MAY 21. 2026

A First Among Major Nations, India Is Industrializing With Solar

While China's push to modernize sparked a surge in burning coal, India is turning to increasingly cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Though it faces big hurdles, including a rickety grid, India's solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.

Georgia’s PSC elections have become a referendum on energy prices

Democrats won big in last year’s election. This year, they’re aiming to win a majority on the commission.

The giving imperative

Philanthropy can play an urgent role in the global effort to protect and restore the natural world and stabilise the climate.

Out of sight, out of mind?

Amsterdam's streets are changing: since 1 May, billboards for flights, cars, or steaks are banned – though this won't be enforced until 2027 to give t

Growing pains

European farmers love fertilisers. More plant growth means higher yields, good income for farmers, and relatively cheap food for the rest of us. Impor

We're getting homelessness wrong

Over 1.3 million people across Europe do not have a home of their own. Many more struggle to access stable, safe, and affordable housing: in 2023, 4.9

Why Georgia suddenly exports oil

Georgia has not traditionally been known for its energy exports – until last autumn. According to data from its national statistics office, the countr

MAY 20. 2026

Pakistan’s High-Wire Act Gets Riskier

The country has sent troops and arms to Saudi Arabia at a delicate moment in the Iran war.

Ukraine and Russia Are Souring on U. S. Negotiations

The two nations, seemingly frustrated by the United States as a mediator, are sizing up alternatives.

Ahmadinejad Is Still Bad for Iranians — and Still Great for Israel

A bombshell report shows how Israel and the U. S. never really cared about freeing the Iranian people.

Mass Protests Plunge Bolivia Into Political Upheaval

The United States has called the weekslong crisis an “ongoing coup d’état. ”

Trump’s War Is Wrecking Trump’s Economy

Inflation is rising and fault lines are widening on disruptions from history’s biggest energy shock.

Mali Strikes Rebel-Held Kidal as Insurgency Worsens

How long can the country—and the Sahel’s other junta-led governments—hold on?

False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Is About to Kill Him.

Carruthers’s murder conviction hinged on the claims of paid informant, who has repeatedly recanted his testimony.

The UAE’s Syrian Gambit

To thwart competitors and secure new transport corridors, Abu Dhabi has set its sights on Damascus.

Trump v. Trump

Call it “the art of the self-deal. ” You sue yourself, announce a hasty “settlement” when the judge questions whether you are engaged in collusion (with

Harper’s Magazine Wins 2026 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing

“The Goon Squad, ” by Daniel Kolitz, is cited by judges for “original, stylish magazine storytelling. ”

17 Ways to Greet the First Wildflowers of Spring

"I honor you. I celebrate your vibrant and passionate and full-tilt way of existing. I’m not ashamed. "

Human Stamps

The young artist Emily Kraus is preoccupied with the question of whether machines can be surrogates for an artist’s unconscious.

The Best Philosophers

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, who works with ceramics, has spent decades tapping unlikely sources for wisdom.