Surfing the Embargo Roads and Kingdoms’ Alexa van Sickle braves sea urchins, jagged rocks, and myopic U.S. foreign policy to surf Havana’s Calle 70 break.
A Black Panther Guide To Algiers In the early 1970s, Algeria’s dictatorial president offered a home to revolutionaries from all over the world. Perhaps the most famous recipient of his generosity was the Black Panther “Minister of Information,” Eldrige Cleaver.
A Death in the Winelands Among the vineyards and fruit farms of South Africa’s Western Cape, the mysterious death of a farmworker reveals a violent history. Read More
The Ministry of Miraculous Recoveries: A Ukrainian Quadruple‑Amputee’s Fight for Veterans’ Rights Vadym Svyrydenko lost everything on a frigid battlefield in Ukraine. Now the war’s only quadruple amputee is tackling the veteran crisis.
From Lithuania, with love In February 2015, a cryptic email reached correspondent Ann Cooper from around the globe and across 28 years. It would pull her back into one of the most extraordinary reporting jobs in her career.
Life, Death, and Democracy in Brazil The assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco shocked the world. It may ensure black feminism is a national force at the Brazilian ballot box.
The Burrata Brothers Vito, Paolo, and Angelo Dicecca have traveled to more than 60 different countries in total—in an unwitting effort to show the world that good mozzarella is more about craft than country.
Run, Iman, Run: One woman’s journey to ISIS and back Iman Muzaeva recounts what it was like to live as an ISIS wife, first in Raqqa, then in Tal Afar—and how she finally mustered up the courage to run away.
An Elegy for Karachi’s Empress Market The dismantling of Karachi’s markets and informal shops isn’t just robbing the city of its soul. It threatens the survival of the very people that make it a city.
The Rebel Saint of South Sudan After 30 years of service in Sudan, often defying her superiors’ orders, a remarkable Indian nun is forced to ask herself whether she’s made any difference at all.
Lebanon’s Rave Revolution Lebanon’s protests are the largest and most ambitious in 15 years. Anthony Elghossain reports on the why, the how, and what went down in Beirut.
California’s Forage Wars In Mendocino County, these “guerilla gatherers” risk fines and jail time to keep food culture alive.
Caravan to the Unknown Photographers documenting the movement of Central American migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border share images of the people leaving everything they’ve known behind for the possibility of asylum in the United States.
Fighting for land in Guatemala Feeding global demand, palm-oil plantations in Guatemala have created a cycle of poverty—and conflict.
Multi‑Frame: Q&A with Sarah Palmer Photographer Sarah Palmer on her process, blending images at Trump rallies, and accessing Celine Dion without a press pass.
Under Every Yard of Sky: Q&A with Sebastian Meyer R&K’s Cengiz Yar speaks to photographer Sebastian Meyer about his new book “Under Every Yard of Sky,” Iraqi Kurdistan, and how to condense ten years of work.
Unbylined: A Q&A with a Yemeni Fixer Adel Al-Hasani, a Yemeni journalist, is helping foreign reporters cover the war in his country.
Netted by Politics: a Fisherman’s Dilemma in the South China Sea The geopolitical struggle between China and the Philippines has strangled Filipino fishermen’s access to some of their richest fishing grounds Read More
Planting the Future Deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, an organization called Yakum is seeding a better, cleaner, greener future for the indigenous Siekopai
A Death in Harlem After losing her grandmother to COVID-19, marketing executive Tamika Hall then had to take over for vanishing hospice services in Harlem and help lead her father to the best death she could.
Electioneering on the Eve of the Virus Nathan Thornburgh and photographer Shane Carpenter were in New Hampshire last month for their longterm reporting project on the state’s odd presidential primary. In hindsight, it looks more surreal than ever.
Zoltan Istvan: The Transhumanist Candidate This week on The Trip podcast: Zoltan Istvan has come from the future with a message New Hampshire doesn’t want to hear.
Eva Castillo: Manchester Defender This week on The Trip podcast: Eva Castillo on Presidential politics and immigrant advocacy in New Hampshire in the time of Trump.
Tom Tillotson: The Midnight Voter This week on The Trip podcast: Drinking baijiu with Tom Tillotson in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
Ghosts of Tokyo: A Q&A with Barry Yourgrau An author brings his flair for the fantastic to old Tokyo.