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Shelter storm
Why the record number of homeless people in the U.S. last year? Dennis Culhane on the reasons in and out of plain sight.
Great expectations
Why did South Africa’s post-apartheid leadership finally lose its majority? Hussein Solomon on the problems of turning a liberation movement into a governing party.
The 27 musketeers
Why can’t Europe’s leaders agree about Europe? Mujtaba Rahman on their disunity in facing the continent’s biggest political and security problems.
Trade War II
What’s at stake in the massive global surge of Chinese high-tech exports? Alice Han on how Beijing’s economic strategy is driving increasing political tension across the West and beyond.
Quantity of life
Why are birth rates around the world dropping? Jennifer Sciubba on a transformative global shift in culture and values.
Left over
Why are farmers taking to the streets in Europe’s cities? Matthias Matthijs on decreasing food prices, increasing climate regulations, and a disappearing way of life.
Nowhere to hide
Why do U.S. sanctions now reach into nearly every country in the world? Abraham Newman on global interdependence, economic choke points, and unanticipated consequences.
