This Fjord Shows Even Small Populations Create Giant Microfiber Pollution
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago chilling halfway between the Nordic country and the North Pole, is known as much for its rugged beauty as its …
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Biden Versus the Rip Van Winkle Caucus
Political reporting often portrays progressives as impractical and intransigent, unwilling to make the compromises needed to get things done …
The A.C.L.U. Errs on R.B.G.
Recently, on the anniversary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the American Civil Liberties Union set out to pay tribute to her pro-choice heroism …
Bolsonaro’s wife was vaccinated during their visit to New York for the U.N.G.A.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s proudly unvaccinated president, is contending with more fallout from his visit to New York last week to speak at the …
Activision to pay $18 million settlement over workplace misconduct.
The video game publisher Activision Blizzard said Monday that it would pay $18 million in a settlement with a federal employment agency that …
Winner but Not Chancellor — Yet. The Race to Replace Merkel
BERLIN — For a moment it felt like he was already chancellor. AsOlaf Scholz stood on the stage surrounded by euphoric followers chanting his name …
Maps show where Merkel’s party lost ground: everywhere.
Germany’s mainstream conservatives, long the dominant force in the country’s politics, suffered the worst defeat in their history in the election …
Why We Can’t Quit Muhammad Ali
In the opener to his 1949 essay, “Reflections on Gandhi,” George Orwell writes, “Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved …
How a Princeton Economist Teaches Resilience
An oak is strong. A reed is weak. But in a terrible storm, the oak is uprooted and the reed survives. Markus Brunnermeier, an economics professor …
Why Haitians in Chile Keep Heading North to the U.S.
SANTIAGO, Chile — Phalone had managed to make ends meet since moving from Haiti to Chile in 2013, and working as a hairdresser in a small town …