:root{--paper:#f7f5f0;--ink:#202622;--muted:#62675f;--green:#244a3a;--line:#d9d8d0;--serif:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif;--sans:'Public Sans',sans-serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:14px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;transition:color .18s}
a:hover{color:var(--green)}
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--green);outline-offset:5px}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
.shell{max-width:1320px;margin:auto;padding-left:48px;padding-right:48px}
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:20px;top:-60px;background:var(--green);color:white;padding:12px;z-index:10}
.skip-link:focus{top:12px}
.utility{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:19px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase}
.utility a{letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:none}
.masthead{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding:35px 0 32px}
.masthead-note{font-size:11px;line-height:1.8;width:190px}
.masthead-note span{color:var(--muted)}
.wordmark{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:64px;letter-spacing:-3.5px;line-height:.9;font-weight:500;display:flex;gap:13px;align-items:baseline}
.wordmark-dot,.footer-brand span{color:var(--green)}
.button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding:15px 22px;background:var(--green);color:white;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;min-height:46px;transition:background .2s,transform .2s}
.button:hover{background:#173426;color:white;transform:translateY(-2px)}
.subscribe{margin-left:65px}
.topic-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);min-height:54px;font-size:11px}
.topic-nav a{padding:18px 0;position:relative}
.topic-nav a[aria-current]:after{content:'';height:2px;background:var(--green);position:absolute;bottom:-1px;left:0;right:0}
.topic-nav .submit-link{margin-left:auto}
.edition-label{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin:29px 0 23px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.edition-label span:last-child{color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:none}
.lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:35px;padding-bottom:42px;animation:arrival .6s ease both}
.lead-story{padding-right:35px;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}
.image-frame{display:block;overflow:hidden;background:#e7e6df}
.image-frame img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s ease}
.image-frame:hover img{transform:scale(1.025)}
.lead-image{aspect-ratio:1.75;margin-bottom:24px}
.story-meta{display:flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:10px;line-height:1.6}
.story-meta>span:first-child{color:var(--green);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
.meta-dot{color:var(--muted)!important}
.lead-story h1{font:400 clamp(32px,3.4vw,49px)/1.08 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-1.1px;margin:12px 0 15px}
.lead-summary{color:var(--muted);font:400 18px/1.55 var(--serif);max-width:620px;margin:0 0 20px}
.text-link{font-size:11px;font-weight:600;display:inline-flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.text-link:hover{border-color:var(--green)}
.eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:500}
.supporting-stories>.eyebrow{padding-bottom:15px}
.support-story+.support-story{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:22px;margin-top:22px}
.support-image{aspect-ratio:2.3;margin-bottom:14px}
.support-story h2{font:400 25px/1.15 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.3px;margin:10px 0 0}
.reporting-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:70px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:25px;margin-top:0}
.section-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;align-items:baseline;padding-bottom:8px}
.section-heading h2{font:400 30px/1.2 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.5px;margin:0}
.section-heading>span{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted)}
.story-row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;padding:27px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.story-row>div{flex:1;min-width:0}
.story-row h3{font:400 26px/1.2 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.35px;margin:8px 0}
.story-row p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted);margin:0;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.row-image{width:155px;aspect-ratio:1.4;flex-shrink:0}
.community-note{padding:26px 30px;background:#efeee7;align-self:start;margin-top:4px}
.note-symbol{display:block;font:400 53px/1 var(--serif);color:var(--green);margin:32px 0 22px}
.community-note h2{font:400 35px/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.5px;margin:0 0 18px}
.community-note p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.9;color:var(--muted)}
.sponsor-note{border-top:1px solid #cccfc3;margin-top:35px;padding-top:25px}
.sponsor-note a{font-size:11px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.newsletter{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:45px;padding:45px 48px;margin:65px 0 0;background:#e8ece3;border-top:1px solid #cbd4c3}
.newsletter h2{font:400 39px/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.6px;margin:17px 0}
.newsletter p{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.8;max-width:380px}
.newsletter-action{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:15px;align-items:center}
