Trouble at the N.R.A., and the Green New Deal on the Rise

Illustration by Golden Cosmos

A former N.R.A employee speaks out about the organization’s financial practices, which could prove problematic in the murky waters of nonprofit law. Two advocates of the Green New Deal—a young activist championing the cause, and a veteran of climate politics in Washington—consider what it would take to actually pass such legislation. And The New Yorker’s Patty Marx learns firsthand that conducting an orchestra isn’t a skill to be mastered overnight.


The N.R.A.’s Financial Mess

New documents shed light on the gun group’s financially destructive business relationships.


The Young Activists Championing the Green New Deal

Varshini Prakash, a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, says there’s no choice but to strive.


Obama’s “Climate Czar” on the Odds of a Green New Deal

No one knows better than Carol Browner how hard the fight for environmental legislation will be.


Patty Marx Conducts an Orchestra

A longtime staff writer tries out an altogether different career.