Diary of (Not) Excavating a Mass Grave in El Salvador

The country’s lone forensic investigator faces a system designed to keep the bodies buried.

Óscar Martínez

The Journalist Who Plunged Into Central America’s Deadliest Gang Wars

Óscar Martínez reports, with great beauty, on his region’s deepest traumas.

the Editors

These Journalists Dedicated Their Lives to Telling Other People’s Stories. What Happens When No One Wants to Print Their Words Anymore?

As newsrooms disappear, veteran reporters are being forced from the profession. That’s bad for journalism—and democracy.

Dale Maharidge

Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling

Women do better in class and worse on tests—and there are consequences.

Andrew Hacker

Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War?

The US, Russia, China, and others are playing a dangerous game of military provocation. That’s exactly how World War I started a century ago.

Michael T. Klare

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Express My New Gender Presentation Without Buying Into Consumerism?

And another person asks—can I donate welfare dollars to Bernie?

Liza Featherstone

The Democratic Primary Is Not Over Yet

Less than 900,000 Democrats in just four states have cast a ballot. More democracy—it’s a good thing!

the Editors

Why We Need Women in Power

Women legislators tend to promote women’s issues. How do Bernie supporters think we should get gender parity in government?

Katha Pollitt

Christie as Trump’s Veep?

Calvin Trillin

Tina Fey Goes for Drama

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a movie with neither highs nor lows.

Stuart Klawans

Ms. Grief

Out of two new books, Constance Fenimore Woolson emerges as a figure of some dimension in her own right.

Vivian Gornick

Cairo: A Museum of Ghosts

A visit to the Egyptian capital while government crackdowns are forcing many of its writers and artists to find a way out.

Ursula Lindsey

Puzzle No. 3393

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto