Snapshot: The End of Mexican Oil Snapshot: The End of Mexican Oil
A statue of Lázaro Cárdenas, the Mexican president who nationalized the country’s oil reserves in 1938. In December, a constitutional “reform” measure was passed to open the country to foreign oil companies. Last month the denationalization process began with Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company, naming fields it would like to retain.
Apr 8, 2014 / Brian Tlamintzi
Israel Celebrates a Return to the Status Quo in the Middle East Israel Celebrates a Return to the Status Quo in the Middle East
Many Israelis, Netanyahu included, were never serious about seeking a two-state solution in the peace negotiations.
Apr 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail
The imprisonment of an American couple in Qatar reveals biases in criminal justice, at home and abroad.
Apr 8, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
I Dream of Sheldon With the Bright Orange Hair I Dream of Sheldon With the Bright Orange Hair
(Sung by Republican presidential candidates to the tune of “I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair.”) I dream of Sheldon with the bright orange hair. He need but beckon, and I’m quickly there. The views of Sheldon are OK by me. Always I agree, whatever they might be. Many are the good things about him. I love each. Mostly, though, I love the way he does free speech. I dream of Sheldon with the bright orange hair. He need but beckon, and I’m quickly there.
Apr 8, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Can Al Jazeera America Save Cable News? Can Al Jazeera America Save Cable News?
The network wants to reshape the market. But first it must reach—and win over—its viewers.
Apr 8, 2014 / Feature / Reed Richardson
Why Are Black Students Facing Corporal Punishment in Public Schools? Why Are Black Students Facing Corporal Punishment in Public Schools?
A growing controversy over use of the “paddle” to discipline children has a painful racial subtext.
Apr 8, 2014 / Feature / Sarah Carr
Why Is California Penalizing Poor Women for Wanting to Be Parents? Why Is California Penalizing Poor Women for Wanting to Be Parents?
California is known for protecting a woman’s right to choose. Will this be the year the state extends that same right to poor women?
Apr 8, 2014 / Dani McClain
What If the Minimum Wage Were $15 an Hour? What If the Minimum Wage Were $15 an Hour?
Inside the movement that’s pushing to make a living wage a reality in Seattle.
Apr 8, 2014 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Missing the Story Missing the Story
How turning the Murder of Kitty Genovese into a parable erased its particulars.
Apr 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
The Body Politic The Body Politic
When US soldiers venture abroad, women’s bodies can become the occupied territories.
Apr 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Akemi Johnson