THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.23.26 Issue features Christopher Cox on the fragility of American power grids; Christopher Payne’s images of transformers; Nicholas Casey on people who came to the U.S. and were deported to countries like Eswatini; and more.
What if America Went Completely Dark?
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years. By Christopher Cox
Why Is It So Hard to Build the Thing Our Entire Power Supply Depends On?
Transformers are the linchpin of modern civilization. A single one can take five years to build. Photographs by Christopher Payne
Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet
In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another? By Callie Holtermann
He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free.
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out. By Nicholas Casey
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