A political profile that goes beyond the norms of the format, particularly in exploring the dynamics of San Francisco power networks that helped forge Kamala Harris’s political career. Harris’s poll numbers spiked after an impressive performance in the recent Democratic primary debates.
James Meek on the dual characters of Jacob Rees-Mogg and their impact on Brexit Britain. Jacob 1 – “a member of Parliament performing a rolling re-enactment of steak-and-kidney-pudding Edwardian Britishness”, and Jacob 2 – “master of the spreadsheet…shrugging off the opening and closing of factories in this or that country as no more than the fluttering of gills on Mammon’s throat.”
A woman goes on a scientific free trip to observe water cranes in Texas days after calling off her engagement. In this powerful essay she reflects on the relationship she walked away from, and life ahead.
The Erdogan administration’s assault on Ankara University’s illustrious school of political science.
A story examining the intersection between business and politics in China.
A rich visual charting of the moon landings, and the numerous lunar missions before and since.
A 2010 profile of the former Supreme Court Justice John Stevens, who died this month. In the profile, the noted Supreme Court analyst Jeffrey Toobin describes him as the liberal leader of the court.
In this thoughtful essay, a photographer recounts life on the road with Fan Bingbing, a Chinese film star who caused global headlines in 2018 when she disappeared from public view for several months.
A profile of the celebrated economist Raj Chetty, and his studies of economic (im)mobility at scale.
A deeply troubling account of the agency at the heart of the Mike Pence migrant centre visit and the uproar surrounding it.