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RE “LONG DIVISION” [Nov. 16]: The rift that needs to be healed is the rural-urban divide as symbolized by the nation’s political map. The Democrats’ solution of abolishing the Electoral College is about winning the national contest but does nothing a

IN NORMAL TIMES, THE STATE OF GEORGIA IS HOME to one of the 10 largest economies in the country. While it trails giants like New York and California, its economic might still registers at least twice as large as nine of its Southern neighbors’. And i

A rocket's historic voyage ON NOV. 15, SPACEX’S FALCON 9 ROCKET LIFTED OFF FROM Cape Canaveral for its first fully operational mission—54 years, to the day, after U.S. astronauts Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeas

A trio of breeders pooled funds to purchase a 6-month-old Texel lamb with “all the best genetics,” as British newspaper the Guardian reported, at an auction in Scotland in August. The price? Nearly $490,000. Charles Herbster, chairman of President Tr

THE DENSE KELP FOREST OFF THE SOUTHERN tip of South Africa is home to some of the earth’s most diverse sea life, including sharks, rays and, once upon a time, a common octopus that has just had an uncommon run as the star of the Netflix documentary M

Texas-based grocery chain H-E-B usually spends November preparing for the city of Houston’s annual Thanksgiving parade. But this year—with tens of thousands of Texans fighting COVID-19 infections and millions of Americans still out of work—that parad

AT ALA MOANA BEACH PARK, NEAR DOWNTOWN HONOLULU, lifeguard Mo Freitas is ready for the water to get a bit more crowded. When Hawaii Governor David Ige in March instituted a mandatory two-week self-quarantine for anyone coming to the state, the move e

FOR FOUR YEARS, Donald J. Trump has kept both U.S. foes and allies off-balance with his “America first” approach to global politics. For a world that had grown accustomed to the U.S. as rule-maker rather than rule-breaker of the international order,

Weeks after the votes were counted and winner named, two realities are clear. First, Donald Trump is growing increasingly unhinged in his quest to retain his grip on power. Second, only conservative media can prevent vast segments of the GOP base fro

THIS YEAR ON MY MOTHER’S BIRTHDAY, IN OCTOBER, I WOKE up from one of many dreams I’ve had about her since her death. I’d been sitting with family and friends in my grandmother’s backyard, our lawn chairs scattered across a carpet of sun-dappled grass

PlayStation’s new Spider-Man: Miles Morales game was uniquely positioned to respond to our current moment. Instead, its creator Insomniac bends over backward to avoid any nuanced conversation about racism in policing. While there’s lots to love, like

THE WEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC FIRST CAUGHT UP WITH NEW York City ER physician Jane Kim in April. After spending weeks caring for seriously ill patients, she learned of four deaths among her “work family.” Three died of the virus, another from suicide. H

NOTHING ABOUT THE CURRENT COVID-19 EXPLOSION SHOULD COME AS A SURPRISE. AS THE VIRUS SPREAD THROUGHOUT SUMMER AND FALL, EXPERTS REPEATEDLY WARNED WINTER WOULD BE WORSE. They cautioned that a cold-weather return to indoor socializing, particularly aro

VACCINES NORMALLY TAKE DECADES TO DEVELOP and test, but two COVID-19 shots, from Moderna and Pfizer (in partnership with BioNTech), have gone from nonexistent to about 95% effectiveness in 10 months. Public-health officials and governments now have t

WE ARE AT WAR WITH A VIRUS THAT IS CURRENTLY KILLING Americans at the rate of two 9/11s a week—by Christmas it could be three. If 1,000 Americans were dying each day in a war, we would act swiftly and decisively. Yet we do not. The virus is winning.

THE SUN HAS BARELY RISEN ABOVE THE GLASSY surface of Long Island Sound. A breeze sweeps over an island half a mile from the Bronx where 15 workers watch a backhoe remove the layer of soil that separates a mass grave from the outside world. There are

TO FIND THE MOST FAMOUS MUSICIAN IN UGANDA, SIMPLY PUNCH HIS NAME INTO UBER. If you follow directions to Bobi Wine Residence or Bobi Wine Road, you’ll eventually find yourself on a rutted mud track that winds through the remnants of an old banana pla

Yakima CBX Solar A camping trip no longer means going completely off the grid with Yakima’s new CBX Solar rooftop cargo box. Topped with durable Sunflare solar panels, the $1,299 carrier is equipped with two USB ports and can power your campsite on a

REALISTIC FICTION SHORT STORIES SUSPENSE + ALTERED WORLDS HISTORY + POLITICS MEMOIR + ESSAYS SOCIETY + SCIENCE ANNE ENRIGHT A daughter attempts to untangle the past of her mother, a revered star of the stage and screen. Enright undercuts the glamour