Dec 26, 2016 Vol 188 No 27 & 28

Inside the Lives of 4 Syrian Refugee Families

Our Journey Begins

The Fastest Man on Wheels

Mike Pence Is No Ordinary Wingman

Wonder Woman Breaks Through
She’s been a suffragist, a soldier and a sex symbol. But it took 75 years to bring the world’s most famous female superhero to the big screen. Why we need Wonder Woman now.

Beware the Tricks and Traps of Donald Trump, News Manipulator In Chief

Predictions About Prediction in 2017, With the Help of Lisa Vanderpump
Data is out, and pure gut instinct is in

The 2017 Quiz on News-to-Be
Test your news sense by predicting the headlines to come in the year ahead

How Bad Air Came Back

A Collection of Tales That Bind
Flying Lessons aims for maximal inclusion

7 Food Trends for 2017
Innovations that are shaking up how we eat and drink

The European Union Can Emerge From 2017 Stronger, If It Survives

The Reboot Playbook Expands
Hollywood is finding (many) more ways to revive familiar stories

Donald Trump’s Top Priority Must Be a Strong China Strategy
Here are the key elements

The World’s New Diplomat In Chief

2017 Milestones
Anniversaries you’ll hear about

Michael Bloomberg: Where Washington Fails to Drive Progress, Cities Will Act
”Problem-solving mayors in both parties are experimenting with innovative policies”

Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen: We Must Prepare Ourselves for the Cyberwars of the Future
’We lack the policies to inform consistent behavior among states’

Why America Is Losing Asia
Donald Trump’s victory may hasten a retreat from the region

The 2017 Album Watch List
The pop royals and hip-hop rookies we can’t wait to hear from next year

Calendar: Culture

For the Record

New Frontiers In Medicine
Look for major progress in these key areas By

Where Catcalling Is Criminalized
Verbal sexual harassment is now a punishable offense in Buenos Aires. The Argentine city legislated against various forms of sexual harassment on Dec. 7, becoming just the latest locale to call out calling out.

How AI Is Getting More Human
Robot assistants are on the rise. Here’s what they can already do

Dr. Cristin Kearns
The former dentist turned investigative researcher is exposing how the sugar industry got us hooked

Diversity Waits on a Green Light
With #OscarsSoWhite in view, Hollywood inches ahead

Ban Ki-Moon Reflects on Donald Trump, Global Citizenship and More
The departing U.N. Secretary-General reflects on Trump, global citizenship and the future of disarmament

The Era of American Global Leadership Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next

Jeff Immelt: Localization Can Help America Win Around the World
”Politicians make the claim that our government has helped multinationals globalize and that businesses that globalize are somehow ’crony capitalists.’ This is hogwash.”

With Aleppo’s Fall, Syria’s Civil War Reaches a Grim Turning Point

Can Trump ‘Scrap’ Green Rules?
Undoing Obama’s environmental legacy won’t be easy

Calendar: Discovery

Refugees Through the Looking Glass in “Exit West”
Mohsin Hamid’s new novel imagines migrant escape via magic portals

A New Class of Hard-Ass Heroes
Two Oscar-winning actors and a resident bad girl light up new series

Calendar: Power

Bette Midler
The entertainer dishes on next year’s Hello, Dolly! revival, reissuing her first album and being a mentor

25th JFK Assassination Secrets Scheduled for 2017 Release

Donald Trump’s Shock Doctrine Will Make China Even Stronger
”If America steps back by choice, by consequence it will also be less welcome”

The 2017 Fear Index
What might just happen (or not) in the year ahead

World Elections: Races to Watch
They will determine 2017’s balance of power

The Climate-Change Diet
A new study suggests Britain’s classic dish of fish and chips might not survive in its current form because of climate change (see right). But warmer temperatures and more-frequent extreme weather events are threatening beloved food staples around the globe.

How Trump Is Restocking the Washington Swamp

John Glenn
National hero

Donald Trump’s Schoolyard Rebel
Donald Trump taps a champion of vouchers for all

Alan Thicke
Iconic TV Dad

What You Said About …

Milestones

Racing the Clock In the ISIS Era
With a revamped cast, 24: Legacy is after more than nostalgia

Russia’s Election Meddling Hampers Trump Transition

NASA Has a New Way to Fly
How private companies are modernizing the space program

‘Homesick For Another World’ Is Full of Creeps Who Are Not Totally Deplorable
Ottessa Moshfegh’s story collection spotlights loners and losers