THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – MARCH 12, 2026

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features

If These Walls Could Talk

In A House for Miss Pauline, the Jamaican novelist Diana McCaulay examines her family’s shadowy history by telling the story of a woman who builds her house with the remains of the manor of a former slave plantation.

A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay

A Bitter Winter in Ukraine

Four years after their full-scale invasion, the Russians are trying to freeze Ukraine into submission by relentlessly attacking the country’s energy grid.

A Real Live Socialist

What Bernie Sanders brought to the job of mayor of Burlington and what he did with it help explain what matters to him and how he fits into American political argument.

Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician and the Transformation of One American Place by Dan Chiasson

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 21, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features The Robin Hood state

Don’t go after the rich to fix broken budgets

It will not work, and is wrong in principle

Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making

Russia’s president cannot win the war, but fears peace

Saudi Arabia and the Emirates must resolve their own differences

America’s neglect is allowing an unwelcome tension to fester between two of its allies

Why insider trading isn’t always bad

At least on prediction markets

How to improve American legislators’ lot

Doing so would be good for members of Congress, and for democracy

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2026

In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High

The trade deficit remained historically large last year, new data showed, as President Trump’s steep tariffs scrambled trade but did not halt it.

Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada

After Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy

Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six were found alive.

Trump Says U.S. Will Commit $10 Billion to His Board of Peace

President Trump did not specify the source of the funding for the body created for the security and redevelopment of the Gaza Strip.