The Fight to Save the New York Public Library
The Central Library Plan will compromise the NYPL's scholarly mission.
Print Magazine
June 18, 2012 Issue
Cover art by: Cover design by José Chicas
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Editorial
Why Is the FDIC Insuring Jamie Dimon’s Mistakes?
The real problem with JPMorgan’s risky bets is that the bank is gambling with our money.
How Many Innocent People Have We Sent To Prison?
A new database is being called the “Wikipedia of Innocence” for its unprecedented look at wrongful convictions.
Playing Doctor
When it comes to the distant past, there’s a lot we don’t know about what occurred sexually.
Column
Obama Lights Up the War on Pot
The administration promised a sensible approach to drug policy. So why are the feds attacking the medical marijuana industry?
Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment?
Tip-stealing bosses are rarely called to account for their abuses. It's time to blow the whistle.
Letters
Letters
Responses to Alexander Cockburn, John M. Barry, Katha Pollitt and Jane McAlevey, and another Italian lesson
Feature
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
Search Gets Lost
Why does Amazon now have customers do the search chores it used to do for them, and in innovative ways?
Books & the Arts
The Fight to Save the New York Public Library
The Central Library Plan will compromise the NYPL's scholarly mission.
Playing Doctor
When it comes to the distant past, there’s a lot we don’t know about what occurred sexually.
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
Frieze Frame: On Art Fairs
Chockablock with art, art fairs are essentially authorless.
