The Future of Europe
As President Trump meets with other western leaders in Europe, the spirit of democratic cooperation we’re used to in NATO summits is gone. But it’s not just Trump. Populist movements around Europe are...
13 Heinä 201846min
Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?
“Humanity is now in the midst of its fastest-ever period of change,” writes Ed Yong in the July/August issue of The Atlantic. Urbanization and globalization mean pathogens can spread and become drug-r...
6 Heinä 201859min
The View from the Border
Outrage over families separated at the border has reached a fever pitch. Social media is awash with images of undocumented migrants held in cages, sounds of children crying for their parents, and vira...
21 Kesä 201849min
Being Black in America Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Nationwide, black Americans live three years less than white Americans. In places with a history of segregation, that life-expectancy gap can be as much as twenty years. Staff writer Olga Khazan joins...
15 Kesä 201847min
The North Korea Summit
Two of the world’s most volatile heads of state—Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump—have moved in the span of a year from trading insults to trading fawning letters. Now, they're days away from the first mee...
8 Kesä 201837min
A White House Troll ‘Owning the Libs’
A new generation of political activists have grown up more interested in provoking outrage from their fellow citizens than in winning them over. Among the most influential exemplars of the genre is St...
1 Kesä 201853min
Is the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Past Solving?
The decades-old dispute between Israelis and Palestinians seems to be at a new low these days. Two American-born writers – an Israeli author and a Muslim journalist – join editor-in-chief Jeffrey Gold...
25 Touko 201856min
Happy Mueller-versary
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has been the focus of headlines and cable news for a full year now. Despite his seemingly leak-proof team, speculation and anxiety swirl around the inqui...
18 Touko 201850min
