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Enjoy articles from Time and Smithsonian from the last 30 days.
Why America’s Infrastructure Is So Hard To Fix
Technical assistance, and, critically, support for local innovation, data, and project management muscle should be built into federal investments.
Sex Changes as We Age. Let’s Embrace That
Myisha Battle explores how sex can be even better in midlife.
How Donald Trump’s Plans Could Bring Back the Spoils System
Tackling corruption was the key to making democracy work in the 20th century. Trump’s plans could bring back an age of graft and patronage.
How the Soon-to-Reopen Folger Shakespeare Library Came to Be
A full 82 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio will go on view as the renovated Washington, D.C. institution makes its debut
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Jessica Biel: Understanding My Period Has Been a 30-Year Journey
‘I didn’t expect to have more intense periods after going through puberty and my childbearing years, but here I am.’
Modern Far-Right Terrorism Is a Repeat of Reconstruction-Era Themes
Racist terrorism has never been uniquely Southern—or new, writes Jacob Ware.
To Fight Inequality, America Needs to Rethink Its Economic Model
Taxes and transfers alone won’t address the inequalities that have brought America to such a perilous juncture, writes Daniel Chandler.
How Weaponizing Antisemitism Puts Jews at Risk
The blanket assertion by pro-Israel advocates of rampant antisemitism on campus and at demonstrations shields Israel from legitimate criticism, writes Raz Segal.
I Asked Chat GPT to Take on the Persona of James Madison. Here’s What It Said
ChatGPT has ingested everything James Madison ever wrote. So AJ Jacobs asked it about the state of America today.
How This Caribbean-Born Artist Became the Toast of 18th-Century France
A new exhibition in Massachusetts illuminates the success of Guillaume Lethière
The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment
State-level rollbacks to child labor protections point to the need for a constitutional amendment that reformers introduced 100 years ago.
Boredom Makes Us Human
What philosophy can teach us when all is well but something feels off in our lives.
What Xi Jinping Really Thinks
The Chinese leader’s goals of strengthening his regime and delivering national rejuvenation can be boiled down to two visions.
Covering Columbia’s Student Protests Gave Me Hope About Journalism’s Future
“The best way to tell a story isn’t to parachute in and out of it. Instead, it is to always have a stake in it,” writes Hoda Sherif.
The Protests That Anticipated Today’s Gaza Solidarity Encampments
With the Dow sit-ins of the 1960s, students drew attention to links between the campus, war, and imperialism.
What the Black Twitter Docuseries Gets Wrong
“What ‘Black Twitter’ fails to realize—and simply can’t capture—is that we are not in 2008 anymore. Or 2012. Or 2020,” writes Taylor Crumpton.
Celebrate Moms This Sunday and Everyday With Moving Photos of Motherhood
This Mother’s Day, these shots from around the world remind us why they’re so special
How Can I Be Free When My Child Is Incarcerated?
Tiffany Nicole details why she started a facebook group for moms with incarcerated children.
The Cost of the Gulf’s Booming Business in Africa
In 2023 alone, Gulf states made investment pledges worth over $53 billion—almost four times more than the U.S.
Campus Protests Are Called Disruptive. So Was the Civil Rights Movement
Like student protesters today, Martin Luther King Jr. and other 1960s civil rights activists were criticized as disruptive and disorderly.
How to Stop Bird Flu From Becoming the Next Pandemic
The most important tool in our arsenal is widespread testing, write Janika Schmitt and Michael Mina. We’re not doing enough of it.
Valuing Free Speech Doesn’t Mean Accepting Antisemitism
“The critical point is that this is no longer an Israeli issue. It’s not even a Jewish issue. It’s an American issue.”
How Marine Le Pen Could Become France’s Far Right Prime Minister
It won’t be easy for France’s perennial protest candidate, but the prospect is alarming enough.
The Story Behind TIME’s Campus Protests Cover
We turned to the photographers closest to the story. In this case, that meant student photojournalists from 10 student-run college papers.
The Land That Doesn’t Need Ozempic
Some 43% of Americans are obese, compared with just 4.5% of Japanese people. What explains this gap?
How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie reshaped the soul of America, writes Larry Tye.
My Mother Needed Mental Health Treatment. She Got a Jail Cell
‘When we talk about who deserves help, we must consider what it costs to ask. The price is not the same for everyone,’ writes Nina St. Pierre.
Do You Need a Financial Therapist?
If money is impacting your mental health, you might benefit from financial therapy.
To Address the Teen Mental Health Crisis, Look to School Nurses
For more than a century, school nurses have improved public health in schools and beyond.
How I Learned to Love My Granddaughter Without Fear
“My emotions roiled with wonder and excitement, but all of it was overshadowed by a deep, resonating dread.”
Transphobia Makes Chest Binding More Dangerous
Chest binding is accessible. That’s exactly why it’s so dangerous, write Maia Kobabe and Dr. Sarah Peitzmeier.
My Writing Students Were Arrested at Columbia. Their Voices Have Never Been More Essential
Their voices have never been more essential
The Surprising Face of German Anti-Immigration Policies
Between the German left and right, a troubling consensus has emerged on immigration.
Celebrate Spring With Terrific Tulips
These 15 Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images give top billing to the beautiful blooms
Take a Trip to Thailand With These Smithsonian Photo Contest Images
See what makes this country so captivating, from picturesque rice paddies to striking cityscapes
The Long History of Art Inspired by Solar Eclipses
For centuries, curious artists have been trying to make sense of the celestial event
This Artist Turned to Painting Animals in a Turbulent Historical Moment
The German Expressionist painter Franz Marc found a subject worth celebrating in the early 20th century
In the Face of Prejudice, the ‘Black Swans’ Took the Ballet World by Storm
A new book shows how pioneering ballerinas captivated audiences and broke racial barriers
See the Winners of the 21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
This year’s top photographs capture the quiet and chaotic from the American South to East Asia
How Kids Cornered the Market on Lemonade
The tangy tale of how America’s children learned to squeeze life for all it’s worth