A Reporter at Large
Escape from Khartoum
A family of nineâs desperate attempt to find safety in Sudan.
By Nicolas Niarchos
Twelve Migrants Sharing a Queens Apartment
In New York City, a shadow economy helps new arrivals find a place to sleep. Sometimes itâs just a bed and a curtain.
By Jordan Salama
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
By Sarah Stillman
How Police Let One of Americaâs Most Prolific Predators Get Away
When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
By Ronan Farrow
The End of Children
Birth rates are crashing around the world. Should we be worried?
By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texasâs Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The story of a powerful spiritual alliance.
By Lawrence Wright
The U.S. Militaryâs Recruiting Crisis
The ranks of the American armed forces are depleted. Is the problem the military or the country?
By Dexter Filkins
Britainâs Foreign Secretary Braces for the Second Trump Age
David Lammy used to be an arch-critic of Donald Trump. Can he deal with the new Administration and reset the U.K.âs relationship with the E.U. at the same time?
By Sam Knight
How Religious Schools Became a Billion-Dollar Drain on Public Education
A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state.
By Alec MacGillis
On TikTok, Every Migrant Is Living the American Dream
Many people from the Andes have settled in New York. They face tremendous difficulties, but their online posts glamorize their lives, drawing others northward.
By Jordan Salama