Raffi Khatchadourian became a staff writer at The New Yorker in 2008.
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The Life-and-Death Missions of a Blood Deliveryman
With supply scarce in Lagos, Nigeria, hospitals rely on men with motorcycles to make their deliveries—but the margins for error are razor-thin.
Daily Comment
Why Is the Sea So Hot?
A startling rise in sea-surface temperatures suggests that we may not understand how fast the climate is changing.
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Q. & A.
Why Biden’s Floating Pier Is Unlikely to Meet Gaza’s Needs
A veteran humanitarian on what it will take to feed civilians in the region.
By Isaac Chotiner