Encounter - Intelligencer

encounter July 31, 2020

Lezley McSpadden Is Still FightingSix years ago, her son Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson. The officer has faced no charges.

By Mosi Secret

encounter July 21, 2020

‘We Saw This Problem Coming’Lauren Underwood, the youngest Black woman to ever serve in Congress, on remote legislating during a pandemic.

By Rebecca Traister

encounter July 6, 2020

Two Weeks With Rachel Noerdlinger, the Movement’s PublicistFrom Bill de Blasio’s City Hall to George Floyd’s memorial service.

By Lisa Miller

vision 2020 June 22, 2020

Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November?Marc Elias, the Democrats’ top election lawyer, sees the potential for disaster.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

encounter June 2, 2020

‘I’ve Been Black a Long Time’: Marching With Jumaane WilliamsNew York City’s public advocate knows how to protest — and talk to cops. (He’s also wondering where the mayor is.)

By James D. Walsh

encounter May 26, 2020

The Woman Tasked With Saving the Subway Is Still Commuting on ItSarah Feinberg took over the city’s transit in a state of emergency – and controversy.

By Irin Carmon

encounter Mar. 5, 2020

Super Tuesday With Steve Kornacki, MSNBC’s Wonk Superman“He has not stopped. He has not eaten. He’s only been drinking water for the past 18 hours.”

By Jen Chaney

encounter Mar. 4, 2020

The Twin Blockchain Entrepreneurs Who Dream of “Digital Air Jordans”Forecasting the future of art collecting with Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster.

By Benjamin Wallace

encounter Sept. 13, 2019

Among the Moderate Chic at Bari Weiss’s Book PartyThe embattled Establishment assembles to celebrate the Times op-ed columnist’s book on anti-Semitism.

By BORIS KACHKA

encounter Aug. 29, 2019

The 26-Year-Old Lawyer Whose First Two Clients Were Epstein and El ChapoMariel Colón Miró was just out of law school and answered an ad on Craigslist. Next thing she knew she was bonding with El Chapo.

By James D. Walsh

encounter Aug. 21, 2019

A Tennis History Lesson With the Oldest Living Grand Slam Champ“You could travel the world and live like a king. And you didn’t make any money,” says 95-year-old Vic Seixas.

By Reeves Wiedeman

encounter Aug. 2, 2019

At the Fortnite World Cup With the Game’s Youngest Star YetH1ghSky1, a.k.a. 12-year-old Patrick Bragaru, is too young to compete in the tournament, but still has plenty of fans.

By Brian Feldman

encounter July 23, 2019

A Lobster Dinner With the ‘Billionaire Heiress’ Chair of the Manhattan GOPAndrea Catsimatidis, self-described “business bombshell, jet-setter, NYC native, and footballer” on the limits of idealogical purity.

By Olivia Nuzzi

encounter June 24, 2019

Marianne Williamson Makes a Case for a Recovery PresidencySixty-eight minutes with the self-help guru – and 2020 dark horse – who sees “both sides” on vaccines.

By Amy Larocca

encounter Apr. 28, 2019

David Brooks Takes a Look Inside His SoulWhat does he see?

By Lisa Miller

encounter Mar. 31, 2019

Tom Steyer Isn’t Ready to Give Up on ImpeachmentThe billionaire Democratic megadonor is still trying to win over whomever he can.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

encounter Feb. 3, 2019

Talking With Lana Marks, Who’s Ready to Ditch Palm Beach for PretoriaTrump’s nominee for ambassador to South Africa wowed the president by throwing the perfect Mar-a-Lago wedding.

By Tish Durkin

encounter Jan. 27, 2019

Hiding Out With the Stand-up Comic Who Could Put Roger Stone in PrisonRandy Credico seems to be a key witness for Robert Mueller against longtime frenemy Roger Stone. But he’s scared as hell.

By David Freedlander

encounter Jan. 21, 2019

Shaun King on Relaunching The North Star and His Online PersonaThe controversial activist asks, “What would Frederick Douglass do?”

By Amos Barshad

encounter Dec. 9, 2018

Sherrod Brown Has a Blueprint for America 2020Is looking this rumpled a path to the presidency?

By Gabriel Debenedetti

encounter Nov. 11, 2018

Barbara Lee Talks Iraq, Poverty, and Getting a Seat at the Table“When I’m in the room and nobody else that looks like me is in the room, it makes a big difference,” says the House’s lefty conscience.

By Rebecca Traister

encounter Sept. 5, 2018

Letitia James on Her Battle to Be New York’s Next Attorney GeneralThe onetime shoo-in worries that anti-Establishment fervor will undo all her dues paying.

By David Freedlander

encounter July 6, 2018

Knocking on Doors With Julia Salazar, the Next DSA Candidate Hoping for an UpsetLike Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Salazar is a 20-something Latina Democratic Socialists of America member taking on a centrist Boomer Democrat.

