THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (January 27, 2025): The latest issue features Kadir Nelson’s “Messenger” – The city’s ubiquitous winged creatures can be an unexpected source of inspiration.

Trump’s Attempt to Redefine America

The effect of the President’s executive orders was to convey an open season, in which virtually nothing—including who gets to be an American citizen—is guaranteed. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

Inside the Fight Against a Los Angeles Inferno

A reporter embeds with wildland firefighters during one of the deadliest blazes in California history. By M. R. O’Connor

A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons

Mazen al-Hamada fled Syria to reveal the regime’s crimes. Then, mysteriously, he went back. By Jon Lee Anderson