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A thermometer.

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The cost of climate inaction

What's really at stake with Biden's climage change agenda

JD Vance.

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W. James Antle III

J.D. Vance's race tests 2 theories of Trumpism

Donald Trump.

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The 'Trump app' will be the insurrection on steroids

The truth about TRUTH

A hundred dollar bill.

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James Pethokoukis

Will Democrats give up tax hikes to save the world?

A carbon tax could be the answer to Democrats' endless negotiation woes

Speed Reads

October 22, 2021

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Cinematographer on Baldwin film reportedly pushed for safer set conditions

October 22, 2021

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Facebook whistleblower alleges company wanted to avoid 'fight' with Bannon

October 22, 2021

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The 'economics of global warming' are different in Russia

October 22, 2021

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Bosom Buddies and Newhart star Peter Scolari dies at 66

October 22, 2021

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SCOTUS agrees to hear Texas abortion law challenges

October 22, 2021

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Baldwin expresses 'shock and sadness' over cinematographer's death

Politics

President Biden.

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Trump wouldn't be quiet. Biden should be.

President Biden.

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Democrats' months of dithering

Donald Trump.

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Memento mori, Donald Trump

Biden administration members.

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W. James Antle III

The Biden administration's sloppy supply chain spin

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Wes Anderson.

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The French Dispatch is a film for readers

It's time for Wes Anderson to win a screenwriting award

Culture

A jumping mascot.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

A television.

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Stop letting COVID infect TV

A gardener.

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Bonnie Kristian

The soil of fairy tales

A scale.

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The upside of urban decline

Cartoons

A Biden voter.

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Michael Arceneaux

Is Biden taking Black voters for granted?

The president is failing some of his most ardent supporters. Here's what he could do better.

Business & Tech

A pack of Facebook.

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Facebook prepares to use Big Tobacco's 1 weird trick

The pledge of allegiance.

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Facebook can be its own country when it gets an army

President Biden.

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Biden's insulting sales pitch

A container ship.

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Briefing

The supply chain fiasco

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Samuel Goldman

America.

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Opinion

Who are America's peers?

Brett Kavanaugh and a protester.

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Opinion

The consequences of judicializing abortion

Critical Race Theory.

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Opinion

Losing the education wars

Sci-fi art.

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Opinion

Let science fiction be weird again

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Joe Manchin.

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1.he said, he said

Manchin clarifies he offered to become an independent if it helped Democrats

President Biden.

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Democrats' months of dithering

Joe Biden

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3.state of play

What's on the chopping block in spending package negotiations

Police truck drives in Haiti

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4.Dirty business

Haitian gang asks $17 million ransom for abducted U.S. and Canadian missionaries

5.Help Wanted

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

6.No Joe

Senate Republicans block Joe Manchin's voting rights bill

7.'it's time'

NYC to impose vaccine mandate for all city workers

8.'we will be ready'

What makes Biden's vaccination plan for young kids different

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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A short history of The Week

Week covers.

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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