The Week | All you need to know about everything that matters

President Biden.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7gzx { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7gzy { display: none !important; }

It's the virus, stupid

Why the Democrats should pivot to COVID

Nancy Pelosi.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h00 { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h01 { display: none !important; }

Pitfalls of going big

Why the Democrats' grab-bag approach to budget reconciliation could cost them everything

The German flag.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h03 { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h04 { display: none !important; }

2 big takeaways from the German election

A Hollywood strike.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h06 { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h07 { display: none !important; }

How a pending Hollywood strike involves you

Streaming services demand endless content, and film industry working conditions have deteriorated so production keeps up

Speed Reads

8:52 PM

.polaris__article-card--date { display: none; } .polaris__article-card--date.no-script { display: block; } September 28, 2021

South Korean military says North Korea fired 'unidentified projectile' into sea

September 27, 2021

.polaris__article-card--date { display: none; } .polaris__article-card--date.no-script { display: block; } September 27, 2021

California will now send ballots to all registered voters for every election

September 27, 2021

.polaris__article-card--date { display: none; } .polaris__article-card--date.no-script { display: block; } September 27, 2021

Senate Republicans block bill to avert government shutdown

September 27, 2021

.polaris__article-card--date { display: none; } .polaris__article-card--date.no-script { display: block; } September 27, 2021

Just 1 in 5 voters would blame GOP for a debt default

September 27, 2021

.polaris__article-card--date { display: none; } .polaris__article-card--date.no-script { display: block; } September 27, 2021

Germany's next governing coalition could be determined by 3rd- and 4th-place parties

September 27, 2021

.polaris__article-card--date { display: none; } .polaris__article-card--date.no-script { display: block; } September 27, 2021

Gloria Allred speaks out following R. Kelly conviction

Politics

Donald Trump.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0j { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0k { display: none !important; }

The unimportance of Trump's incompetence

Angela Merkel.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0m { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0n { display: none !important; }

Farewell, Mutti

Iron Dome.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0p { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0q { display: none !important; }

Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid

A California mail-in ballot.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0s { display: none !important; }

voting rights

California will now send ballots to all registered voters for every election

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0w { display: none !important; }

Subscribe

The Week Magazine

Escape your echo chamber with The Week and get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Subscribe & Save

America.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0x { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h0y { display: none !important; }

Who are America's peers?

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

Culture

A jack o' lantern.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h14 { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h15 { display: none !important; }

October is Hollywood's new June

Joshua Ferris.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h17 { display: none !important; }

Feature

6 book recommendations from Joshua Ferris

Brown and Bob Jones logos.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h19 { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1a { display: none !important; }

Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

A man being burned at the stake.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1c { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1d { display: none !important; }

Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Mark Zuckerberg.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1s { display: none !important; }

Feature

Fighting questions from within at Facebook

A wildfire.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1u { display: none !important; }

Feature

Extreme weather hits insurance premiums

Pills.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1w { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1x { display: none !important; }

The case for medical price fixing

Mark Zuckerberg.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h1z { display: none !important; }

digital nation-state

The case for treating Facebook as a 'hostile foreign power'

Most Popular

Political Cartoon.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h29 { display: none !important; }

1.Feature

5 cartoons about Biden's mounting crises

Footprints in sand.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2b { display: none !important; }

2.a big step

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

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2d { display: none !important; }

3.Last Night on Late Night

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

Joe Biden.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2f { display: none !important; }

4.privilege revoked

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

5.Feature

7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

6.at the border

Biden's comments avoid larger immigration issue, critics say

7.American influence?

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

8.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2k { display: none !important; }

W. James Antle III

Democrats are governing like Republicans

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2s { display: none !important; }

Feature

A short history of The Week

Week covers.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2u { display: none !important; }

Feature

20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2w { display: none !important; }

Photos

The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

A computer.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2y { display: none !important; }

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h2z { display: none !important; }

The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

Latest

File footage of a North Korean missile launch airs on South Korean TV.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h35 { display: none !important; }

all eyes on north korea

South Korean military says North Korea fired 'unidentified projectile' into sea

8:52 PM

A California mail-in ballot.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h37 { display: none !important; }

voting rights

California will now send ballots to all registered voters for every election

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h39 { display: none !important; }

breaking news

Senate Republicans block bill to avert government shutdown

Capitol building.

.imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599xrku3f7h3b { display: none !important; }

pay your bills

Just 1 in 5 voters would blame GOP for a debt default