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Blocs.

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Downfall of the anti-populists?

Why Joe Biden's governing problem is a global one

Kyrsten Sinema.

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Kyrsten Sinema's poll numbers should terrify her

President Biden.

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Why Biden's team is pushing for a death penalty he won't execute

The Supreme Court.

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Biden's SCOTUS commission gives Democrats a rallying cry

Speed Reads

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Netflix reportedly fired organizer of trans employee walkout

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Why the FDA panel's booster greenlight was actually a 'bad meeting' for Johnson & Johnson

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DOJ to ask SCOTUS to block Texas abortion ban

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Clinton reportedly walking around, and 'joking with hospital staff'

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British officials mourn death of MP David Amess

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Arizona attorney general flaunts nunchuck skills

Politics

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Academic freedom, attacked left and right

European politicians.

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The European right is in retreat

Vaccination.

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Bonnie Kristian

Should the CDC hide unverified vaccine data?

A donkey.

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Democratic disaster in Virginia

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Culture

Adele.

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An ode to Adele's hands

A gardener.

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Bonnie Kristian

The soil of fairy tales

A scale.

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The upside of urban decline

Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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How censoring RBG adds to our misinformation problem

Cartoons

Fantasy.

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The 4 fantasies dominating American politics

Our political flights from the rigors of reality

Business & Tech

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Help Wanted

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

President Biden.

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Biden's Christmas crunch

President Biden.

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Biden's plan to snoop in your bank account

Elon Musk.

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Will Elon Musk turn Texas blue?

Industry.

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The case for spending our way through inflation

Eggs.

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The answer to inflation isn't more government spending

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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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Jimmy Fallon and Madonna

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1.'Life is not just about interviewing kitties'

Madonna makes Jimmy Fallon sweat, remove coat in 'disturbed' interview

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2.Help Wanted

The American 'Great Resignation' by the numbers

Apple airpods.

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3.a new wearable

Apple exploring health upgrade for AirPods

President Biden.

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Biden's Christmas crunch

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Biden's plan to snoop in your bank account

6.updates

Task force shifts advice on aspirin use for preventing heart disease and strokes

7.Last Night on Late Night

Late night hosts joke about Raiders ex-coach Jon Gruden's offensive emails

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Democrats have a race problem. It's not what they think.

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

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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