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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 14, 2026 PREVIEW
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Why social media bans won’t work‘
Don’t ban teenagers from social media
Restrictions would do more harm than good
The world’s most powerful woman
Japan’s prime minister has earned a once-in-a-generation chance to remake her country. Will she seize it?
The Epstein files tell a story of justice denied
Prosecutors have moved far too slowly
The rich world should beware Brazilification
When governments are indebted, high interest rates wreak havoc
Britain’s predicament will get worse before it gets better
With Sir Keir Starmer weakened, the government
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY – FEBRUARY 13, 2026 PREVIEW
The latest tranche of the Jeffrey Epstein files have been in the public domain for less than two weeks, but already their contents have sent shock waves around the world.
Nowhere is this more true than in Britain, where the fallout has come to the door of Keir Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington, amid questions about how much the prime minister knew of his former envoy’s links to Epstein.
Starmer looks to have weathered the immediate pressure to resign this week, despite having lost his influential chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over the scandal. But the vultures are still circling and it seems a matter of when, rather than if, the prime minister will go. Kiran Stacey weighs up the possible challengers from within the Labour party, while Oliver Holmes and Chris Michael consider why the scandal hit home so hard in the UK.
Spotlight | The last post for press freedom in the US?
Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the Washington Post has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Donald Trump’s attacks. Ed Pilkington and Jeremy Barr report
Technology | The continuing risks and rewards of AI
As policymakers and tech executives prepare for the next global AI summit in India, an annual safety report highlights the issues that will be at stake, writes Dan Milmo
Interview | Can Zack Polanski pull off a green revolution in the UK?
With polls and membership at an all-time high, the UK Green party is having a moment – and it’s largely down to the party’s charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Simon Hattenstone went on the road with him
Opinion | What links UK politics and Epstein? A thick seam of contempt
We’re often told the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, is a ‘decent’ man. But in appointing Peter Mandelson he chose political convenience over doing right, argues Nesrine Malik
Culture | The sign language of Margaret Calvert
Airports, road signs, typefaces … the design legend revolutionised how Britain looked and her brilliantly clear designs are still used today. Catherine Slessor met her
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 16 & 23, 2026
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features The Anniversary Issue: Dhruv Khullar on Ozempic, David Remnick on Joe Rogan, Ava Kofman on a surrogacy scandal, and more.
Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?
Until now, Trump always seemed unembarrassed to crow about his side hustles. But, if the Emirati payment was kept secret, what else might be? By David D. Kirkpatrick
Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?
GLP-1 drugs, which have helped some people curb drug and alcohol use, may unlock a pathway to moderation. By Dhruv Khullar
What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either
Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- FEBRUARY 8, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 2.8.26 Issue features Charles Homans on Minneapolis under siege; Dan Kaufman on Trump’s war on federal workers; Hugo Lindgren on the intersection of Wall Street strategies and golf; and more.
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
What I saw, as federal agents stormed the city and residents banded together to protect themselves, was a dark, dystopian future becoming reality. By Charles Homans and Philip Montgomery
‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers
With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement? By Dan Kaufman
Rev. James Martin on Our Moral Duty in Turbulent Times
The author and Jesuit priest discusses human dignity, political divides and how he sees the role of the Catholic Church. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
WASHINGTON EXAMINER MAGAZINE – FEB. 11-18, 2026
WASHINGTON EXAMINER MAGAZINE: ‘This Is National Security’ – A moment for American Power’….
American credibility: Why Trump must enforce his ‘red line’ in Iran
by Hugo Gurdon
✪ What the Trump national security strategy gets right
by Mackubin Owens
✪ Billy Bob’s boomtown: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ and the triumph of traditional values
by Daniel Ross Goodman
✪ Politics without restraint: A generational shift toward violence and radicalism is taking place
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 7, 2026 PREVIEW
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The dangerous dollar‘…
The age of a treacherous, falling dollar
Those holding American assets will have to get used to it
As global press freedom dwindles, corrupt politicians rejoice
Less scrutiny, more booty
How to think about new risks of nuclear proliferation
In a might-makes-right world, many countries may conclude that only nukes can keep them safe
The new Bangladesh is only half built
Whoever wins the coming election has a lot to do
THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – FEBRUARY 26, 2026
The Crime of Witness
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.
The Struggle for the Fed
The Fed is under attack. Can it be both protected and held accountable?
Our Money: Monetary Policy As If Democracy Matters by Leah Downey
Private Finance, Public Power: A History of Bank Supervision in America by Peter Conti-Brown and Sean H. Vanatta
Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider’s View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead by Kenneth Rogoff
When the Chips Are Down
President Trump’s reversal of a ban on sales of advanced semiconductors to China undercut the strategic logic behind years of American policy that was meant to keep the US ahead in the race to develop AI systems.
The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China by Ya-Wen Lei
The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip by Stephen Witt
The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant by Tae Kim
NATURE MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 5, 2026
Genetically engineered ‘stinkweed’ comes up roses for making seed oil
Field pennycress could become a valuable winter crop, with benefits for both carbon storage and farm profitability.
Light-powered bacteria become living chemical factories
Engineered Escherichia coli could open the door to more sustainable routes to new drugs and other chemicals.
Largest galaxy survey yet confirms that the Universe is not clumpy enough
The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.
PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2026
PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Roman Philosophy’….
What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?
by Rick Lewis
News: February/March 2026
Texas Prof Banned from Teaching Plato • Chatbots Have Favourite Philosophers • Singer Fears AI Doesn’t ‘Get’ Animal Rights — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
ROMAN PHILOSOPHY
Machiavelli’s Roman Empire
Sam Spound explains why the author of The Prince thought about Rome so much.
Cicero & the Ideal of Virtue
Abdullah Shaikh explores Cicero’s ideas about the core Roman principle of virtus.
The Educational Philosophy of Quintilian
Philip Vassallo learns from a classic of Classical education.
Ancient Synergy
Yolanda De Iuliis looks at how Roman Mithraism incorporated Stoic philosophy.
The Post Paralysis Peace Paradox
Cassandra Brandt offers the reflections of a sedentary Stoic.
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