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The folly of a new constitution

A progressive experiment goes off the rails

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

How the insane housing market is a product of our policy choices

A GOP trap.

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The GOP sets an infrastructure trap

Mitch McConnell and Stephen Breyer.

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McConnell's memo to Breyer

The Republican leader all but confirmed what will happen if the liberal justice waits to retire

Speed Reads

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Monica Lewinsky signs producing deal

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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters blasts Zuckerberg, turns down offer

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Long COVID might be a bigger problem than researchers thought

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McCarthy vows to remove Omar from committee if GOP retakes House

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Publishing houses 'wary' of Trump memoir

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Former executive: Amazon intentionally limited promotions for hourly workers

Politics

Donald Trump.

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Briefing

The return of the Trump rally

The Supreme Court.

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Bonnie Kristian

SCOTUS deals blow to sentencing reform

The Capitol.

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Why a 55-vote filibuster won't work

Donald Trump

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'radioactive'

Publishing houses 'wary' of Trump memoir

President Biden.

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Bonnie Kristian

Biden's war on the press

Not much has changed from the days of Trump

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Culture

Stephen Colbert

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Last Night on Late Night

Stephen Colbert gleefully returns to a live studio audience

Annie Murphy.

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The revenge of the sitcom wife

In the Heights.

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Trump lyric cut from In the Heights

Raven Leilani.

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Feature

6 book recommendations from Raven Leilani

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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

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Bonnie Kristian

SCOTUS deals blow to sentencing reform

In the Heights

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In the Heights has a disappointing box office debut

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Bernie Sanders.

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4.Sounds dope

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

5.department over party?

Why Garland's DOJ is occasionally siding with Trump

6.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

7.breaking

Danish soccer star reportedly awake after on-field collapse

8.that'll do for now

Biden says he's 'satisfied' with G7's final stance on China

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Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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A short history of The Week

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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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Monica Lewinsky.

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Monica Lewinsky signs producing deal

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Roger Waters

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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters blasts Zuckerberg, turns down offer

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solving covid

Long COVID might be a bigger problem than researchers thought

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A GOP trap.

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The GOP sets an infrastructure trap

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