Soul Survivor
A profile of Aretha Franklin.
David Remnick
Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War
On what lay behind Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and what lies ahead.
Obama Reckons With a Trump Presidency
The White House after Election Day.
Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker
An artist at the end of his life.
Putin Dreams of Empire
What U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul has seen in Russia since he arrived two and a half years ago.
The New Inferiority
On the decline of America.
Going the Distance
A profile of Barack Obama as he turns toward the finish line.
City of the Lost
Life inside Za’atari, a camp for Syrian refugees just across the Jordanian border, where “the dispossession is absolute. Everyone has lost his country, his home, his equilibrium. Most have lost a family member or a friend. What is left is a kind of theatrical pride, the necessary performance of will.”
Danse Macabre
On Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, its uncanny knack for reflecting changes in Russian politics and culture, and the recent acid attack on its artistic director.
The Party Faithful
The rise of Israel’s far right.
We Are Alive
A profile of Bruce Springsteen.
Exit Havel
A portrait of Czech President Václav Havel as he left office.
The Wanderer
Traveling with President Clinton.
The Dissenters
On the future of the liberal Israeli newspaper Haartez.
