Sep 28, 2015 Vol 186 No 12

Pope Francis and the New Roman Empire

Failed State
Chaos in Libya has created a dangerous highway for migrants

Multicultural New Zealand Has Melded Spirit And Skill To Create The Perfect Rugby Squad

The Gospel of Bernie
The man who brought fire back to the Democratic Party

Labour’s New Leader Shakes U.K. Politics

Meet the Doctors Fighting to Grant Patients the Right to Die
Trained to preserve life, but seeking to allow some to end theirs on their own terms

Elena Ferrante May Be the Finest Author You’ve Never Heard Of
The anonymous Italian author is becoming an icon

Review: Everest’s Peak Experience Underrates the Mountain
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the new film

Tennis Balls and Trash Give Pablo Picasso Another Dimension
The master’s sculptures arrive at MoMA

Review: Holmes Is Where the Heart Is
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar releases Mycroft Holmes

What the 2016 Candidates Are Selling on Their Websites
As the witty merch goes, so goes the nation

11 Questions With Aberash Bekele
The subject of Angelina Jolie’s new movie talks about her life as a child bride who killed her would-be husband

The Ultimate Air Purifier
Designer Daan Roosegaarde’s ”smog vacuum cleaner” aims to reduce Rotterdam’s growing air pollution.

Chilled

The Migrant Crisis Is a Major Test for European Identity-and Unity

Global Warming’s Comeback
It may not have always felt like it, but global warming slowed in the decade before 2010. Temperatures rose just 0.09°F, down from 0.2°F average growth in each of the six previous decades. Now a new study by the U.K’s Met Office says the ”hiatus” has ended and predicts the next two years will be the hottest on record.

Assessing the Pope at High Altitude

Why Colleges Need Helicopter Parents
Sometimes, backing off is not what a kid needs

Australia’s Game of Thrones

Great 20th Century Migrations
With an estimated 1 in every 122 people on earth now displaced according to the U.N., there are currently more people fleeing violence or persecution than at any other time since World War II. Here’s how the world dealt with previous mass movements of people.

Good Leaders Don’t Have to Be ’Good’

The Syrian Refugee Who Wants to Swim to Salvation in Europe