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The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change
Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
New York Is Hungry for a Big Grocery Experiment
Small towns have tried public grocery stores. How would they fare in a major city?
Trump Insults America—Again
The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.
The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse
Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.
The Actor Who Documented His Grief—And Shared It With the World
After his wife died two years ago, Richard E. Grant began to film himself talking about his bereavement, creating a remarkable record of life after loss.
Canada’s Terrible New Freedom
This Canada Day, Trump is fueling a very different kind of nationalism.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass
Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America
Surveillance, censorship, detention were things to worry about back home. Now they’re here.
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
A Wartime Diary From Tehran
Dispatches from the Iranian capital under bombardment
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
It Has Pockets!
How Claire McCardell changed women’s fashion
Photos: Europe Swelters Under a Heat Dome
Residents and tourists across Europe have been enduring days of oppressive heat, doing whatever they can to keep cool. On Monday, one region in Portugal reached a record-setting temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The New Old Age
What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late
The Invisibility of Older Women
As they age, women experience less public scrutiny—and entertain a wider set of choices about when and how they are seen.