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America.

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Who are America's peers?

Why the U.S. has more in common with South America than Europe

A donkey.

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Why Democrats own the debt ceiling debacle

A Tigray child.

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Tigray and the shredding of international law

Twenty years of war have delegitimized the United Nations

President Biden and AOC.

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W. James Antle III

Progressives' obvious way out

Speed Reads

8:41 PM

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FDA authorizes Pfizer booster shots for seniors and high-risk individuals

September 22, 2021

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Sen. Susan Collins a no on abortion rights bill

September 22, 2021

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1 theory as to why Elon Musk hasn't gone to space yet

September 22, 2021

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Republicans handling debt ceiling 'irresponsibly,' says Warren

September 22, 2021

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Kabul's holdover mayor says he finds Taliban 'more tolerant'

September 22, 2021

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Spears cites engagement in pushing to remove father

Politics

A median voter.

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Democrats scare off the median voter

President Biden.

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Why Democrats might lose the old-fashioned way

Policing.

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The quiet return of proactive policing?

The Qanon Shaman.

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The 1887 law that could end American democracy

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President Biden.

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America's Great Game with China

Why the U.S.-China rivalry isn't a new Cold War, but an older form of geopolitics

Culture

Brown and Bob Jones logos.

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Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

An Emmy.

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The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

A tree.

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Feature

15 books to read this fall

Cartoons

Business & Tech

The earth.

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Facebook's monstrous empire

A closed business.

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Feature

Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

American Gothic.

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Is SpaceX's Inspiration4 really an inspiration?

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

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Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman

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1.Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman almost make it through interview without awkwardness

Editorial Cartoon.

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2.Feature

7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

Elizabeth Holmes and James Mattis.

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

Ron Paul and Jesse Benton

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4.Loose ends

Feds charge 2 GOP operatives with funneling Russian's money to Trump campaign

5.boost

J&J: Booster provides 100 percent protection against severe COVID-19

6.biden at the u.n.

Biden: We're moving from 'relentless war' to 'relentless diplomacy'

7.stock up

Biden booster push reportedly prompted in part by supply fears

8.clock is ticking

Progressive congresswoman thinks Pelosi will delay House infrastructure vote again

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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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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vaccination nation

FDA authorizes Pfizer booster shots for seniors and high-risk individuals

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Susan Collins.

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Women's Health Protection Act

Sen. Susan Collins a no on abortion rights bill

Elon Musk.

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only he knows for sure

1 theory as to why Elon Musk hasn't gone to space yet

Elizabeth Warren.

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raise the roof

Republicans handling debt ceiling 'irresponsibly,' says Warren