Illustration by Golden Cosmos

Just over a week ago, Bernie Sanders appeared to be the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Then came some prominent withdrawals from the race, and, on Super Tuesday, the resurgence of Joe Biden’s campaign. David Remnick talks with the political columnist Amy Davidson Sorkin and the historian Michael Kazin about what might happen in the lead-up to the Convention. Joshua Rothman interviews William Gibson. The science-fiction writer, often hailed for his prescience, has imagined a future in which our time is the start of the apocalypse. And Briana Younger visits Thundercat, a bassist, producer, and songwriter who works at the nexus of jazz, pop, and hip-hop.

And Then There Were Two

After Super Tuesday, the Democratic field is narrowed to two, but the Party’s fundamental tension is unresolved. Will it cripple the Party in the general election?

William Gibson on the End of the Future

The science-fiction writer has a rare ability to discern the future by observing the present closely. His new novel suggests that “it’s not looking so good.”

A Visit with Thundercat

Briana Younger talks with the bassist and producer who helped make the Kendrick Lamar album “To Pimp a Butterfly.”