Why Trump May Still Want an Economic War With Beijing
In the White House, the battle over China is only just beginning.
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Tal Afar, Iraq—The Iraqi army and Shiite militias battle the Islamic State group on August 26. Roughly a month after ISIS fled Mosul, the Iraqi-led coalition has taken back this city from the militants as well. Although there was still some light fighting outside of the city at press time, Iraqi soldiers celebrated by taking down ISIS flags and raising their own. Tal Afar was a major supply route connecting the militants in Iraq to their comrades in Syria, and ISIS’s quick collapse doesn’t bode well for the jihadis as Iraq continues to reconquer territory it lost just a few years ago.
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Is Donald Trump Really a Russian Spy?
The Russia investigation isn't fake news. But Donald Trump would be a spymaster's nightmare.
Jill Stein Explains Her Relationship to Putin
Jill Stein talks to Newsweek about Russia, North Korea and the future of American liberalism.
New World
Knee Arthritis Becoming More Common for Unknown Reasons
The researchers don’t yet know the cause, but it likely involved fitness and diet.
Rallying Nazis: Mentally Ill or Just Terrible People?
As neo-Nazis rally, psychiatrists return to the decades-old question of whether violent white supremacy is a personality disorder.
Downtime
David Simon Digs Into Porn
'The Wire' creators and the novelist Richard Price dig into sex for their new series about the rise of porn.
New Notorious B.I.G. Doc Follows Rapper's Rise
The first authorized documentary of Christopher Wallace is a portrait of a hip-hop master but also of a place called Brooklyn.
The Who's Pete Townshend Reimagines Classic Rock Opera
“It's quite surprising the number of people who have confessed to me that the record made a difference. It wasn't meant to be a rite of passage.”
