List of Society articles
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A man plants flowers next to the G-20 logo. It’s Time to Trust the Global South
As Europeans debate who will fill the U.S. role on the world stage, an answer may already be apparent.
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico, on Nov. 17. What the World Missed in the Claudia Sheinbaum Groping Story
The president’s announcement of a crackdown on gender-based violence ignores its drivers.
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Demonstrators gather during a march on International Women's Day in Los Angeles on March 8. The Good News on Women’s Rights
How some countries are quietly advancing progress.
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A woman wearing a headscarf, surgical gloves, and a surgical mask over her face holds up a syringe as she examines it. Slightly out of focus in the foreground is the head of a newborn baby being held by an adult. The baby wears a tiny little hat. How One Vaccine Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Infections
A cheap and practical intervention, given at birth, could save lives in conflict zones and beyond.
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Carmela Medina and Alejandro Carranza, parents of Alejandro Carranza, a Colombian man who allegedly died when the US bombed a boat supposedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean, pose for a photo at their house in Santa Marta on October 21. Why Trump’s Justifications for Drone Killings Fall Short
Whatever the administration says, the U.S. is not actually at war with nonstate actors
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A pile of mostly red flowers rests at the feet of a statue of a soldier. Behind it are the large letters Z and V and graves. The Deathonomics of Putin’s War
“Black widows” marrying soldiers to collect death benefits are symptomatic of society-wide rot.
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A bearded man in a suit at a lectern in front of patriotic bunting. Who the Hell Is James Garfield?
Netflix’s “Death by Lightning” is a reminder that heroic individuals can emerge in trying hours.
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A grid of 12 book covers with 10 smaller and two larger. A Pair of Haunting New Scandinavian Novels
Plus, more international fiction releases.
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A group of people stand arm in arm and sing joyfully. They hold flags that read "No" decorated with a rainbow. How Chile Was Persuaded to Vote ‘No’ to Dictatorship
Revisiting Pablo Larraín’s feature film about the advertising campaign that sent Pinochet packing.
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The signage outside Broadcasting House is seen through the viewfinder of a broadcast camera on Nov. 10, 2025 in London. Trump’s War on the BBC Is Working
The U.S. government has pushed the legendary broadcaster into a nervous breakdown.
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Four women sit on a bench with a young girl sitting between them. All wear colorful patterned dresses. The health worker, second from left, holds an open booklet and gestures at it as she speaks. Ethiopia’s Fight Against Anti-Abortion Propaganda
How Ethiopians are resisting U.S.-backed disinformation on abortions.
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Visitors take pictures with their mobile phones during a performance of the Unitree robot at the Web Summit at Parque das Nações in Lisbon. China Makes a Tech Splash in Portugal
Beijing dabbles in diplomacy at Web Summit.
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Dozens of ostriches stand together on a farm, seen from the shoulder up. Their long necks are parallel to each other; one ostrich in the distance has its head turned to the camera and its mouth open. Canadian Ostriches Have Become Martyrs for the U.S. Right
How a fight over culling birds turned into an anti-government flash point.
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A Russian security officer in a dark uniform and fur hat stands in front of the metal bars of the defendants' cage with a serious expression on his face. Behind him, in the cage, are three men—Sergunin, Liptser, and Kobzev. Sergunin wears a black hoodie, Liptser a white shirt, and the third a blue button-up shirt. The scene takes place in a Russian courtroom; Liptser and Kobzev are craning their necks to see around the guard and into the room. In Putin’s Russia, Even Lawyers Aren’t Safe
Human rights defenders worry that the line between them and the people they represent is beginning to blur.
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Climate-change-fiction-recommendations-homepage2 5 Novelists on Their Favorite Climate Fiction
Sometimes, literature meets the moment better than diplomacy.
