The logic of ‘woke capitalism’
Why are major corporations embracing progressive politics? Neil Malhotra on the business challenge of placating elite stakeholders without alienating consumers.
The Russians are here
How did Moscow pull off the biggest hack ever into the U.S. government? Dmitri Alperovitch on how a new way of doing old business from the Kremlin has exposed major weaknesses in American cyber defenses.
It’s always there, it always wins
What’s behind America’s combative new approach to its authoritarian rivals?
Metaphor of the year
What would one ship stuck in the Suez Canal have such consequences for global trade?
The Pandemic Handicap
Will school closures have lasting social effects?
Freedom money
Could Bitcoin become a global liberation technology? Alex Gladstein on the democratic promise of the world’s first decentralized digital currency.
Old Elite, New Story
Why are exclusive private schools taking up the language of social justice?
Our Man in Paris
Why does the U.S. rejoining the global climate accord matter?
Influencers Rush In
Is contemporary social-justice activism really a new religion? Leigh Stein on the secular trappings of spiritual longing in a connected world.
Delusions, lies, and voting rights
Are U.S. voting-rights reforms a partisan ploy? Jessica Huseman on the politicization of an ironic myth.
