Sold for Parts
One of the most dangerous companies in the U.S. took advantage of immigrant workers. Then, when they got hurt or fought back, it used America’s laws against them.
Politics
Reverend Resistance
A profile of Rev. William Barber II, who gave one of the most memorable speeches at last summer’s Democratic National Convention and is now leading the Christian protest against the White House.
Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election.
“There wasn’t anything normal about this.”
"This Is a War and We Intend To Win"
The rise and fall of a violent underground anti-racist group.
Selling Mark Zuckerberg
Making sense of the CEO’s very public tour of America, which feels like a political campaign minus the politics.
Tim Kaine Is Back at His Old Senate job. It’s Never Seemed More Important.
“Sometimes I wake up and think this isn’t happening.”
Blowing Up the Senate
A preview of the “nuclear option.”
The Paranoid Style in American Politics
“American politics has often been an arena for angry minds.”
How Scott Adams Got Hypnotized by Trump
Come to his Dilbert-shaped home. Bite into a Dilberito. Be persuaded on genocide, mental orgasms, and his fellow Master Wizard, the president of the United States.
Trump vs. Congress: Now What?
On the health care failure and what, if anything, comes next.
How Paul Ryan Convinced Washington of His Genius
Rise of the wonk.
Is it Too Late to Save Hong Kong from Beijing’s Authoritarian Grasp?
The city’s radical pro-democracy movement faces a stiff test from Mainland China.
The Strange, Spectacular Con of Bobby Charles Thompson
Donors all over America opened their wallets for his United States Navy Veterans Association. Politicians all over Washington posed for grip-and-grins with him. But not only was he not a legitimate fundraiser for military families—he wasn’t even Bobby Charles Thompson.
A Death in Emergency Room One
How doctors tried, and failed, to save President Kennedy.
Kellyanne Conway Is a Star
A profile.
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency
“In my view, Trump wouldn’t be president if not for Bob.”
The March on Everywhere
The ragged glory of female activism.
Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps?
Sean Spicer and a new era in the briefing room.
The Showman
A profile of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
Camille Paglia Predicted 2017
Yes to Bernie Sanders, Rihanna, and the Real Housewives. No to the pussy hats.
Women in Power
From Medusa to Merkel.
Betsy DeVos' Holy War
A profile of America’s new education secretary.
Department of Justification
Stephen Bannon and Jeff Sessions, the new attorney general, have long shared a vision for remaking America. Now the nation’s top law-enforcement agency can serve as a tool for enacting it.
The Big Data Billionaire Waging War on Mainstream Media
Computer scientist tycoon Robert Mercer is at the heart of a shockingly well-funded propaganda network.
Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War
On what lay behind Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and what lies ahead.
