Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain
The pathbreaking CHAMACOS study has detected developmental problems in children born to mothers who toiled in California’s treated fields—but will anything change?
Mar 11, 2014 / Feature / Susan Freinkel
The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight
By pouring money into politics, pesticide companies have beat back attempts to protect the public.
Studio or Square? Studio or Square?
Art and revolution in Cairo.
Mar 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jenna Krajeski
Missing Pictures Missing Pictures
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jiri Menzel’s I Served the King of England, Rithy Panh’s The Missing Picture
Mar 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Shelf Life: Hal Hartley’s Unbelievable Truths Shelf Life: Hal Hartley’s Unbelievable Truths
The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, The Book of Life, The Girl from Monday and Meanwhile
Mar 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Letters Letters
En pointe… tiny tasks, tiniest pay… mishegoss?… last word on the National Library of Israel…
Mar 11, 2014 / Our Readers
Tech-Sector Neoliberalism Isn’t the Answer to America’s Inequality Problem Tech-Sector Neoliberalism Isn’t the Answer to America’s Inequality Problem
Policies favored by tech-industry titans tend to leave the economic privileges of the powerful unchecked, while penciling in a little welfare capitalism for the poor.
Mar 11, 2014 / Kathleen Geier
Senate Investigation of Bush-Era Torture Erupts Into Constitutional Crisis Senate Investigation of Bush-Era Torture Erupts Into Constitutional Crisis
Dianne Feinstein accuses the CIA of spying on congressional staffers who investigated the agency’s illegal detention and interrogation programs under President George W. Bush...
Mar 11, 2014 / George Zornick
Puzzle No. 3317 Puzzle No. 3317
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Mar 11, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Will the Hawks Capture Obama on Ukraine? Will the Hawks Capture Obama on Ukraine?
The White House is facing a lot of pressure to drive a confrontation over Ukraine.
Mar 11, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss