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President Biden.

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Lessons of a shrinking bill

What the left should learn from the saga of the Build Back Better bill

A taxpayer.

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The punitive turn in tax rhetoric

Taxes should benefit the many, not punish the few

President Biden and Nancy Pelosi.

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W. James Antle III

Biden and Pelosi call progressives' bluff

President Biden and Ebrahim Raisi.

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Iran clearly wants a nuclear deal. Does Biden?

Speed Reads

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Biden unveils $1.75 trillion spending framework

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Romney stages Ted Lasso moment with Sinema

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Morgan Wallen gets 2 AMA nominations but is banned from show

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College students 'smashed' voting records in 2020

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What's inside Biden's $1.75 trillion spending package proposal

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Economy slows to 2 percent annual growth

Politics

Mark Milley.

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The exaggerated threat of hypersonic missiles

Glenn Youngkin.

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W. James Antle III

Actually, suburbanites might like the culture war

An elephant.

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The forgotten history of Republican book banning

Republicans.

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Trump's coalition of terrible men

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Stephanie H. Murray

The other parenting problem

America's fertility decline is about more than money. It's about a society that doesn't like kids.

Culture

Truist Park.

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The Braves' delayed racial reckoning

A snowflake.

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You're offended? So what?

The Haunting of Hill House.

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The 5 words that haunt me at 3 a.m.

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The best 2021 horror movies to watch for Halloween

Cartoons

A mask.

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What is America's COVID endgame?

With cases in retreat and vaccines for children imminent, when can we breathe?

Vaccination.

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Why vaccinating low-risk kids still makes sense

Business & Tech

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There aren't enough rich people for Democrats' 'tax the rich' plan

A help wanted sign.

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If bosses want workers, they have to actually try

The Facebook thumb.

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Why social media can't be regulated like other media

Mark Zuckerberg.

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The real threat to Facebook isn't regulation. It's teenagers.

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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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German testing site.

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1.'simple precautions'

What America can learn from Germany's pandemic response

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5 toons about Bannon's contempt of Congress charge

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3.a costly feast

Why Thanksgiving 2021 could break the bank

Donald Trump.

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The 'Trump app' will be the insurrection on steroids

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The important lesson of Ross Douthat's medical memoir

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W. James Antle III

Joe Manchin is exactly where he belongs

7.Help Wanted

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

8.grocery run

Low-income Americans, food banks struggle amid rising food prices

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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