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Samuel Goldman

Farewell, Mutti

Why Germany's Angela Merkel didn't deliver on what she promised

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Fighting questions from within at Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg is in trouble once again

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Extreme weather hits insurance premiums

And more of the week's best financial insight

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William Falk

Why Denmark beat COVID and the U.S. didn't

In a pandemic, trust in science and government is critical

Speed Reads

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Germany's center-left Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel's bloc

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San Marino residents vote overwhelmingly to legalize abortion

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U.S. wins Ryder Cup by largest margin of victory in recent history

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Pelosi says House will vote Thursday on bipartisan infrastructure bill

September 26, 2021

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Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal

September 26, 2021

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Pfizer CEO expects to submit children's COVID-19 vaccine data to FDA in days

Politics

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Samuel Goldman

Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid

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5 cartoons about Biden's mounting crises

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Germany votes

Germany's center-left Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel's bloc

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infrastructure week

Pelosi says House will vote Thursday on bipartisan infrastructure bill

Crisis at the border

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Briefing

The Haitian migrant surge, explained

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W. James Antle III

Biden's immigration bind

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Jeva Lange

A viral photo and the dark echoes of history

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Haitian migrants

Why thousands of Haitians arrived in Texas on Mexican Independence Day

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Samuel Goldman

Who are America's peers?

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

Culture

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Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

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Damon Linker

Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

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Jeva Lange

The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

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15 books to read this fall

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Business & Tech

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Ryan Cooper

The case for medical price fixing

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

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Ryan Cooper

Facebook's monstrous empire

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Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

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1.a big step

Scientists' 'bombshell' discovery in the 'peopling' of America

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2.privilege revoked

Biden will not shield Trump's records from Jan. 6 probe

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3.Last Night on Late Night

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

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4.at the border

Biden's comments avoid larger immigration issue, critics say

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

6.American influence?

Just how much are 2020 U.S. election conspiracies affecting Germany's own vote?

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W. James Antle III

Democrats are governing like Republicans

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Joel Mathis

Why the Supreme Court's popularity suddenly matters

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

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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Damon Linker

The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Germany's center-left Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel's bloc

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San Marino residents vote overwhelmingly to legalize abortion

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U.S. wins Ryder Cup by largest margin of victory in recent history

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Pelosi says House will vote Thursday on bipartisan infrastructure bill

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