Chris Smalls

Chris Smalls is at the forefront of the growing American Labor movement. As an Amazon warehouse employee, he was shocked at their lax safety protocols during COVID, as clearly ill...

Ta-Nehisi Coates

In his work as a National Book Award-winning writer and formerly as a National Correspondent for The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates has emerged as an essential voice for our times. During...

Dan-el Padilla Peralta

Dan-el Padilla Peralta was the 2006 Latin salutatorian of Princeton University and has been called “one of the best classicists to emerge in his generation.” He received his Ph.D. in...

Chang-rae Lee

A deeply influential writer about race, class and immigrant life in America, Chang-rae Lee has built a dazzling reputation as “a spellbinder” (The Hartford Courant), “a master craftsman” (The Washington...

Jon Gertner

Jon Gertner is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine, where he writes features on science, innovation and technology. His 2012 book The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the...