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The Great Organic-Food Fraud

There’s no way to confirm that a crop was grown organically. Randy Constant exploited our trust in the labels—and made a fortune.

Trust Is Hard to Find at the U.N. Climate Summit

Young activists are right to doubt the pledges of governments, financial firms, and the fossil-fuel industry.

The Question We’ve Stopped Asking About Teen-Agers and Social Media

Should they be using these services at all?

Why Andrew Roberts Wants Us to Reconsider King George III

The conservative writer discusses imperial nostalgia and his new book about the maligned monarch.

Puzzles & Games

Name Drop

A quiz that tests your knowledge of notable people, published every weekday.

Crossword

A thrice-weekly puzzle that ranges from lightly to considerably challenging.

Cryptic Crossword

A weekly puzzle for lovers of wily wordplay.

Caption Contest

We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.

Spotlight

Deer Wars and Death Threats

A small subset of wild animals thrive alongside humans. Unusual and polarizing conservation projects have sprung up in response.

How Masai Ujiri Builds a Team

The acclaimed N.B.A. executive on trading players, experiencing injustice, and going home.

Choose Your Own Kandinsky Adventure

“Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle” at the Guggenheim takes viewers from joy to perplexity—or the reverse.

The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse Begins

The rifle-wielding teen-ager killed two men and grievously wounded a third during racial-justice protests in Kenosha.

Is the Honduran President a Narco-Trafficker?

For decades, the U.S. has accommodated corruption in Central America. Now it is contending with the results.

The Book That Taught Me What Translation Was

Domenico Starnone’s “Trust” embodies the joy of moving words from one language to another.

George Floyd Curriculum

Grade schoolers took a bus with Terrence Floyd, George’s brother, to participate in his new lesson plan.

Are There Hidden Advantages to Suffering?

Two new books examine how we benefit from unpleasant experiences.

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In Focus

The Coronavirus Crisis

Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.

Racial Injustice and Policing

Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.

Dept. of Returns

Stories of life after the vaccine.

The Future of Democracy

An exploration of democracy in America.

From This Week’s Issue

Ian Parker on a widespread fraud on organic farms, M. R. O’Connor on the feeling of fighting megafires, Anthony Lane on “Spencer,” and more.

November 15, 2021
Don Quixote facing windmills.

“The Impossible Dream,” by Eric Drooker.

Humor

Text Messages to Which I Will Never Receive a Response

How was space? We missed you down here, ha ha.

Computer Functions I Wish I Had in Real Life

The wonders that a search bar and autocorrect can bring to the analog world.

Oscar the Grouch Cuts Ties with Ted Cruz

Oscar said that he had supported Cruz’s political career for years “to show solidarity with a fellow-monster.”

Élitism Without Borders

Some extra-special opportunities for the extra-special few.

Ways My Dog Keeps Time

Barks per minute, wags per whistle, and other methods.

Want to Get Junior Away from That Screen?

Try martial arts (to wrestle the phone away), a game of jacks, or a time-travel journey to confront the young Steve Jobs.

Fiction & Poetry

“Hello, Goodbye”

“Are good choices and bad choices all that different? The consequences of those choices are where life is.”

“Thin Air”

“As I recall, the play / was mediocre.”

Yiyun Li on Friendship and Tolstoy

The author discusses her story from the latest issue of the magazine.

“The End of the World”

“I look out the window / at a silent dark night.”