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May 12, 2017 Issue

Features

Cover story Business

Why Jack Ma's Second Act Will Be Tougher Than His First

As he turns his eyes abroad, everyone knows—in e-commerce, in the cloud, in automatic payments and in Hollywood—that Ma is coming.

World

One Family's Fight for Justice in Alleged Honor Killing

The killers lure their victims abroad, knowing that they're more likely to get away with the crime.

In Focus

In the Shadows

Manila, Philippines—A view from inside a hidden room shows where people were secretly held behind the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Manila Police Department's Police Station 1 in the Tondo area of the capital. On April 27, human rights workers found a dozen people stuffed inside this dark, closet-sized jail cell behind a bookshelf in the police station. President Rodrigo Duterte was elected in June on a promise to crack down on drugs, and almost 9,000 people said to have ties to drugs have been killed by police and vigilantes since he took office.

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U.S.

Trump's Tax Cuts Ignore History and Arithmetic

The Laffer Curve is back, as GOP politicians trot out the same old argument that decreasing rates will bring down deficits.

SpyTalk

How Flynn Got Security Clearance Despite Red Flags

Michael Flynn, Trump's first national security adviser, had alarming contacts with Russians and Turk lobbyists, but still got a top-secret clearance.

U.S.

Ivanka Trump: The New Hillary in the White House?

Nearly 100 days into the Trump administration, lets count the ways Ivanka reminds us of Hillary.

World

Can China and the Catholic Church Kiss and Make Up?

The most populous communist state coming together with the largest Christian church would unite 2.6 billion people—a potentially seismic alliance.

Horizons

Science

Space: The Final Homework Frontier

Science fairs are for losers! These high schoolers are building for NASA.

U.S.

Budget Cuts Could Lead to More Radon Deaths

Radon in your home can kill you, but Trump is cutting funding for prevention programs.

Science

George Washington Stank Here: World History, by Scent

We can read and view history but with the development of the odor wheel, we may be able to smell it, too.

Science

Your Mutual Fund Could Save Lives

Doctors Without Borders wants pharmaceutical company shareholders to persuade companies to reduce the price of the pneumonia vaccine, and it has just the website to help.

Downtime

Entertainment

Meet Axel Vervoordt: Interior Designer-Exhibitor

He creates rooms just as he collects art, by following his nose—his own intuitive sense of how to combine texture and form, melding old and new.

Entertainment

How Absence Haunts François Ozon's 'Frantz'

François Ozon's new film tackles the legacy of war in a world where resurgent nationalism has displaced acceptance as one of the recognized stages of grief.

May 12, 2017 Issue

One Family's Fight for Justice in Alleged Honor Killing

In the Shadows

How Flynn Got Security Clearance Despite Red Flags

Ivanka Trump: The New Hillary in the White House?

Can China and the Catholic Church Kiss and Make Up?

Budget Cuts Could Lead to More Radon Deaths

George Washington Stank Here: World History, by Scent

Your Mutual Fund Could Save Lives

How Absence Haunts François Ozon's 'Frantz'

Editor's Picks

Donald Trump's Lawyer May Be Creating 'Chaos' on Purpose: Attorney

Dozens of Morehouse College Staff Vote Against Giving Biden Degree

King Charles Latest Cancer Update, Given by Queen

Barron Trump College Choice: Everything Donald, Melania Have Said

Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

May 12, 2017 Issue

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