Sep 5, 2016 Vol 188 No 9

The Secrets of Super Siblings

India’s Economic Engine Has a Rocky Road Ahead

We’re Working Harder Than Ever, So Why Is Productivity Plummeting?
Most economists believe American blue and white collar workers alike are firing on all cylinders. Why that hasn’t translated in a boost in global productivity

What Donald Trump Knew About Undocumented Workers at His Signature Tower
He has long denied knowingly using undocumented workers to demolish the building that would be replaced with Trump Tower

Akhil Reed Amar: How Hillary Clinton Is Like Alexander Hamilton
The author of The Constitution Today extols the relevance of a document so essential that he carries three copies

Sexism Is Over? Give Me a Break.
A summer of harassment and misogyny-big and small-shows how far we have to go

The New Transplant Revolution
A rise in transplants that improve lives rather than save them is filled with promise and ethical dilemmas

The First Task for Donald Trump’s New Campaign Chief: Manage the Candidate

The Benefits of Friendship With Hillary Clinton

Nigeria Wages War on “Indiscipline”

Donald Glover Doesn’t Care What You Think Anymore
The actor-writer talks about tackling race in his new show, those Star Wars and Spider-Man rumors and ignoring the haters as Childish Gambino

Review: The New Ben-Hur Is Mildly Exciting At Best
You can never be sure what this $100-million spectacle is trying to be, or exactly whom it’s for

Review: Barack and Michelle’s First Date, Imagined, in Southside with You
Inspired by fact, the film shimmers with warmth

Review: Edgar Ramirez Makes a Dazzling Roberto Duran in Hands of Stone
The real fighting spirit is there in Ramirez’s eyes

This Is Why Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Will Get Away With Murder
A culture of impunity protects him in the way it does many Philippine politicians

Can Virtual Reality Help People Manage Pain?

This Just In

Quick Talk with Clea DuVall
The actor, 38, wrote and stars in her directorial debut, The Intervention, a dramedy about a group of friends who gather for a weekend to try to persuade two unhappily married pals to divorce.

A New Wave of Miniseries Lends Clarity to a Muddled Medium
The Best Limited Series field is the richest category at the Emmy Awards

Milestones

A Taste of a Carless Future
This summer Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, became the latest city to ban cars from the roads on select days, joining a global movement by cities grappling with car-related fatalities and worsening air pollution.

For the Record

Where Rio Goes from Here

Talk May Be Cheap, But It’s Humanity’s Best Asset
A review of Tom Wolfe’s new nonfiction book, The Kingdom of Speech

Pop Chart

You’ll Cry Until You Laugh at Amy Schumer’s New Book

The Bright Side of Darker Emotions

Europeans Cooling on NATO

‘Smart’ Tattoos

The Hidden History of Books

What You Said About …

Frank Ocean’s New Look Could Last