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Tulsa.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre

A century ago this month, a white mob destroyed a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa

An Uber.

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A surge in 'surge pricing'

And more of the week's best financial insight

A donkey.

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The optimistic case for Democrats

They are right to be alarmed about 2024. But despair is premature.

President Biden.

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Biden has an insurmountable challenge in Europe

Speed Reads

June 13, 2021

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In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

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Susan Collins touts user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'

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Israeli parliament approves coalition, Netanyahu out

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Djokovic surges to win French Open

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Is Joe Manchin overlooking a 'middle ground' filibuster solution?

June 13, 2021

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Biden, Putin express openness to cybercriminal exchange

Politics

The Capitol.

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Infrastructure deal breaker?

Political Cartoon.

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5 toons about Harris' immigration stumbles

Susan Collins.

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sunday shows

Susan Collins touts user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'

Joe Manchin.

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lower the threshold

Is Joe Manchin overlooking a 'middle ground' filibuster solution?

A cigar lit with a 1040.

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How to tax billionaire wealth

It's not as complicated as oligarch defenders make it out to be

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Culture

In the Heights.

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Trump lyric cut from In the Heights

Elephants.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Annie Murphy.

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The revenge of the sitcom wife

In the Heights

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summer box office

In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

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Jeva Lange

A brain.

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The lost art of memorization

A flapper.

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Opinion

What will be the flapper dress of the Roaring 2020s?

Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton.

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Analysis

Dakota Johnson, queen of sighs

Robert Pattinson.

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You don't want to be in a movie with Robert Pattinson

Most Popular

Trump rally.

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1.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

Alexei Navalny.

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2.Biden's trip abroad

Biden has 'every intention' of discussing Alexei Navalny during meeting with Putin

Merrick Garland.

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3.department over party?

Why Garland's DOJ is occasionally siding with Trump

Bernie Sanders.

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4.Sounds dope

Bernie Sanders wants to know if cannabis reporter is 'stoned' right now

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

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Bad for Democrats. Good for democracy?

7.those days are over

China's U.K. embassy scoffs at G7

8.Photos

The week's best photojournalism

Cartoons

Latest

In the Heights

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summer box office

In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

Susan Collins.

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sunday shows

Susan Collins touts user tax for electric vehicle 'free riders'

Naftali Bennett.

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changing of the guard

Israeli parliament approves coalition, Netanyahu out

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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