Editors’ Picks
Park Politics: The U.S. National Park Service and the Myth of Untouched Wilderness
In the aftermath of the U.S. National Park Service’s centennial celebration, the organization is grappling with a history of exclusion.
The New Face of Immigrant America: Welcome to Jackson Heights
Director Frederick Wiseman’s portrait of a neighborhood reveals the new multiculturalism of the American immigrant experience.
The New Dark Age of Medicine
“Although previously unthinkable, the day when antibiotics don’t work is upon us.” —Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, M.D., Center for Disease Control and Prevention
License To Kill: Duterte Clashes with the UN on Human Rights
The United Nations has called Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s support for extra-legal death squads a “license to kill.”
Back from the Brink: The Quest to Save the Bald Eagle
Thanks to scientists and policymakers, the bald eagle is no longer an endangered species. Can its success be extended to other animals in danger?
Paul Manafort: Friend to Tyrants. Washington Insider. Nothing Unusual.
Paul Manafort resigned last Friday after new revelations about his connection to Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine. But Yanukovych is not Manafort’s first dictator, and Manafort is not Washington’s first insider with dangerous international ties.
History and Horror: Nations Struggle with Relics of Evil Past
Will Osama bin-Laden’s compound be turned into a playground? Arvin Anoop covers the controversy surrounding the al-Qaeda founder’s former home and takes us through what other countries have done with problematic landmarks.
Olympic Fencer Makes History in Hijab
Ibtihaj Muhammad chose fencing so that her hijab wouldn’t stand out from behind the mask. Now, with a bronze medal in Rio, she embraces the attention and hopes to serve as a role model.