Rachel Aviv
Rachel Aviv joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2013. She has written for the magazine about a range of subjects, including medical ethics, psychiatry, criminal justice, and education. Twice, she was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Public Interest, and in 2022 she won a National Magazine Award for Profile Writing. Aviv was a recipient of the Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for her 2022 book, “Strangers to Ourselves,” which the Times named one of the ten best books of the year.
Joyce Carol Oates’s Relentless, Prolific Search for a Self
In more than a hundred works of fiction, Oates has investigated the question of personality—while doubting that she actually has one.
The Tortured Bond of Alice Sebold and the Man Wrongfully Convicted of Her Rape
Anthony Broadwater spent sixteen years in prison and twenty-two more as a registered sex offender. For him and for the author of “The Lovely Bones,” justice is a difficult dream.
Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds
The philosopher, who lives with her husband and her ex-husband, searches for what one human can be to another human.
آیا اصغر فرهادی، برنده جایزه اسکار،ایده فیلم‌هایش را دزدید؟
پس از کارنامه‌ای آکنده از مسائل اخلاقی، این فیلمساز در لحظاتی خطرناک در ایران به محاکمه کشیده شده‌است.
Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas?
At a dangerous moment in Iran, the filmmaker stands accused by one of his former students.
The Victim Who Became the Accused
After a Black female police officer reported that a white male colleague had taken advantage of her sexually, she found herself on trial.
How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student
Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.
The Shadow Penal System for Struggling Kids
The Christian organization Teen Challenge, made up of more than a thousand centers, claims to reform troubled teens. But is its discipline more like abuse?
The German Experiment That Placed Foster Children with Pedophiles
With the approval of the government, a renowned sexologist ran a dangerous program. How could this happen?
How Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory
The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment.
Punishment by Pandemic
In a penitentiary with one of the U.S.’s largest coronavirus outbreaks, prison terms become death sentences.
The Unravelling of a Dancer
Sharon Stern devoted herself to Butoh. Did her mentor lead her down a dangerous path?
What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?
Police departments have become more attentive to officers’ use of excessive force on the job, but that concern rarely extends to the home.
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?
Georgia’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System
A statewide network of schools for disabled students has trapped black children in neglect and isolation.
How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity
Hannah Upp disappears for weeks at a time, forgetting her sense of self. Can she still be found?
What Does It Mean to Die?
When Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead by the hospital, her family disagreed. Her case challenges the very nature of existence.
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.
The Trials of a Muslim Cop
Bobby Hadid joined the N.Y.P.D. after 9/11, to protect his new country. But when he questioned the force’s tactics, his life began to erode.
Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit
DNA evidence exonerated six convicted killers. So why do some of them recall the crime so clearly?
Joyce Carol Oates’s Relentless, Prolific Search for a Self
In more than a hundred works of fiction, Oates has investigated the question of personality—while doubting that she actually has one.
The Tortured Bond of Alice Sebold and the Man Wrongfully Convicted of Her Rape
Anthony Broadwater spent sixteen years in prison and twenty-two more as a registered sex offender. For him and for the author of “The Lovely Bones,” justice is a difficult dream.
Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds
The philosopher, who lives with her husband and her ex-husband, searches for what one human can be to another human.
آیا اصغر فرهادی، برنده جایزه اسکار،ایده فیلم‌هایش را دزدید؟
پس از کارنامه‌ای آکنده از مسائل اخلاقی، این فیلمساز در لحظاتی خطرناک در ایران به محاکمه کشیده شده‌است.
Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas?
At a dangerous moment in Iran, the filmmaker stands accused by one of his former students.
The Victim Who Became the Accused
After a Black female police officer reported that a white male colleague had taken advantage of her sexually, she found herself on trial.
How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student
Mackenzie Fierceton was championed as a former foster youth who had overcome an abusive childhood and won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Then the University of Pennsylvania accused her of lying.
The Shadow Penal System for Struggling Kids
The Christian organization Teen Challenge, made up of more than a thousand centers, claims to reform troubled teens. But is its discipline more like abuse?
The German Experiment That Placed Foster Children with Pedophiles
With the approval of the government, a renowned sexologist ran a dangerous program. How could this happen?
How Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory
The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment.
Punishment by Pandemic
In a penitentiary with one of the U.S.’s largest coronavirus outbreaks, prison terms become death sentences.
The Unravelling of a Dancer
Sharon Stern devoted herself to Butoh. Did her mentor lead her down a dangerous path?
What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?
Police departments have become more attentive to officers’ use of excessive force on the job, but that concern rarely extends to the home.
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?
Georgia’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System
A statewide network of schools for disabled students has trapped black children in neglect and isolation.
How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity
Hannah Upp disappears for weeks at a time, forgetting her sense of self. Can she still be found?
What Does It Mean to Die?
When Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead by the hospital, her family disagreed. Her case challenges the very nature of existence.
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.
The Trials of a Muslim Cop
Bobby Hadid joined the N.Y.P.D. after 9/11, to protect his new country. But when he questioned the force’s tactics, his life began to erode.
Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit
DNA evidence exonerated six convicted killers. So why do some of them recall the crime so clearly?