Just a job
Is something fundamentally changing in how Americans think about work? Jonathan Malesic on the causes and consequences of the Great Resignation.
Fury road
What’s behind the convoy of angry truckers wreaking havoc in Canada? Parker Donham on things not being what they may seem—and why Trump-style populism doesn’t work north of the 49th parallel.
We meet again
How are the U.S. and Europe thinking about the Russian threat in Ukraine? Anatol Lieven on how Vladimir Putin could be reviving NATO.
Southbound
Why are black people moving away from America’s Northern cities? Keneshia Grant on the causes and consequences of a new Great Migration.
Left turn
Why are voters across Latin America rejecting right-wing authoritarian populists? Amy Erica Smith on economic inequality, cultural backlash, and a shifting anger with elites.
Under pressure
How did a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany become central to the fate of Ukraine? Anatol Lieven on the intense game of diplomacy going on with Moscow, Berlin, Washington, and Kyiv.
One year later
What really happened on January 6? Seth Masket on the enduring impact of Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
A new geography
How is the pandemic changing who lives where in the world? Richard Florida on the ways Covid-19 has accelerated the widening of existing social divisions.
Freezing
What’s happening in Afghanistan? Benjamin Hopkins on why a humanitarian disaster is imminent and how the country was set up to fail over and over again.
Same as the old boss
Why are elected authoritarians losing public support? Steven Levitsky on how voter frustration is turning against them.
