Apr 25, 2016 Vol 184 No 15

Nepal’s Man-Made Disaster

What Today’s Democrats Can Learn from Bill Clinton’s Crime and Welfare-Reform Bills
Hillary Clinton’s campaign could use a strong dose of politically incorrect truth telling

A Debt We All Must Pay

Hard Times for David Cameron

Inside the Booming Smuggling Trade Between Venezuela and Colombia
An economic crash and tight currency controls have created a booming market to smuggle gasoline and other goods from Venezuela to Colombia

Exclusive: Janet Yellen Talks Transforming the Fed
In a TIME-exclusive interview, Yellen says she is focusing on Main Street not Wall Street and dusting off the Fed’s mandate to regulate

Review: Sing Street Honors the DIY Spirit
John Carney痴 new film is set in 1985 Dublin

Lost In Translation
The look of emojis varies widely across platforms--and leads to miscommunication, per a new study from the University of Minnesota. Here, a few of the most divergent emojis by (clockwise from top left) Apple, Google, Microsoft and LG.

The Self-Filling Water Bottle
It isn’t commercially available yet, but the solar-powered Fontus is making a splash on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Here’s how it works.

How El Ni Heats the Globe

How Income Affects U.S. Life Spans

Bridging Borders
King Salman of Saudi Arabia and Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi agreed April 8 to build a long-planned bridge across the Red Sea to connect the two countries. The $1.7 billion project joins a list of ambitious attempts to build cross-border bridges.

Review: Andrew Dice Clay’s New Sitcom Is Abrasive for No Reason
Dice, the comedian’s latest, airs on Showtime

The Great Barrier Reef Is Under Attack
El Ni and climate change loom

Big Business Should Learn from the Rust Belt

Review: A Battlefield Memoir From an Interrogator
Eric Fair’s Consequence

Baltimore Looks for Hope a Year After Freddie Gray’s Death
Violence persists as police try to restore trust with black communities

The Obamacare Quirk That Is Fueling the Opioid Epidemic
Patient survey questions about pain management are leading hospitals to prescribe potentially dangerous drugs

Trump and Sanders Have Tapped Into a Dangerous紡nd Wrong泡nti-Trade Sentiment

Can Ride Apps Really Solve America’s Traffic Woes?
Carpooling research could shape the commute of the future

For the Record

10 Questions With James McBride
The National Book Award winner and musician talks soul, stupidity and Kill’Em and Leave, his new biography of James Brown

How Things Get Messy When I Take My Boss Act Home
What do my kids think I do for a living? Fire people

Pop’s Biggest Stars Are Reviving the Album by Reinventing It
Surprise releases by the likes of Beyonc・and Rihanna have changed the music industry

Rise of the 善lyscrapers・
Wood is making a comeback as a building material with the development of engineered timber, an eco-friendly alternative used in ”plyscrapers” around the world.

Review: Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book Is a Wild Tale for a Digital Age
CGI animals talk, sing, saunter, slink and slither

The Biggest New Sounds on Broadway
From Shuffle Along to She Loves Me

A New Book Asks, 羨re You There, Allah? It’s Me, Cindy・
It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel tells a story of growing up Muslim in America

How America Got Hooked on Guns

Why a Woman May Not Be on the Front of the $10 Bill
America rallied around the idea of a woman for the $10 bill. But what if Hamilton fans stick her on the back?

The GOP’s Plan to Look Past the Presidency-and Win Congress
Senate and House seats are up for grabs

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