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WHY WE STILL LIVE IN Reagan's America

The 40th president’s optimistic faith—and lucky timing—help explain his enduring appeal

Moving Forward

Leon Bridges eclectic third album Gold-Diggers Sound finds the acclaimed singer-songwriter further moving away from the ’60s retro-soul feel of his breakout debut

The Salinger Dilemma

How do you put a price on the sound of an author’s voice?

The New Kid In Class: Delta

Rising virus cases and a hodgepodge of state mask rules promise a rocky start to the U.S. school year

RETURN TO OFFICE, OR NOT

Employers will have to retool policies for postpandemic hybrid, remote, and in-office work

Korea's ‘Overnight Beggars'

Skyrocketing real estate prices could cost the Democratic Party the presidency in next year’s elections

U.S. Mask Makers Send An SOS

Manufacturers can’t sell their products, a sign of vulnerability in the PPE supply chain

Buy Now, Pay Later Bursts Through

Fintech companies have brought back the installment plan, and even Apple’s getting in

A New Breed Of Organ Donors

Martine Rothblatt’s first multibillion-dollar medical business came from a desperate need to save her daughter’s life. Decades later, she’s racing to protect her again

Last days of the Rainforest

The Brazilian Amazon is approaching the point of no return, and the government is fanning the flames

China's Giant Bet on Blockchain

Beijing’s expected launch of a digital yuan next year is part of a bigger plan to take a global lead in the future of the internet

Nine Things I Didn't Know About Superyachts Until I Became A Deckhand

Whether towing a boat of prostitutes or tweezing sand out of places you’d never imagine, the crew endures a choppy ride

When Product Placement Is the Real Star

Goods featured in TV shows and films capture the attention of viewers who ignore ads

Who Killed the Butterfly King?

A conservationist in Mexico put himself between threatened monarchs and the avocado and timber industries

Hunting Delta

The U.S. system for tracking Covid variants is scattered and slow. Time to fix it

Looking Past Revelations

Can a documentary tell new truths about the man behind the Alvin Ailey dance company?

New Roadblocks for A Big Rail Deal

Kansas City Southern investors are right to worry that the Biden administration’s tougher stance on antitrust enforcement may signal trouble for the company’s $34 billion plan to sell itself to Canadian National Railway Co.

China Wants Stocks To Stay Home

Hundreds of the nation’s companies have listed on U.S. exchanges. That’s getting harder

Space Is Bigger Than Billionaires

The orbital economy goes way beyond the ambitions of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk

Chasing Pirates? Hire a Vigilante

A scrappy company is helping creators get stolen erotic images off the internet

A Man and His Wall

When Donald Trump called for a big, beautiful wall, a guy from North Dakota named Tommy Fisher spent millions to build a 3-mile stretch along the Rio Grande. All Fisher needs now is for someone to buy it back

WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS

AS SUPPLY CHAINS FELL APART, STANFORD UNDERGRAD JACK YUAN BUILT A $200 MILLION ONE THAT CONTINUES TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PPE

MemorialCare: READY FOR ANYTHING

How crisis propelled one of California’s most innovative regional healthcare systems into a stunning and swift transformation.

LIFE ON MARS?

NASA’S PERSEVERANCE HAS BREATHED NEW LIFE INTO THE IDEA OF HUMAN LIFE ON THE RED PLANET

the great influencers

Large format printing specialist Circle Graphics brings big ideas to life while minimizing impact on the planet

TEARING DOWN & BUILDING UP

WITH A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO AND TURNKEY APPROACH TO SPECIALITY CONSTRUCTION. THE SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES IS DEMOLISHING THE COMPETITION

OUT OF TIME

COVID FLIPPED THE AUTO INDUSTRY’S ‘JUST IN TIME’ APPROACH TO CAR MANUFACTURING ON ITS HEAD

JUSTICE FOR ALL

SECOND CHANCE HIRING BENEFITS EVERYONE, NOT JUST FORMER CONVICTS

FROM THESE ROOTS

FROM SEEDS PLANTED IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY, STALLION HAS GROWN INTO AN IMPRESSIVE MULTI INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER

How to Beat the Traffic

Supercomputer that makes 8 million-billion calculations per second takes on highway congestion