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Writers

Jonathan Mahler

New York Is Back. Now It Has a Second Chance.

The city is beating the pandemic. Can it also recover from decades of division and neglect?

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Jun 2021 45min Permalink

Best Article Politics

The Fog of Rudy

On Rudolph Giuliani and the enduring power of shamelessness.

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Jan 2020 35min Permalink

Best Article Politics Media

Planet Fox

How Rupert Murdoch’s empire of influence remade the world.

Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg New York Times Magazine Apr 2019 1h20min Permalink

Business

The Case for the Subway

The subway built New York City. Now it might destroy it.

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Jan 2018 35min Permalink

Politics World Media

What Do We Really Know About Osama bin Laden’s Death?

The possibilities and limits of investigative reporting.

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Oct 2015 25min Permalink

Sports

The Coach Who Exploded

A profile of former Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice, who was fired in April after a video of him berating players went viral.

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Nov 2013 25min Permalink

Business

Now That the Factories Are Closed, It’s Tee Time in Benton Harbor, Mich.

After decades of failed revitalization strategies, a town of 10,000 tries another.

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Dec 2011 30min Permalink

The Fragile Success of School Reform in the Bronx

Ramón González’s middle school is a model for how an empowered principal can transform a troubled school. But can he maintain that momentum when the forces of reform are now working against him?

Jonathan Mahler New York Times Magazine Apr 2011 40min Permalink