This Conversation With Richard Powers Is a Gift
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ There are certain conversations I fear trying to fit into a description. There’s just more to them than I’m …
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Let Water Go Where It Wants to Go
For more than 20 years, I have been studying the historical ecology of New York City and thinking about what it means for the city’s future, and …
It’s Never Too Late to Publish a Debut Book and Score a Netflix Deal
“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. Jocelyn Nicole Johnson …
At Great Dixter, Getting Your Hands Dirty Is the Point
We were well into the sixth hour of another 10-hour day, our small band of gardeners laboring to find the tiny nodules on a plant stem, cut the …
This Fjord Shows Even Small Populations Create Giant Microfiber Pollution
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago chilling halfway between the Nordic country and the North Pole, is known as much for its rugged beauty as its …
Biden Versus the Rip Van Winkle Caucus
Political reporting often portrays progressives as impractical and intransigent, unwilling to make the compromises needed to get things done …
The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.
Recently, on the anniversary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the American Civil Liberties Union set out to pay tribute to her pro-choice heroism …
Bolsonaro’s wife was vaccinated during their visit to New York for the U.N.G.A.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s proudly unvaccinated president, is contending with more fallout from his visit to New York last week to speak at the …
Activision to pay $18 million settlement over workplace misconduct.
The video game publisher Activision Blizzard said Monday that it would pay $18 million in a settlement with a federal employment agency that …
Winner but Not Chancellor — Yet. The Race to Replace Merkel
BERLIN — For a moment it felt like he was already chancellor. AsOlaf Scholz stood on the stage surrounded by euphoric followers chanting his name …