The Week Magazine

The Week makes sense of the news by curating the best of the U.S. and international media into a succinct, lively digest.

Editor’s letter

Trump extends power with D.C. police takeover

What next?

Israel plans to occupy and evacuate Gaza City

It wasn’t all bad

Health: Will medical science survive RFK Jr.?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Morgan’s late-breaking success

The memories of a Hiroshima survivor

Lohan’s search for normality

In the news

An insatiable hunger for protein

The crime of letting kids go outdoors

Replacing IVF with false blame

Is Vance undermining Trump?

Viewpoint

It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids

Can Milei keep his mouth shut?

An overtly Christian government

How they see us: Hammering India with ruinous tariffs

Sweden: The bots in the prime minister’s inner circle

Laws we will never enforce

A red carpet for American academics

Noted

Schools: The return of a dreaded fitness test

Judges: Threatened for ruling against Trump

The census: Why Trump wants a new one

Voting Rights Act: Dying a slow death

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Moon shots: NASA’s lunar resactor plan

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Can we curb plastic use before it’s too late?

Bird flu is likely airborne

Zap rheumatoid arthritis away

Lithium as a cheap Alzheimer’s cure

Songs of the leopard seal

King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution • Book of the week

The Hounding • Novel of the week

Gwyneth: The Biography

Best books…chosen by Garrett Graff

Also of interest…in nature studies

Linn Ullmann • Author of the week

Confederate monuments: A Trumpian restoration

Ethel Cain • Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You

Amaarae • Black Star

The Black Keys • No Rain, No Flowers

Highest 2 Lowest

Weapons

Ava

Streaming tips • Blood in the water

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox • Show of the week

Japanese cold noodle salad: A summer salad of substance • Recipe of the week:

Cola taste tests: Cane sugar vs. high-fructose corn syrup

Chablis: A wine on the rise

This week’s dream: A Greek isle that runs on barter

Sandy Pines Campground • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

How to reach ‘survival level’ fluency

This week: Homes in the trees

The bottom line

Economy: Inflation data hints at tariff effects

The Fed: Trump chooses close ally for vacant seat

A purebred frenzy for funny-named mutts

BNPL: Fast loans for an instant-gratification culture

What the experts say

Charity of the week

A slice of the pie: Capitalism, Trump-style

For the rich, doomsday is no picnic

A numbers guy to please an autocrat

The astronaut who salvaged a doomed mission • Jim Lovell 1928–2025

The straight arrow who restored FBI credibility • William Webster 1924–2025

The microbrewer who inspired America’s craft beer revolution • Jack McAuliffe 1945–2025

The shark bite fellowship

The Week Contest