Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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03/22/2022
Opinion: Xi, Putin and Trump: The Strongmen Follies
The last five years have been a master class in comparative politics, because something happened that we’d never seen before at the same time: The world’s three most powerful leaders — Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump — each took drastic steps to hold on to power beyond their designated terms of office.
03/22/2022
‘OK Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late
A growing chorus of young people is focusing on climate solutions. “‘It’s too late’ means ‘I don’t have to do anything, and the responsibility is off me.’”
03/14/2022
Novel Malaria Treatment for Children Receives First Approval
The single-dose medication, for treatment of a particular form of malaria, is a new weapon in the war against the deadly illness.
03/17/2022
35 companies sign on to produce generic versions of Pfizer’s Covid pill
Thirty-five manufacturers around the world have signed agreements to produce generic versions of Pfizer’s Covid pills and sell them inexpensively in 95 lower-income countries that together are home to more than half the world’s people.
03/15/2022
Inside the High-Stakes Race to Test the Covid Tests
Researchers in Atlanta have helped the federal government evaluate dozens of Covid tests and pioneer a new model for developing novel diagnostics.
03/15/2022
Opinion: In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected
Every war brings surprises, but what is most striking about Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine — and indirectly against the whole democratic West — is how many of the bad surprises, so far, have been for Putin and how many of the good surprises have been for Ukraine and its allies around the world.
03/15/2022
Her Video Spurred Changes in Women’s Basketball. Did They Go Far Enough?
Sedona Prince’s viral TikTok from the 2021 N.C.A.A. women’s tournament led to a gender equity review in college basketball and to changes in the women’s event.
03/17/2022
Four Opinion Writers on the War: ‘Putin’s Final Cards Are Very Far From Played’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the refugee crisis in Eastern Europe are intensifying as the war enters its fourth week.
03/15/2022
‘No-Code’ Brings the Power of A.I. to the Masses
A growing number of new products allow anyone to apply artificial intelligence without having to write a line of computer code. Proponents believe the “no-code” movement will change the world.
03/17/2022
Opinion: This Is Why Autocracies Fail
Joe Biden correctly argues that the struggle between democracy and autocracy is the defining conflict of our time. So which system performs better under stress?
03/14/2022
Covid restrictions prevented dengue in hundreds of thousands of people in 2020
Public health measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 had an unintended consequence across Latin America and Southeast Asia in 2020: Dengue virus infections were prevented in hundreds of thousands of people, according to a study published in The Lancet this month.
03/05/2022