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# February 1, 2016 | Vol. 187 No. 3February 1, 2016 |  

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Vol. 187 No. 3

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February 1st, 2016 | Vol. 187, No. 3 | U.S.

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## Table of Contents

BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsU.S.WorldOthers

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The 1 Thing on Everybody's Mind at Davos 2016

Most want to know when will the great revolution in technology actually deliver enough jobs

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Quick Talk With _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_'s Rachel Bloom

The star and co-creator of the musical comedy won a Golden Globe for the role of Rebecca

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: _45 Years_ Together—and Alone

Charlotte Rampling is nominated for an Oscar for her performance

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: _Mojave_ Serves Up Bleak Comedy

The humor is as dark and bitter as burnt espresso

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: A Diva Who Changes Her Tune in Alexander Chee’s _The Queen of the Night_

Alexander Chee’s new novel depicts a fin de siècle Paris soprano

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Michael Moore: Flint Poisoning Is a 'Racial Crime'

The people of my hometown are being poisoned

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### A Fight for the Future of Evangelical Christianity at Wheaton

How a Facebook post sparked controversy among the faithful

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### My Last Year in Office as Mom-in-Chief

A lame-duck mother assesses her tenure

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Democrats Stumble Toward 50 Shades of Socialism

How much should the government redistribute?

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### The Poisoning of an American City

For residents of Flint, Michigan, new emergency actions are too little, too late

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### 10 Questions With Herman Wouk

The best-selling author of <i>The Caine Mutiny</i> and <i>The Winds of War</i> marks his 100th year on earth with a new memoir, <i>Sailor and Fiddler</i>

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Germany's Migrant Assault Scandal and Europe's Refugee Challenge

The scandal in Cologne exposes the challenge of integrating asylum seekers

[World](/section/world/)

### Is China Kidnapping Its Critics?

The mysterious case of five missing publishers spotlights Beijing's growing intolerance

[World](/section/world/)

### The Ice Hotel

[World](/section/world/)

### Saudi Arabia Will Be the Big Loser from the Plunge In Oil Prices

The country relies on oil for about 80% of budget revenue

[World](/section/world/)

### Taiwan's Moderate New Leader Troubles China

[World](/section/world/)

### Glenn Frey

Eagles founder and guitarist

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (21 Jan 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### What You Said About ... (21 Jan 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Verbatim (21 Jan 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Milestones (21 Jan 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Lightbox (21 Jan 2016)

[World](/section/world/)

### Connecting the Planet

Some 4 billion people, the majority of the world's population, lack access to the Internet and are excluded from the digital economy, according to a new World Bank study. Here's a look at how companies have tried to fill the void in the three countries with the lowest connectivity.

[World](/section/world/)

### Left and Right, Page by Page

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