Report: As Trump Walks Back Russia Comments, Senate Summons Pompeo for Hearing on Helsinki As Trump Walks Back Russia Comments, Senate ...
As Trump Walks Back Russia Comments, Senate Summons Pompeo for Hearing on Helsinki
The president said he misspoke when he sided with Putin over the U.S. intelligence community, but that may not be enough to quell Republican furor.
Trump’s Treason by Father Complex
When the U.S. president looks at Vladimir Putin, he doesn't see his handler. He sees his dad.
Robert Mueller Is Fighting a War
The special prosecutor's latest indictments prove he's waging more than just a legal battle.
How Venezuela Struck It Poor
The tragic — and totally avoidable — self-destruction of one of the world’s richest oil economies.
Europe Should Call Trump’s Bluff
Spending 4 percent of the EU’s GDP on defense would boost sagging economies and protect the continent at a time when U.S. leadership is lacking.
Who Will Care for the Carers?
As populations age, countries will need ever more primary health workers and aides — jobs robots will never do well. So why do we treat these workers so badly?
Learning to Work With Robots
AI will change everything. Workers must adapt — or else.
Facing the Future of Work
How to adapt to robots, AI, trade wars, and an aging planet.
There’s No Such Thing as a Stable Career
Job insecurity has always been a fact of life. Just ask chimney sweeps, lectors, and telephone operators.
The Occupation as Entertainment
The second season of the acclaimed TV thriller “Fauda” obscures the dark realities of Israeli rule in the West Bank.
A Black Korean in Pyongyang
Ethnic identity is the latest issue to split the two Koreas.
Duterte vs. God
The Philippine president likes to pick fights. But can he win against the Catholic Church?
Israel’s Knesset Is Debating Democracy Itself
A new law before the Israeli parliament would demote Arabic as an official language — and undermine equality.
Trump’s Battle Against Breastfeeding Is a Small Part of a Wider War
With escalating drug prices and growing vaccine paranoia, American populism is taking down the edifice of global public health.
Voices
Strongmen Die, but Authoritarianism Is Forever
It’s reassuring to think authoritarian governments depart with their leaders. It’s also wrong.
India Is Panicking About a Virus Passed by Bat Poop
The Nipah virus is awful. Hysteria makes it worse.
It Still Doesn’t Get Worse Than Afghanistan
From alienating allies to starting trade wars, Trump has made plenty of foreign-policy errors. But his biggest blunder is the one Obama handed him.
Podcasts
When Ronnie Met Mikhail
On our podcast: As Trump sits down with Putin, we look back at a summit in Reykjavik that helped end the Cold War.
Galleries
A Week in World Photos
A pigeon fancier in Afghanistan, migrants in the Mediterranean, and a fire-breathing stuntman in India.
A Week in World Photos
A fiery moon over England, a chess champion in Nepal, and rhino relocation in Kenya.
