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# September 5, 2016 | Vol. 188 No. 9 September 5, 2016 |  

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Vol. 188 No. 9

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Issue name

September 5th, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 9 | U.S.

Issue date

September 5, 2016

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsWorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### We’re Working Harder Than Ever, So Why Is Productivity Plummeting?

Most economists believe American blue and white collar workers alike are firing on all cylinders. Why that hasn't translated in a boost in global productivity

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Donald Glover Doesn’t Care What You Think Anymore

The actor-writer talks about tackling race in his new show, those Star Wars and Spider-Man rumors and ignoring the haters as Childish Gambino

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### A New Wave of Miniseries Lends Clarity to a Muddled Medium

The Best Limited Series field is the richest category at the Emmy Awards

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### You'll Cry Until You Laugh at Amy Schumer’s New Book

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Frank Ocean's New Look Could Last

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### The New Transplant Revolution

A rise in transplants that improve lives rather than save them is filled with promise and ethical dilemmas

[Health](/section/health/)

### Can Virtual Reality Help People Manage Pain?

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Sexism Is Over? Give Me a Break.

A summer of harassment and misogyny—big and small—shows how far we have to go

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Talk May Be Cheap, But It's Humanity's Best Asset

A review of Tom Wolfe's new nonfiction book, <i>The Kingdom of Speech</i>

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### What Donald Trump Knew About Undocumented Workers at His Signature Tower

He has long denied knowingly using undocumented workers to demolish the building that would be replaced with Trump Tower

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The First Task for Donald Trump's New Campaign Chief: Manage the Candidate

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Benefits of Friendship With Hillary Clinton

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### Where Rio Goes from Here

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### India's Economic Engine Has a Rocky Road Ahead

[World](/section/world/)

### This Just In (25 Aug 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (25 Aug 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### A Taste of a Carless Future

This summer Rwanda's capital, Kigali, became the latest city to ban cars from the roads on select days, joining a global movement by cities grappling with car-related fatalities and worsening air pollution.

[World](/section/world/)

### For the Record (25 Aug 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (25 Aug 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Bright Side of Darker Emotions

[World](/section/world/)

### Europeans Cooling on NATO

[World](/section/world/)

### 'Smart' Tattoos

[World](/section/world/)

### The Hidden History of Books

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (25 Aug 2016)

### Others

[The Secrets of Super SiblingsNine families raised children who all went on to extraordinary success. Here's what they have in common](/4465735/the-secrets-of-super-siblings/)

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