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Preamble

Shock and Awe

By Lewis H. Lapham

The neverending end times.

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Essay

Human Error

By Jennifer Jacquet

Survivor guilt in the Anthropocene.

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Essay

Pressure Drop

By Simon Winchester

Exploring—and ignoring—climate chaos in the South Pacific.

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Essay

Katastrofa

By Aleksandar Hemon

To understand our histories we have to narrate our catastrophes.

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Essay

The Anomaly of Barbarism

By John Gray

The brutality of Islamist terrorism has many precedents.

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Essay

Solidarity and Survival

By Garret Keizer

Whether it’s earthquakes, famines, or floods, the social contract is continuously put to the test in times of calamity.

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