List of Society articles
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A police officer wearing a reflective vest holds up her hand to halt an oncoming truck on a multi-lane highway beneath a cloudy gray sky. When the World Closed Its Doors
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the ease with which governments shut borders offers worrisome lessons.
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A grid of 12 book covers showing new fiction releases The Novels We’re Reading in January
From dystopian Korea to colonial Taiwan.
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A refugee from the war in Sudan carries her belongings after arriving at a transit center for refugees in South Sudan on Feb. 13, 2024. Can the World Do Anything About Conflict in 2025?
A conversation with the International Crisis Group’s Comfort Ero.
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Mark Zuckerberg is seen from an angle as he sits in front of a microphone while testifying in a Senate hearing chamber. Zuck wears a black suit and dark tie. Mark Zuckerberg’s Geopolitical Free Speech Gambit
The Meta CEO’s U.S. political changes will have complicated global consequences.
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Vladimir Putin wears a white medical lab coat as he takes a newborn baby from a mother handing it to him. The baby is wrapped in a yellow blanket and the mother wears a floral robe or dress, smiling as she supports the baby's neck with one hand. Putin's posture is slightly stiff as he holds the baby carefully. The Global Right Is Fighting Against Real Families
A narrow vision of the patriarchal household drives politics from Budapest to Washington.
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Richard Nixon interviewed by French journalist Ivan Levai during the radio show "Expliquez-vous" in Paris on April 20, 1980. When the Press Stood Up to the President
The Pentagon Papers case shows how brave media owners must be in moments of political turmoil.
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Men, most of them from Syria, queue for lunch at the initial reception facility for migrants and refugees on Oct. 5, 2023 in Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany. Do Syrian Refugees Still Exist?
Europe seems determined to deport citizens of Syria’s new regime.
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Protesters chant during a demonstration against a new law banning LGBTQ "propaganda" in schools in Bulgaria, in Sofia on Aug. 7, 2024. Why Is the EU Turning a Blind Eye to Bulgaria’s Anti-LGBTQ Law?
Discriminatory legislation is an early sign of democratic backsliding.
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A demonstrator in a yellow-green vest holds up a banner with Trump's face on it. The U.S. Can’t Afford to Be a Bad Neighbor
Trump’s policies threaten to alienate U.S. partners in the Americas—and Washington stands to suffer.
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A bulldozer is seen atop a pile of rubble. How the Bulldozer Became a Symbol of Modi’s India
Is it a protector of Hindu identity or a tool for extrajudicial violence?
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An illustration shows three tiers of classes, working class on the lowest with a bike messenger, a construction worker, a hotel worker, and a waiter; the second tier shows the professional-managerial class with a doctor, a graduate, and a man with a briefcase; the top layer shows two men golfing. Between them is a Donald Trump in a champagne coupe. America Is Locked in a New Class War
Money and education no longer explain voting patterns.
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An illustration shows fraying technology cables with a tiny white flag resting on the lone strand still connected Can Technology Save a World Hurtling Toward Disorder?
It’s the exact wrong moment in history for nations to stop cooperating—but AI might yet help us.
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The shadow of a long clawed hand is seen over a woman's shocked face. Is the New ‘Nosferatu’ Making a Political Statement?
An update to the German silent film, which plundered Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” grapples with its own reactionary origin.
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Iraqi fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces stand next to a painted Islamic State flag as smoke billows from a building in the distance. The Islamic State Is a Franchise Now
Many plots inspired by the group depend on rudimentary, low-tech methods.
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A man pulls a man on a mattress on a rubble-strewn street. Why Are We Ignoring Human Rights Criticism of Israel?
Major international organizations condemn Israel’s conduct in Gaza—and they’re not getting enough attention.
