Matthew Power [1974-2014] was an award-winning freelance print and radio journalist and a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine.

Archive by Publication

Audubon
- Jul 15, 2014 King Bird Jul 15, 2014
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- Feb 15, 2013 Apocalypse 24/7: The Disaster Response Industry's Salesmen of the Apocalypse Feb 15, 2013
Blue
- Jan 1, 2002 Trekking in Tasmania Jan 1, 2002
- Dec 1, 2001 Trainhopping Dec 1, 2001
Christian Science Monitor
- Sep 1, 2004 From a bamboo crisis: innovation Sep 1, 2004
Feed
- Oct 1, 2000 Guerillas in the Mist Oct 1, 2000
GQ
- Nov 1, 2013 What It's Like Being A Drone War Veteran Nov 1, 2013
- Oct 22, 2013 Confessions of a Drone Warrior Oct 22, 2013
- Mar 11, 2013 Excuse Us While We Kiss The Sky Mar 11, 2013
- Sep 14, 2012 ArtPrize: So You Think You Can Paint Sep 14, 2012
- Dec 1, 2006 Q&A with Steven Johnson, author of The Ghost Map Dec 1, 2006
- Jun 1, 2006 Josh Rushing: From USMC to Al Jazeera Jun 1, 2006
- Sep 1, 2005 Q&A with Nathaniel Fick, author of One Bullet Away Sep 1, 2005
Granta
- Jun 1, 2008 The Cherry Tree Garden Jun 1, 2008
Harper's Magazine
- Apr 1, 2012 Slipping Through The Net: Cambodia’s Border War Against Drug-resistant Malaria Apr 1, 2012
- Dec 19, 2009 Ghosts of Wounded Knee Dec 19, 2009
- Mar 1, 2008 Mississippi Drift: River Vagrants in the Age of Wal-Mart Mar 1, 2008
- Dec 1, 2006 The Magic Mountain: Trickle-down economics in a Philippine garbage dump Dec 1, 2006
- Dec 1, 2005 Immersion Journalism: Panning for ratings gold in New Orleans Dec 1, 2005
- Mar 1, 2005 The Lost Buddhas of Bamiyan Mar 1, 2005
- Jan 1, 2005 The Trash Folder: As waste, our computers are not easily erased Jan 1, 2005
- Aug 1, 2004 The Poison Stream: Sacrificing India's poor on the altar of modernity Aug 1, 2004
Heeb
- Jan 2, 2002 Holy Soul Jan 2, 2002
In These Times
- Jun 1, 2003 The Buddha's Teardrop Jun 1, 2003
Interviews with MP
- Nov 1, 2013 What It's Like Being A Drone War Veteran Nov 1, 2013
- Apr 1, 2013 Vagabonding Interview with Matthew Power Apr 1, 2013
- Feb 20, 2013 Longform podcast interview with Matthew Power Feb 20, 2013
- Jan 19, 2007 Interview | Garbage Mountain Jan 19, 2007
Lapham's Quarterly
- Mar 1, 2009 Hostile Takeovers Mar 1, 2009
Maxim
- Jun 1, 2010 M*A*S*H Elevation: 10,000 Feet Jun 1, 2010
Men's Journal
- May 1, 2014 An Epic Motorcycle Trip on Iceland’s Highway 1 May 1, 2014
- Nov 1, 2013 Inside the Coast Guard’s Rescue Swimming School Nov 1, 2013
- Nov 1, 2012 João Silva: An Unbroken Man Nov 1, 2012
- Jul 19, 2012 Mexico's Fireworks Capital Jul 19, 2012
- Jul 1, 2012 Book Review | The Sherpa’s Story: Buried in the Sky Jul 1, 2012
- May 5, 2012 Motorcycle Columbia's Countryside May 5, 2012
- Dec 1, 2011 There Will Be Blood Dec 1, 2011
- Nov 1, 2011 In Pursuit of Peril Nov 1, 2011
- Jun 1, 2009 Lost in the Amazon Jun 1, 2009
- Nov 1, 2008 K2: The Killing Peak Nov 1, 2008
- Sep 1, 2007 The Cult of Chris McCandless Sep 1, 2007
