Ian Urbina is the director of the journalism nonprofit the Outlaw Ocean Project. While at the Times, he shared a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.
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Should We Kill Some Wild Creatures to Protect Others?
Where humans have tilted the game in favor of one species, some believe we should cull predators to save their prey. Others think it’s a mistake to pick sides.
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Letter from Israel
How a Palestinian/Jewish Village in Israel Changed After October 7th
Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom was founded on a total belief in the power of dialogue. In the wake of Hamas’s attack and amid Israel’s war in Gaza, a “very loud silence” has fallen.
By Masha Gessen
The Financial Page
The Immigration Story Nobody Is Talking About
The United States does need a more orderly border. It also needs more immigrants, who are critical to the country’s economic strength.
By John Cassidy
Books
When the C.I.A. Messes Up
Its agents are often depicted as malevolent puppet masters—or as bumbling idiots. The truth is even less comforting.
By Daniel Immerwahr