.newsletter-action>span{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted)}
.site-footer{padding-top:47px;padding-bottom:25px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:30px}
.footer-brand{font:400 30px/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-1px}
.site-footer p{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px}
.site-footer nav{display:flex;gap:25px;align-items:center;font-size:11px}
.footer-bottom{width:100%;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:10px;color:var(--muted)}
.archive-header{padding:45px 0 30px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.archive-header h1{font:400 60px/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-1.5px;margin:15px 0}
.archive-list{max-width:880px}
.pagination{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;padding:30px 0;font-size:12px}
.article-header{max-width:880px;margin:55px auto 35px;text-align:center}
.article-header .story-meta{justify-content:center}
.article-header h1{font:400 clamp(36px,4.5vw,62px)/1.08 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-1.3px;margin:20px 0}
.article-description{font:400 21px/1.5 var(--serif);color:var(--muted);max-width:720px;margin:0 auto 20px}
.article-body{max-width:700px;margin:auto;font:400 20px/1.7 var(--serif);overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-body p{margin:0 0 1.4em}
.article-body img{width:100%;height:auto;margin:28px auto}
.article-body h1,.article-body h2,.article-body h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;line-height:1.2;margin:1.5em 0 .6em}
.article-body h1,.article-body h2{font-size:32px}
.article-body h3{font-size:26px}
.article-body a{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#a6b7a9;text-underline-offset:4px}
.article-body ul,.article-body ol{padding-left:25px;margin:20px 0;list-style:revert}
.article-body li{padding-left:5px;margin:9px 0}
.article-body blockquote{border-left:2px solid var(--green);padding-left:25px;font-size:24px;color:var(--green)}
.article-body iframe{max-width:100%}
.article-footer{max-width:700px;margin:40px auto;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px}
.related-stories{margin-top:50px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:25px}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:40px}
.related-grid .story-row{align-items:start}
.related-grid .row-image{width:100px}
.not-found{padding:80px 0}
.not-found h1{font:400 60px var(--serif)}
@keyframes arrival{from{opacity:.2;transform:translateY(8px)}
to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
}
@media(min-width:1500px){.shell{max-width:1400px}
}
@media(max-width:1000px){.shell{padding-left:28px;padding-right:28px}
.wordmark{font-size:49px;gap:9px;letter-spacing:-2.5px}
.masthead-note{width:auto}
.subscribe{margin-left:0}
.lead-grid{gap:25px}
.lead-story{padding-right:25px}
.reporting-grid{gap:35px}
.topic-nav{gap:24px}
.support-story h2{font-size:23px}
.newsletter{padding:35px}
.row-image{width:125px}
}
@media(max-width:700px){.shell{padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px}
.utility{font-size:9px;padding:14px 0}
.masthead{padding:27px 0;gap:12px}
.masthead-note{display:none}
.wordmark{font-size:38px;letter-spacing:-1.9px;gap:6px}
.subscribe{font-size:10px;padding:11px 13px;gap:12px;min-height:44px}
.topic-nav{gap:0;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:10px;min-height:48px}
.topic-nav a{padding:16px 5px;min-height:44px}
.topic-nav .submit-link{display:none}
.edition-label{margin:23px 0 20px;font-size:9px}
.edition-label span:last-child{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0}
.lead-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px;padding-bottom:30px}
.lead-story{border-right:0;padding-right:0}
.lead-image{margin-bottom:20px;aspect-ratio:1.5}
.lead-story h1{font-size:36px;letter-spacing:-.7px}
.lead-summary{font-size:18px}
.supporting-stories{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:22px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px}
.supporting-stories>.eyebrow{grid-column:1/-1;padding:0}
.support-story+.support-story{border:0;margin:0;padding:0}
.support-story h2{font-size:23px}
.support-image{aspect-ratio:1.5}
.story-meta{font-size:9px;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.reporting-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
.section-heading h2{font-size:28px}
.section-heading>span{font-size:9px}
.story-row{gap:18px;padding:23px 0}
.story-row h3{font-size:23px}
.story-row p{display:none}
.row-image{width:100px;aspect-ratio:1}
.community-note{padding:28px}
.note-symbol{margin:22px 0}
.newsletter{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;padding:30px 25px;margin-top:40px;gap:20px}
.newsletter h2{font-size:34px}
.newsletter-action{align-items:start}
.site-footer{padding-top:35px}
.site-footer nav{gap:20px}
.footer-bottom{font-size:9px}
.article-header{margin:35px auto 25px}
.article-header h1{font-size:38px}
.article-description{font-size:19px}
.article-body{font-size:19px;line-height:1.7}
.related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}
.archive-header{padding:30px 0 20px}
.archive-header h1{font-size:46px}
}
@media(max-width:370px){.wordmark{font-size:32px}
.subscribe{padding:10px;gap:8px}
.edition-label span:last-child{display:none}
.supporting-stories{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.support-image{aspect-ratio:2}
.row-image{width:80px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}
*,*:before,*:after{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}
}