- Jan 1, 2007 Paragliding with Ewan McGregor Jan 1, 2007
- Mar 1, 2006 Dirtbiking South Africa's Coast Mar 1, 2006
- Nov 1, 2005 Extreme Kashmir: Skiing’s Most Dangerous Frontier Nov 1, 2005
- Feb 1, 2005 Rocket Man: Zero Gravity Feb 1, 2005
NPR
- Dec 23, 2003 The Jews of India: A Lost Tribe? Dec 23, 2003
National Geographic Adventure
- Sep 1, 2007 Ghosts on Mt. Kenya Sep 1, 2007
- Jan 1, 2007 Andes: Full Throttle Jan 1, 2007
- Sep 1, 2006 Exploring the New Nicaragua Sep 1, 2006
- Oct 1, 2005 Astride The Dragon’s Back: Trekking foot-first along a remote stretch of China’s Great Wall Oct 1, 2005
- Apr 1, 2005 Diary of a Tsunami Volunteer Apr 1, 2005
- Jan 1, 2005 Lost Highway of the Himalaya Jan 1, 2005
New York Times
- May 25, 2008 Book Review | The Other Half May 25, 2008
- Apr 20, 2008 The Green Issue Apr 20, 2008
- Dec 23, 2007 The Galapagos Islands: Sailing Toward Paradise Dec 23, 2007
- Jul 9, 2006 The Upside: Fresh Air. The Downside: Squirrels. Jul 9, 2006
- May 28, 2006 In Tasmania, a Three-Day Trek Into an Exotic Wilderness May 28, 2006
OnEarth
- Apr 4, 2013 A Treehouse Grows in Brooklyn Apr 4, 2013
- Feb 24, 2013 Can the Chicago River be Saved? Feb 24, 2013
- Jun 1, 2011 Motown Revival? Jun 1, 2011
Outside
- Jan 2, 2014 Blood in the Sand: Killing a Turtle Advocate Jan 2, 2014
- Mar 26, 2013 Sebastian Junger Shoots for the Truth Mar 26, 2013
- Feb 24, 2013 Can the Chicago River be Saved? Feb 24, 2013
- Nov 8, 2012 Far Rockaway: Global Disaster Zone Nov 8, 2012
- May 1, 2012 Book Reviews | Road Warriors May 1, 2012
- Jan 11, 2012 Way Out and Back Jan 11, 2012
- Jun 30, 2009 Hitchhiking in Wyoming Jun 30, 2009
- Feb 1, 2009 Book Review | Lost: A new book tackles the disappearance of famed explorer Percy Fawcett Feb 1, 2009
- Sep 1, 2008 Book Review | Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Sep 1, 2008
Popular Science
- Mar 1, 2005 Technopolis Found Mar 1, 2005
Salon
- Feb 24, 2013 Can the Chicago River be Saved? Feb 24, 2013
Seed
- Sep 23, 2008 Mechanical Generation Sep 23, 2008
Slate
- Feb 1, 2010 User Friendly: Vancouver’s Extraordinary Experiment With Supervised Drug Use Feb 1, 2010
- Jul 1, 2004 Dispatches from Afghanistan Jul 1, 2004
- Jun 3, 2004 Dispatches from Pakistan Jun 3, 2004
The Atavist
- Nov 7, 2011 Island of Secrets: One man’s journey into the rainforest in search of a mysterious tree kangaroo Nov 7, 2011
The Believer
- Jul 1, 2004 The Most Lost Tribe Jul 1, 2004
The National
- Oct 24, 2008 Left Behind: On the Road with Ralph Nader Oct 24, 2008
The Next Big Thing
- Jul 17, 2014 Re:Sound: The Matt Power memorial show Jul 17, 2014
VQR
- Oct 1, 2010 The Solution: Bolivia's Lithium Dreams Oct 1, 2010
- Apr 19, 2008 Charlie Don't Surf Apr 19, 2008
- Jun 19, 2007 One More Martyr in a Dirty War Jun 19, 2007
WNYC
- Jun 1, 2006 WNYC's archive of Matt's radio documentaries Jun 1, 2006
Wired
- Sep 1, 2008 2008 Smart List: Peter Gleick Sep 1, 2008
- Apr 20, 2008 Peak Water Apr 20, 2008