Zooey Zephyr and the Illiberal Decorum of Montana’s Christian Right In a state that once considered itself a political outlier, the legislature barred a transgender representative from its floor. Will encroaching extremism seize the last best place? May 9, 2023 The New Yorker Wins Its First Peabody Award, for “Reeducated” The virtual-reality documentary and interactive feature bring viewers inside a secret Chinese detention camp in Xinjiang. May 9, 2023 Inside the Hush-Money Payments That May Decide Trump’s Legal Fate Years of interviews with potential witnesses provide insights into the Manhattan D.A.’s case. April 6, 2023 The New Yorker’s Jia Tolentino Wins a 2023 National Magazine Award The staff writer was honored Tuesday for columns and essays about the repeal of Roe v. Wade. March 28, 2023 “In the Dark,” the Acclaimed Investigative Podcast, Joins The New Yorker and Condé Nast Entertainment As part of its expansion into long-form audio journalism, the magazine is now home to the award-winning series’ first two seasons and will release its third. March 9, 2023 An Abandoned American Hostage Finally Makes It Home After more than two years of neglect by the Trump and Biden Administrations, Mark Frerichs describes how he survived Taliban captivity in Afghanistan. March 8, 2023 The Lingering Mystery of the Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial The jury reached a guilty verdict in less than three hours, but for many observers the human element of the story didn’t quite add up. March 7, 2023 How the Government Cancelled Betty Ann’s Debts For a ninety-one-year-old law-school graduate, the Department of Education discharged more than three hundred thousand dollars in student debt. Could relief be that simple? February 23, 2023 A Murder, a Confession, and a Fight for Clemency Trevell Coleman killed a man in 1993. More than a decade later, he turned himself in—has he been punished enough? December 22, 2022 The Pressure Increases on Sam Bankman-Fried The government claims that his company was engaged in fraud from the start. If that’s correct, was he dishonest or deluded, or both? December 16, 2022