Jun 30, 2014 Vol 183 No 25

The End of Iraq

Carbon Rules Show Bad Arithmetic
Why the numbers in the President’s Clean Power Plan don’t add up

The Middle East’s Unlikely Alliances
Here’s a breakdown of who is siding with whom as the success of the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has led to new ties between former foes in the region

Tibet’s Slow Burn
Ever greater numbers of Chinese value Tibet’s religion and culture. But their government still treats it as a subversive region to be subdued

Twilight of the Hunter
Struggling with extreme poverty, a community of Inuit in northern Canada fights for survival ・by hunting threatened polar bears

Harley Davidson Goes Electric
Will this battery-powered hog help the famed cyclemaker grow beyond aging boomers?

Joe Manchin: The Outlier
The West Virginia Senator went to D.C. to get stuff done. Oh well

Sting’s Shipyard Serenade
After a decade devoid of new songs, Sting writes a musical about his youth

Chart Attack: Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith
Two soulful Brit crooners on the rise

All About Yves.
Two biopics of the great French designer approach the runway

Not Doing My Business
I found out what actually happens at most hotels’ abandoned business centers

10 Questions with Saroo Brierley
At the age of 5, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train. A quarter-century later he found his way home, using the Internet

Pop Chart

Children at the Border
An exodus from Central America tests the U.S.

The Changing Lives of Teens
Kids have cut some risky behaviors--and picked up others

The Net Flicks
Team Brazil fares better than it has in decades at the World Cup

Milestones

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