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

Vaccination to begin, but the wait will be long

Congress races to strike Covid relief deal

It wasn’t all bad

Republicans: Enabling Trump’s assault on democracy

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Police shooting

Vaccine allergy

Why Miranda is so driven • Lin-Manuel Miranda

Cyrus’ struggle to grow up • Miley Cyrus

A miracle birth • Tina Gibson

In the news

Trump’s border wall

Why Trump might not run in 2024

Profiting off videos of child rape

A renewed fight against climate change

Viewpoint

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

Pope won’t stand up for Christmas

When parents can’t afford another child

Europe: Should the vaccine be compulsory?

India: The farmers’ revolt

Why China is treating us like an enemy

Are we creating the next superbug?

Sports: Playing on despite Covid outbreaks

China: Meeting a major geopolitical threat

Noted

Earmarks: The return of congressional pork?

Georgia: Why GOP is focused on Warnock

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI untangles ‘the protein-folding problem’

China’s moon-mining mission

Covid’s early arrival in the U.S.

The alligator’s new tail

A truly toxic rat

Regulation: A last pitch for Trump’s tech agenda

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Innovation of the week

Gift ideas: New adventures in coffee-table reading

Chosen by Maaza Mengiste • Best books…

In American ingenuity • Also of interest…

Sabaa Tahir • Author of the week

Dylan’s big payday: A master class in selling out

Monoliths: A puzzle multiplies

TikTok’s Ratatouille: A Disney-style musical like no other

Panic in Hollywood: Warner Bros. and the death of cinema

Holiday movies: The treats amid the annual tinsel barrage

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Streaming tips

The Expanse • Show of the week

Cherry rugelach: An unbeatable holiday cookie, every year

Cookies 101: Tips to make all your baking merrier

Wine: Domestic nouveau

Gift guide: The season’s best stocking stuffers

Homes on islands

Uber: Retreating from its grand ambitions

Hacking: Top security firm hit by cyberattack

The bottom line

Stock exchanges: Nasdaq pushes for board diversity

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Clean energy: Big promises for green hydrogen

The day traders can’t stop…

…even when they’re in Congress

The no-nonsense test pilot who broke the sound barrier • Chuck Yeager, 1923–2020

The inventor who lived large and spent big • Peter Florjancic, 1919–2020

The $8 million library plunder plot

Dylan's millions • The Week contest