Feb 13, 2017 Vol 189 No 5

Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World?

Jefferson’s Warning to the White House

The World’s Failure on Refugees Is Apparent on the Streets of Paris

Trump’s Hard Line on Mexico Gives Left-Wing Populist an Opening

A Billionaire Resistance Targets President Trump from the Right

These Are the President’s Key Players

California Prepares to Resist the President in Uncertain Times
The nation’s most populous state prepares to resist the President in uncertain times

Roger Federer Defied Age, Expectations and Nerves to Win 18th Grand Slam
To win his 18th Grand Slam, Roger Federer defied age, expectations and his own nerves

The Age of Bannon

Comics We Can’t Wait For
Comic books have become ground zero for new kinds of heroes. Here are five to seek out this year.

France’s Battle Royale
The French presidential elections are sizing up to be an unpredictable but consequential battle in which a far-right populist win could herald the collapse of the E.U. The four main candidates are now finalized ahead of a first round of voting on April 23, followed by a May 7 runoff. Here’s who’s in the running.

Our Historical Ambivalence About Immigrants Is a Great American Paradox

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Puts Democrats In a Bind

A Found Novel of Harlem Works As a Time Capsule

Pulitzer Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen on His New Book The Refugees

Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Expanding the Black Panther Universe with The Crew
Coates and poet Yona Harvey talk about reviving the influential Marvel comic

The Science of Making Food Taste Better
Researchers revealed on Jan. 27 that they had isolated the genes responsible for a flavorful tomato, a breakthrough in a movement to use good old-fashioned crossbreeding, rather than genetic modification, to improve how produce tastes. Here, three other foods getting a flavor boost thanks to science.

Trump’s Immigration Order Is Legal-for Now

How a War on Science Could Hurt the U.S.-and Its Citizens

U.S. Policies Informed by Science
Most federal policies incorporate a mix of law, facts and the best judgment of those calling the shots. Some are also required to take into account the latest science. Here are six policies and programs that are rooted in science--and that some experts say could change under President Trump.

Keanu Reeves’ Contract Killer With Feelings Returns

Moonlight Filmmaker Barry Jenkins on the Bittersweet Feeling of Being a First
He directed the most striking and critically revered movie of 2016

Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War’
The former Soviet leader calls on Trump, Putin and the U.N. for change

A Tale of Two Pipelines
Just days after President Trump signed memorandums on Jan. 24, reviving the Keystone XL pipeline and calling for quick approval of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), the acting Army Secretary ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to issue a final construction permit for it. The move was heavily criticized by anti--Dakota Access activists. Here’s how Keystone XL and DAPL came to occupy the national consciousness.

For the Record

Pop Chart

Milestones

How Family Ties Keep You Going, In Sickness and In Health

Review: The Space Between Us

Sampha Sisay Is Hip-Hop’s Secret Weapon
The Walt Whitman Workout Plan

A review of the poet’s newly rediscovered ”Manly Health and Training”