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The Aftermath of a Drug War
A conversation with Bryony Lau, whose investigative reporting on posthumous justice for victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was published in our Drugs issue.
The Courtroom in Caloocan
Survivors of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war are seeking justice for their slaughtered relatives.
The Aquatics’ Revolution
A reclusive Cuban community relies upon water alone as a source of spiritual and medical healing.
The Captagon Capital
How Syria exploited an illicit drug trade to end its political exile.
Amazing Sleeplessness
“From that height, he gazes / not only on geographies / but histories that have come and gone”
Ozempic’s Economic Empire
Novo Nordisk’s success has created extraordinary opportunities for Denmark, but it might also be putting the country’s economy at risk.
The War Against Laughing Gas
Britain’s Conservative Party has begun policing the popular party drug.
Coming of Age
“We’d grown up fast, working away from home, and had had to face the world and all its temptations on our own.”
Notes on the International Lightning Strike Survivor Conference
What is it like to be touched by a lightning bolt?
On Jumhuriya Bridge
“What did scare everyone was what would happen next, after the war. What would it be like when it was all over?”
“I Did Not Want to Be a Product of His Narrative”
A conversation with the Swedish author Elisabeth Åsbrink, whose essay on the end of her fifteen-year friendship with playwright Lars Norén was published in our Debt issue.
The Woman Behind Borges
María Kodama’s fierce loyalty transformed the legacy of Argentina’s most-cherished author.
Marina Fun
“There’s something magical in his movements. A liquid elegance that fills me with murderous rage.”
Poems from “Delicates”
“Traveling in Reverse,” “A Face in the Crowd (Graffiti),” “Subway Map,” and “Bunk Beds”