Are Targeting a Signature G.O.P. Public-Health Initiative
A program that funds H.I.V./AIDS treatment in more than fifty countries has been ensnared in the post-Roe abortion wars. #press
A Close Listen to “Rich Men North of Richmond”
The viral country song by Oliver Anthony has been embraced by right-wing pundits. #press
How Israel’s Democratic Crisis Affects Palestinians
Could the widespread protests against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul change the status quo in the West Bank? #press
Why Republicans Are Complaining About the Hunter Biden Special Counsel That They Asked For
Eager to shift attention from the crimes and malfeasances of their own likely Presidential candidate, Republicans are more than happy to move the goalposts on the Hunter Biden case. #press
The War on Cities
For nearly two decades, Washington, D.C., had been carefully revising its criminal code. It took a month to blow it all up. #press
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-crime/the-war-on-cities?utm_source=press.coop
A Pizza Shop in the Middle of New York’s Migrant Crisis
An immigrant small-business owner sees himself in the asylum seekers who were sleeping on the street outside his restaurant in midtown. #press
A Canine Detective Story in “Shadow of a Dog”
Sean Paulsen and Brad Wickham’s film follows an intuitive pet tracker as he prowls New York City. #press
The Mind-Bending World of Trump, His Indictments, and the 2024 Election
After weathering the former President’s assaults in late 2020 and early 2021, the American justice system, and its commitment to the rule of law, is about to be tested again. #press
The New Trump Indictment and the Reckoning Ahead
With the former President still far ahead of the rest of the Republican field, the American electorate is headed for a crucial test. #press
Georgia’s Broad Racketeering Law May Now Ensnare Donald Trump
Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, often relies on Georgia’s capacious RICO statute—though critics say that she has stretched it past the law’s intent. #press
Trump’s Offense Against Democracy Itself
At last, the former President’s “fraud,” “deceit,” and “lies” are called out in court. #press
How an Amateur Diver Became a True-Crime Sensation
Jared Leisek carved a lucrative niche in the YouTube sleuthing community. Then the sleuths came for him. #press
“Naya” Reconstructs a Celebrity Wolf’s Journey Through Europe
In Sebastian Mulder’s short documentary, a wild animal finds new territory that’s rife with prey and with human conflict. #press
Lisa Yuskavage’s Bodies of Work
For decades, the painter has provoked viewers with raunchy, virtuosic, mysterious images. #press
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/07/lisa-yuskavages-bodies-of-work?utm_source=press.coop
“Eco-Hack!”: Saving Desert Tortoises from Extinction
A biologist wages a high-tech war against ravens in the Mojave, in a documentary short by Josh Izenberg and Brett Marty. #press
Georgia’s Broad Racketeering Law May Now Ensnare Donald Trump
Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, often relies on Georgia’s capacious RICO statute—though critics say that she has stretched it past the law’s intent. #press