THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Degradation in progress’…
What the degraded institution means for America
Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine
America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
Antagonism between the sexes does nothing to address China’s demographic problems
THE NEW STATESMN: The latest issue features ‘After Keir Starmer’…
Can we move past our decade of failure? By Tom McTague
With Marine Le Pen now free to run in next year’s election, France is entering uncharted political territory By Julian Jackson
But he may not want one By Katie Stallard
Andrew is no abberation. None of the royals deserve their moral authority By Oli Dugmore
PROSPECT MAGAZINE: The latest issue features …
Young Britons are locked out of housing and jobs and crushed by the cost of living. Marie Le Conte argues that it’s time they were given back their future. Elsewhere, Alona Ferber visits Israel ahead of key elections and Jen Stout reports from Ukraine
Israel is more divided than ever, perpetually at war, a global pariah— and it’s going to the polls. The alternatives may not offer that much hope
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘Andy Burnham’s path to No 10″…
Andy Burnham is to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, having secured the Labour leadership with the landslide support of his party’s MPs.
The former Manchester mayor is now set to replace Starmer as Labour leader on Friday before walking through the doors of No 10 and becoming prime minister next Monday.
For our big story this week, Daniel Boffey looks at how Burnham charted the route from school politics to No 10, while Jessica Elgot runs through the bulging in-tray awaiting him when he steps into the new role. And Gaby Hinsliff examines how the PM-in-waiting might fare on the global stage, asking whether, unlike Keir Starmer, he has the skills to deal with Donald Trump.
Spotlight | A revolution in ruins
Discontent with Venezuela’s Trump-backed government is mounting as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to the earthquake disaster, writes Tom Phillips
Science | We’re going on a water bear hunt
Scientists hope DNA sequencing tardigrades – tiny yet virtually indestructible creatures – could help us understand the secrets of their superpowers. Patrick Barkham reports
Feature | The battle of the Bell hotel
Tim Burrows visits the town of Epping in Essex to hear from local people about the impact of last year’s far-right protests that centred on a hotel housing asylum seekers
Opinion | The real source of Trump’s power exposed
The Nato summit showed the US president’s willingness to violate all norms, rules and laws – and leave everyone else to pick up the pieces, argues Robert Reich
Culture | Never-ending story
With Christopher Nolan’s take on the Odyssey set to break box office records, Charlotte Higgins asks why a poem from 600BC holds a vice-like grip on pop culture
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features the magic, power and beauty of water, pays tribute to the king of British powerboating and enjoys the Victorian splendour of Scarborough.
Why our water is going down the drain
Investment, organisation and effort can guarantee secure water supplies for everyone in Britain, argues Lord Deben
Kate Green surveys the surging strength of the Severn Bore, the haunting beauty of the flooded Somerset Levels, life on the edge at Dawlish and the capital’s mighty Thames Barrier.
Why every drop counts
People who work with water tell Kate Green and Mary Skipwith why we need to reconnect with our most precious resource
Up with the gulls, to bed with the owl
Patrick Galbraith experiences an eventful day in the life of the ever-changing, but enduringly beautiful Cley estuary in Norfolk
On peak form
Artists such as Turner, Bierstadt and Wolf took painting to new heights with their depictions of mountains, finds Michael Prodger
Let all the world sing
The 2026 BBC Proms promises to be a truly global spectacle, as Henrietta Bredin discovers
The queen of spas
Scarborough in North Yorkshire is the original Victorian seaside resort. Kathryn Ferry charts the development of its spa complex
The Revd Sam Wells’s favourite painting
The St Martin-in-the-Fields vicar chooses a painting where ‘magnificent humanity’ is laid bare
Country-house treasure
John Goodall unearths evidence of Bowood in Wiltshire’s wartime role as a ‘beacon of recovery’
Pooling assets
George Plumptre is charmed by the Anglo-Italian landscape at Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire
The legacy
Agnes Stamp pays tribute to speed merchant Sir Max Aitken, the king of British powerboating
Winging it
Mark Cocker assesses the anti-social antics of the herring gull
Luxury
Jonathan Self ponders the power of fine jewellery and Amie Elizabeth White finds coral for all
Interiors
Arabella Youens visits a kitchen giving a nod to history, and reveals that chequerboard floors are back
Travel
Rosie Paterson is looking for a New England in Nantucket
Arts & antiques
Carla Passino investigates the intriguing tale of ‘Mad Madge’, a pioneer of science-fiction
Truth, lies and somewhere in between
Michael Billington delves into a world of deceit and infidelity
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features Jonathan Blitzer on ICE’s biggest detention center, Zach Helfand on steroids, Jessica Contreras on a family intertwined with A.I., and more.
Under a new proposal, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project on the ground that it didn’t fit the President’s agenda. By Elizabeth Kolbert
A single mom, her two daughters, and the chatbots that fill in the gaps. By Jessica Contrera
On a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design. By Jonathan Blitze
New books, articles, and shows lament a crisis of connection among American men. But the picture of friendship that emerges can feel romanticized and brittle. By Katy Waldman
On the nature of autobiographical memory By Jonathan Weiner
Samuel Clemens is everywhere in Hannibal, Missouri, but is the story the town tells about its favorite son grounded in reality or myth? By Ruth Franklin
The act of rendering plays from Romanian to English has allowed me to discover my family’s past—and myself By Amanda L. Andrei
A 1930s correspondence between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud laid out each man’s views on war and peace By George Makari
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 7.12.26 Issue features Pamela Colloff on the death penalty in Florida; Madelein Schwartz on positive parenting in France; Helen Ouyang on A.I. writing summaries of patient exams for doctors; and more.
In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace.
As positive parenting takes over France, one psychologist’s call for a return to discipline has set off a furious debate. By Madeleine Schwartz
For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them? By Helen Ouyang
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn’t survive once they took power. By David Wallace-Wells
BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Midyear 2026′ – The stock market is full of bargains, including some tied to AI. 45 picks from our panelists.
The AI rally has left many other deserving stocks out in the cold. The case for Expedia Group, Total, Brink’s, and more.
SK Hynix’s U.S. listing has narrowed its valuation gap with rival Micron Technology. The new stock is still compelling.
The accounts can be a good way to fund a grandkid’s retirement, but there are better ways to save for college.
Logitech is reimagining its entire lineup of workplace and gaming devices. Its stock can rally 40%.
By Andy Serwer
Arrival of H5N1 virus on Australian mainland triggers ambitious vaccination program
Colonists likely introduced the disease to a more populous continent than many imagined
New president of the beleaguered National Academy of Sciences discusses its future and the precarious state of U.S. science under Trump
A growing number of theories propose Uranus and Neptune are rocky worlds
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