By Christian Lorentzen

encounter May 30, 2018

The Face of Birthright Israel Is Speaking Out Against the Prime MinisterTalking to Charles Bronfman about Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, and the embassy move.

By Lisa Miller

select all Feb. 4, 2018

Talking Basement-Dwellers With Reddit’s New Favorite Philosopher12 Rules for Life author Jordan Peterson is a sudden celebrity as a tough-love self-help guru.

By Max Read

select all Jan. 5, 2018

Playing Bar Trivia With HQ’s ScottWhat makes someone a “Quiz Daddy” as opposed to a mere game-show host?

By Max Read

encounter Dec. 27, 2017

Touring ESPN With Jemele Hill, SportsCenter Anchor Turned Liberal Hero“There are times when certain things are happening in this world and I truly couldn’t care less about Jerry Jones’s fight with Roger Goodell.”

By Reeves Wiedeman

encounter Nov. 28, 2017

Daniel Ellsberg Is Still Thinking About the Papers He Didn’t Get to LeakThe man who released the Pentagon Papers is back with a new book, The Doomsday Machine.

By Andrew Rice

encounter Aug. 23, 2017

Surveying Post-Bloomberg New York With Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan DoctoroffThe self-described “creature of the suburbs” helped remake this city, in some ways, for his own maximum personal comfort.

By Carl Swanson

encounter June 27, 2017

Talking Trump and Tennis With Susan Rice“I’m trying to keep my theories to myself until I’m ready to come out with them. It’s not because I don’t have any.”

By Michael Tomasky

encounter May 14, 2017

Eric Schneiderman on Keeping Trump in Check and Maybe Investigating Russian Ties“If it’s hard to get checks on the presidency from Congress, we’re going to try to fill that space.”

By Andrew Rice

encounter Feb. 5, 2017

Heading to the Airport With the New York Times’ ISIS ExpertRukmini Callimachi discusses the travel ban, her refugee past, and extremists’ reactions to Trump.

By Andrew Rice

encounter Nov. 3, 2016

Hanging Out in Brooklyn With Jeremy Lin, 4 Years After LinsanityThe borough’s newest resident has become a Net and a Marvel superhero.

By Reeves Wiedeman

encounter Oct. 16, 2016

Shopping at the Grove With Ryan Lochte, Who Just Got His First Credit CardOne month into his Olympic suspension, six weeks into Dancing With the Stars.

By Jessica Pressler

encounter Aug. 21, 2016

The Uber Lobbyist Who Wants to Take Down Bill de BlasioBradley Task may be the mayor’s most avid enemy.

By Simon van Zuylen-Wood

encounter June 14, 2016

Gary Johnson Takes His #NeverTrump Pitch to Times Square“People see the light, sooner or later. I have faith in the American public.”

By Mark Jacobson

encounter May 18, 2016

The Hare Krishna Leader in the Age of LululemonRadhanath Swami visits the East Village, where it all began.

By Carl Swanson

select all Feb. 24, 2016

DJ Khaled Talks Snapchat Stardom, Major Keys, and Knowing Your They“I always tell myself I gotta be inspired by myself.”

By Allison P. Davis

encounter Jan. 10, 2016

Loretta Lynch Isn’t Giving In to FearThe attorney general is much like her boss: She refuses to freak out.

By Marin Cogan

select all Nov. 2, 2015

Crusoe the Blogging Dog Just Might Be the World’s Most Perfect CelebrityHow’s life for a dachshund who made it big? Anything but rough.

By Jessica Pressler

encounter Oct. 18, 2015

Talking Hillary and Trump With Michael DukakisA man who learned the hard way that politics sometimes means dealing with trash.

By Marin Cogan

encounter Sept. 21, 2015

This Activist Thinks Politics Needs More MoneyOtherwise, how will Dan Backer stop Hillary?

By Marin Cogan

encounter Aug. 26, 2015

Waiting for Novak Djokovic With Tennis Great (Turned Coach) Boris BeckerOn the eve of the U.S. Open, he’s playing mind games with Roger Federer and relishing being back on the circuit.

By Peter de Jonge

encounter July 28, 2015

Henry Blodget Is in the Middle of Another Tech Boom, With a New Product to SellBusiness Insider spinoff Tech Insider will focus on a niche while also trying to appeal to a larger audience with posts about “where tech meets life.”

By Jessica Pressler

encounter July 2, 2015

At the Batting Cage With the Woman Bringing a Sneaky Feminism to Fox SportsKatie Nolan, the mouthy, funny Garbage Time host, takes a few whacks at Chelsea Piers softballs and meathead fans.

By Jessica Roy

encounter May 17, 2015