Of unknown origin
The weekend despatch: Russia’s answer to the WHO about the mysterious death of a young researcher. Why outsiders have to take Moscow’s word for it. + Who’s John Congleton?
In the air
- What happened inside a Siberian plague lab? Standpoints from Svetlana Shipilova, Andrew Weber, and Filippa Lentzos.
From the files
- Why does America cut Moscow slack while threatening France and Germany? Nicholas Mulder on how Washington can still pressure its allies but no longer its rivals.
Features
- Is the West cracking up? Georgios Varouxakis on why a feud over who speaks for democratic civilization shows its staying power.
Books
- What’s the U.S. Federal Reserve really up to? Will Bateman, The Fiscal Fed: How the US Central Bank Funds Government.
Music
- Who’s John Congleton?
- & New tracks from Greg Freeman, Boundary, The Womack Sisters, Lo Moon, & Two Shell.
+ Weather report
- A tropical storm carries five months of rain into the California desert …
