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Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style

After Mexico City liberalized its abortion law, a fierce backlash followed. Is its striking resemblance to the US “pro-life” movement a coincidence?

Kathryn Joyce

The Hidden History of New York City’s Central Library Plan

Why did one of the world’s greatest libraries adopt a $300 million transformation without any real public debate?

Scott Sherman

Ecuador’s Paradise Lost

President Rafael Correa tried to save the world’s most biodiverse forest, the Yasuni National Park—but rich nations ignored his offer.

Christian Parenti

The Case Against Military Intervention in Syria

There are both practical and humanitarian reasons to oppose US airstrikes in response to the horrific chemical weapons attack.

The Editors

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly lost big: a federal court ruling and a new law ban the racial profiling that undergirds the discriminatory practice. 

Mychal Denzel Smith

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.

Liliana Segura

Beyond the Boycott of Sochi

Doesn’t a truly effective fight for LGBT rights in Russia need to be led by Russians?

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Another Constructive Tea Party Agenda

Calvin Trillin

Operation Rescue vs. Dr. Ann Neuhaus, Hero Provider

Think anti-abortion crazies are no longer wreaking havoc on clinics and providers? Think again.

Katha Pollitt

The Race-Baiting of America

The tragic murder of Australian student Christopher Lane is being exploited by the right to stoke fears of a race war.

Patricia J. Williams

The Colonist of Good Will: On Albert Camus

Algerian Chronicles shows that Camus still has something to say to us—not about terrorism but economic justice.

Thomas Meaney

Drawing the Line: Architects and Prisons

A call for architects to refuse to design chambers of living death.

Michael Sorkin

Eating a Macintosh Apple

Patrizia Cavalli

Two Hours Ago I Fell in Love

Patrizia Cavalli

World-Historical Worries

David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess

Stuart Klawans

Letters

Women's work…; white-wash?

Our Readers and James M. Boughton

Puzzle No. 3292

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto