| Dennis Culhane & Gustav Jönsson

Mother of exiles

A year after record increases in American homelessness, it’s now gone up even more—why? Dennis Culhane on the immigration crisis playing out in U.S. cities.
7 minute read
| Michael Bluhm & Peter Ganong

Too damn high

Why does everything in the U.S. seem so expensive? Peter Ganong on the pandemic, a broken construction sector, and a steep decline in American social mobility.
10 minute read
| Gustav Jönsson & Adam Tooze

Mutually assured

Why is the United States building up so much military capability? Adam Tooze on how America’s great-power rivalries with China and Russia are transforming U.S. priorities.
11 minute read
| Tobias S. Harris & Oliver Mills

Future blues

Why has Japan’s longtime ruling party lost its majority? Tobias S. Harris on political scandals, economic struggles, and a deep loss of public confidence in the country’s institutions.
10 minute read
| Gustav Jönsson & Adolph Reed

Racecraft

What does it mean that more non-white Americans voted for Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election than in the previous two? Adolph Reed on the limits of identity politics.
9 minute read
| Michael Bluhm & Rachel Cleetus

Mind the gap

Why are global greenhouse-gas emissions still rising? Rachel Cleetus on how the use of fossil fuels keeps growing—and outpacing renewable energy.
8 minute read
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