@media(max-width:700px){.wordmark{display:block;line-height:.9;font-size:36px;letter-spacing:-1.4px}
.wordmark-report{display:block}
.masthead{padding:24px 0}
.subscribe{margin-left:auto}
}


.article-hero{max-width:1000px;aspect-ratio:1.85;margin:0 auto 40px}


.breadcrumbs{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);padding-top:25px;line-height:1.8}
.breadcrumbs a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.share-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;font:11px/1.6 var(--sans);padding-bottom:20px}
.share-links>span{color:var(--muted);width:100%}.share-links a{padding:12px 0;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.updated-date{font:10px/1.8 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}

.archive-intro{font:18px/1.6 var(--serif);color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}

/* Direct-sold inventory keeps its dimensions when a placeholder becomes a paid ad. */
.home-sidebar{min-width:0}
.ad-slot{margin:28px 0;color:var(--ink)}
.ad-slot-label{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;margin:0 auto 8px;max-width:970px;font:9px/1.5 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.ad-availability{letter-spacing:.03em;text-transform:none}
.ad-placeholder,.ad-creative{display:flex;width:100%;max-width:970px;height:90px;margin:auto;overflow:hidden;box-sizing:border-box}
.ad-placeholder{align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;border:1px dashed #bdc5b8;background:#f0f1e9;padding:18px 28px;transition:background .2s,border-color .2s}
.ad-placeholder:hover{background:#e8ece3;border-color:var(--green)}
.ad-placeholder-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}
.ad-placeholder-title{font:400 24px/1.1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.35px}
.ad-placeholder-detail{font:10px/1.5 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.ad-placeholder-cta{font:11px/1.5 var(--sans);white-space:nowrap;color:var(--green);display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid #a2b19f;padding-bottom:3px}
.ad-rectangle-break{display:none}
.ad-creative{align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#eeeee7}
.ad-creative picture,.ad-creative img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%}
.ad-creative img{object-fit:contain}
.ad-slot--rectangle{max-width:300px;margin:32px auto}
.ad-slot--rectangle .ad-placeholder,.ad-slot--rectangle .ad-creative{height:250px}
.ad-slot--rectangle .ad-placeholder{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:center;padding:26px;gap:26px}
.ad-slot--rectangle .ad-placeholder-title{font-size:29px;line-height:1.1}
.ad-slot--rectangle .ad-placeholder-detail{margin-top:8px;line-height:1.7;max-width:190px}
.ad-slot--rectangle .ad-rectangle-break{display:block}
.article-page>.ad-slot{margin:40px auto}
@media(max-width:700px){.ad-slot-label{font-size:8px}.ad-slot--banner .ad-placeholder,.ad-slot--banner .ad-creative{height:100px}.ad-slot--banner .ad-placeholder{padding:15px 18px;gap:10px}.ad-slot--banner .ad-placeholder-title{font-size:21px;max-width:210px}.ad-slot--banner .ad-placeholder-detail{display:none}.ad-slot--banner .ad-placeholder-cta{font-size:10px;gap:9px;white-space:normal}.ad-slot--banner{margin:23px 0}.ad-slot--rectangle{margin-bottom:0}}