May 15, 2017 Vol 189 No 18

The Negotiator

The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
On a hyperconnected planet rife with hyperinfectious diseases, experts warn we aren’t ready to keep America--and the world--safe from the next pandemic

How to Keep America Safe

Venezuela Nears a Tipping Point, and a Violent Endgame

What Does Trump See When He Looks Back In History? Mostly He Sees ・Trump

Your Meal Has Six Times More Salt Than You Think

The U.K. Election Isn’t Just About Brexit

The Budget Battle Shows That Trump Needs to Read the Fine Print

Whose Privilege Is Showing? Probably Mine. But Don’t Ask Me to Check Anyone Else

Where Pirates Still Roam the Seas

Alexa Takes the Stand: Listening Devices Raise Privacy Issues

Guardians Vol. 2 Laughs It Up, Self-Indulgently

9 Questions With Elizabeth Strout
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge returns with a story collection, Anything Is Possible, about war, personal trauma and class divides

The Surprising Evolution of Cinco de Mayo

Quick Talk With Debra Winger
The three-time Academy Award nominee, 61, who famously withdrew from movies for six years, plays a long married woman in the comedy The Lovers.

On Broadway, It’s D駛・Vu All Over-and Not Just for Groundhog Day

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Changing the Laws That Let Rapists Wed Victims

Dysfunction by the Plateful In The Dinner

Barriers to a Border Wall

The Art of Obit: A Life In 800 Words

Flying Jet Taxis

Jonathan Demme
Iconic filmmaker

The Hidden Stars of Champion Teams
The true hallmark of a top-tier team is a captain who works hard behind the scenes

Review: The Girls Off the Cliff in Paula Hawkins・Into the Water
Suspense, for Hawkins, is almost secondary; part of the thrill of her thrillers is the social commentary

Why Real Scientists Think Aliens Would Never Eat Humans
And 4 other extraterrestrial myths debunked

Review: On The Handmaid’s Tale, TV’s Great New Heroine Is Born
Elisabeth Moss is excellent in this impeccable adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s class novel

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