William Finnegan
The New Yorker
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Child Labor Is on the Rise
State legislatures across the country are making it easier to hire minors in low-paid and dangerous jobs. → Read More
Law Enforcement and the Problem of White Supremacy
William Finnegan on the problem of racism and white supremacy in U.S. police forces, its implications at the Capitol riots, and the need for institutional reform. → Read More
Andy Byford’s Last Day with New York’s Transit System
After only two years on the job, the man brought in to revamp the city’s mass-transit system is bowing out, apparently owing to conflicts with Governor Andrew Cuomo. → Read More
Can Beto Bounce Back?
O’Rourke’s Senate campaign created huge enthusiasm, but he has faltered as a Presidential candidate. He’s trying to revive his campaign by meeting every voter he can. → Read More
Kelly Slater’s Shock Wave
William Finnegan writes about the best surfer in history, who made a machine that creates perfect conditions on demand. Will his invention democratize surfing or despoil it? → Read More
Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?
The new president of the New York City Transit Authority wants to make the trains (and buses) run on time. It won’t be easy. → Read More
Can Cyril Ramaphosa Revive the South African Dream?
William Finnegan writes about how Cyril Ramaphosa, Nelson Mandela’s first choice for a successor, may revive the African National Congress and populism in South Africa. → Read More
Is Ending DACA the Worst Decision Trump Has Made?
In terms of immediate human suffering, yes. → Read More
How Should the Trump Administration Respond to the Venezuelan Crisis?
Senator Marco Rubio sees Venezuela as Cuba redux, and he has taken it upon himself to educate President Trump on the issue. → Read More
Is Donald Trump Already Forsaking Coal Country?
William Finnegan writes about how Donald Trump, despite his praise of coal miners on the campaign trail, has instructed the E.P.A. to gut the Clean Power Plan. → Read More
Is Donald Trump Already Forsaking Coal Country?
The symbolic appeal of hardworking, courageous miners is obvious. But Trump’s romance with coal country may be reaching its natural end. → Read More
Taking Down Terrorists in Court
Zainab Ahmad has prosecuted thirteen international terrorist suspects for the American government. She hasn’t lost yet. → Read More
Taking Down Terrorists in Court
Zainab Ahmad has prosecuted thirteen international terrorist suspects for the American government. She hasn’t lost yet. → Read More
President Trump’s Guantánamo Delusion
William Finnegan on Donald Trump’s muddled thinking and falsehoods about Guantánamo Bay, where foreign nationals suspected of terrorism are still held. → Read More
President Trump’s Guantánamo Delusion
William Finnegan on Donald Trump’s muddled thinking and falsehoods about Guantánamo Bay, where foreign nationals suspected of terrorism are still held. → Read More
The Rejection of Andy Puzder
After a career spent inveighing against government interference in his industry, Puzder would have made an unlikely watchdog. → Read More
Dreamers Watch as the Trump Assault Begins
Some of Trump’s supporters have been outraged by each passing day of his Presidency in which DACA has not been eliminated. → Read More
Trump Against the American Worker
Trump has established a pattern of naming bitter foes of federal agencies to head them, or behead them. His Labor Secretary pick is the latest. → Read More
Why Won’t Donald Trump Denounce Sandy Hook Deniers?
The Infowars host—and Trump supporter—Alex Jones contends that the government has orchestrated a number of national tragedies, including the elementary-school shooting. → Read More
Why Won’t Donald Trump Denounce Sandy Hook Deniers?
The Infowars host—and Trump supporter—Alex Jones contends that the government has orchestrated a number of national tragedies, including the elementary-school shooting. → Read More