March 28–April 4, 2016 Issue

Feature

Will the Los Angeles River Become a Playground for the Rich?

The revitalization of LA’s neglected riverfront has gone from social-justice crusade to money-soaked land grab.
Richard Kreitner
Tim Atkins Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years—Why Is California Denying Him Compensation?

A tough-on-crime prosecutor stands between Atkins and his payment.
Jessica Pishko

Editorial

Cuba and the United States Play ‘Béisbol’ Diplomacy

As Obama prepares for the first visit to the island by a US president in 88 years, the two nations reconnect through a shared pastime.
Peter Kornbluh
How We Got Trumped by the Media

They’re so obsessed with “The Donald” that they can barely be bothered to cover the other candidates, much less the important issues.
John Nichols
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Column

Selecting a Presidential Nominee Through Primaries

Calvin Trillin
Who Is to Blame for the Cologne Sex Attacks?

According to many European publications, all refugees and migrants should be held collectively responsible.
Laila Lalami
Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?

GOP primary voters are rejecting foreign policies that dishonored their country.
Eric Alterman
Britain’s Identity Crisis

The coming vote on whether to leave the EU is about more than politics.
Gary Younge

Books & the Arts

A European Union?

Stefan Zweig’s essays in Messages From a Lost World are a product of his displacement and a sharp reminder to citizens about the agony in the present age of the refugee.
Gavin Jacobson
Margaret Thatcher’s Fogeyism

Charles Moore, the prime minister’s authorized biographer, believes the successes of Thatcherism to be self-evident, and he frequently lets his biases show.
K. Biswas
A Critic’s Job of Work

I don’t see my job as making or breaking an artist. I have other responsibilities toward art.
Barry Schwabsky
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