Our Washington correspondent Susan B. Glasser talks with Representative Zoe Lofgren, one of the House managers in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The historian Jill Lepore looks to the nineteen-thirties—the last time democracy in America seemed so fraught—to glean lessons for our moment. And N. K. Jemisin, one of science fiction’s most celebrated authors, grapples with the deep legacy of racism at the foundation of the genre and in the work of H. P. Lovecraft.
A View of Impeachment from the Capitol
A Washington correspondent assesses the impact of John Bolton’s manuscript on the impeachment process and the President’s success at stonewalling.
Jill Lepore on Democracy in Peril, Then and Now
A historian looks to the nineteen-thirties—the last time democracy in America seemed so fraught—for insights into our moment.
N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft
A celebrated science-fiction author grapples with the genre’s deep legacy of racism.
