An Iranian Uprising Led By Women
Mahsa Amini, 22, traveled from her hometown in the province of Kurdistan to the Iranian capital, Tehran, this month. Emerging from the subway, she was arrested for failing to cover her hair modestly e...
28 Syys 202229min
The Great Pandemic Theft
During the pandemic, an enormous amount of money — about $5 trillion in total — was spent to help support the newly unemployed and to prop up the U.S. economy while it was forced into suspension.But t...
27 Syys 202231min
Why Fewer American Children Are Living in Poverty
The high poverty rate among children was long seen as an enduring fact of American life. But a recent analysis has shown that the number of young people growing up poor has fallen dramatically in the ...
26 Syys 202227min
The Sunday Read: ‘The Quest by Circadian Medicine to Make the Most of Our Body Clocks’
The concept of having a “body clock” is a familiar one, but less widespread is the awareness that our body contains several biological clocks. Understanding their whims and functions may help us optim...
25 Syys 202254min
'The Run-Up': The Republic
In kicking off the midterms, Joe Biden talked about American democracy as a shared value, enshrined in the country’s founding — a value that both Democrats and Republicans should join together in defe...
24 Syys 202246min
The Pastors Being Driven Out by Trumpism
Evangelicals make up about a quarter of the population in the United States and are part of the nation’s largest religious group. But lately the movement is in crisis.The biggest issue is church atten...
23 Syys 202241min
Putin’s Escalation of the War in Ukraine
In a speech on Wednesday, President Vladimir V. Putin said that he would require hundreds of thousands more Russians to fight in Ukraine — and alarmed the West by once again raising the specter of nuc...
22 Syys 202221min
How Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard
Last week, nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants showed up, without warning, on the wealthy island of Martha’s Vineyard.Their arrival was the culmination of a monthslong strategy by two of the United States’ ...
21 Syys 202233min
