Science is known for rigorous self-policing by the research community, yet it can feel like scientific fraud is rampant. Why do fraudsters think they can get away with it? The story of Hwang Woo-suk, a South Korean scientist who gained notoriety for claiming to clone human embryos, provides clues. After leaving the field in disgrace, […]

By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Like almost every other nation, Sweden has been experiencing high inflation recently. Consumer prices have risen 9.7 percent over the past year, reflecting multiple factors: large spending to support households during the pandemic, Covid-related disruptions of supply chains, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Beyoncé. Seriously. Beyoncé kicked off her latest […]

More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Daniel Ellsberg, 1931-2023: Whistleblower Who Unveiled U.S. Deceit in Pentagon Papers” (obituary, front page, June 17): Thank you for the excellent obituary recounting the life, career and legacy of Daniel Ellsberg. I had the pleasure and honor of meeting Mr. Ellsberg in 2010 during one of the […]

As a self-conscious recusant from the so-called prestige TV revolution, I take a certain knowing delight in telling people that the only show — broadcast or streaming — that I watch is “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed,” a daily morning talk program on FS1, Fox’s national sports channel. “Undisputed” is not a name to conjure in […]

More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Hustle Till It Hurts: Gig Work’s Luster Dims” (Sunday Business, May 28): The questions and concerns raised by freelance and gig work are important ones, but we need to stop trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. As a lawyer who has spent her […]

In the early 2000s, the wage gap between Black and white workers in the U.S. was as large as it had been in 1950. That is a shocking statistic and a sign of the country’s deep racial inequality. Over the past five years, however, the story has changed somewhat: The wage gap, though still enormous, […]

In the early 2000s, the wage gap between Black and white workers in the U.S. was as large as it had been in 1950. That is a shocking statistic and a sign of the country’s deep racial inequality. Over the past five years, however, the story has changed somewhat: The wage gap, though still enormous, […]

NASHVILLE — One afternoon back in late March, family friends discovered a female cardinal resting on their patio, unable to fly. I couldn’t tell for sure from the photo they sent, but I thought perhaps the bird had flown into a window. I forwarded their picture to the experts at Harmony Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which […]

For generations, the residents of Lowndes County, Ala. — a rural, mostly Black community bordering Montgomery — have lacked access to adequate sanitation. Many people funnel the sewage from their homes directly into their backyards, where it pools atop the dense, clay-like soil. The area has seen a resurgence of hookworm, which thrives in areas […]

New lessons about the global economy After five years of major disruptions — a pandemic, war in Europe, tensions between the U.S. and China, inflation — the global economic outlook has dimmed. And, as the dust settles, many long-held assumptions about the world economy are now being questioned. The economic conventions favored by policymakers for […]