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Jon Lee Anderson

Crime World

The Murder Scandalizing Brazil’s Evangelical Church

Flordelis became famous as a gospel singer, a pastor, and a politician. Then her husband was killed.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Jun 2021 25min Permalink

Science World

Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest

Indigenous people and illegal miners are engaged in a fight that may help decide the future of the planet.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Nov 2019 35min Permalink

Health

The Mystery of the Havana Syndrome

Searching for answers after unexplained brain injuries afflicted dozens of American diplomats and spies.

Adam Entous, Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Nov 2018 45min Permalink

World

The Afterlife of Pablo Escobar

The profits and controversy of posthumous celebrity.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Feb 2018 35min Permalink

Out of the Jungle

Colombia’s FARC guerrillas face a new battle: re-joining society.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker May 2017 20min Permalink

Politics World

Fidel’s Heir

A profile of Hugo Chávez.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Jun 2008 35min Permalink

World

The Devil They Know

A profile of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was sentenced to 50 years today after being convicted of committing crimes against humanity.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Jul 1998 25min Permalink

Politics World

The Revolutionary

A profile of Hugo Chávez, two years into his presidency.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Sep 2001 50min Permalink

Arts World

The Power of Gabriel García Márquez

On Gabo and his complicated role in the country of his birth, Colombia.

Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Sep 1999 50min Permalink

Politics World Travel

Pashean Play

At a dinner party, the author meets one of Afghanistan’s last remaining maskhara — an entertainer, thief and murderer.

Jon Lee Anderson Guernica Sep 2011 10min Permalink