While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
In the rugged landscapes of the American Southwest, select cohorts of incarcerated people are temporarily allowed out of prison to fight wildfires. But are they being rehabilitated or exploited?
Rules of the UnderworldWe often think of gangs, mafias, and drug cartels as chaotic and lawless. But rational rules govern the underworld to create a dark order.
Should Chimps Be Considered People Under the Law?To protect animals with highly developed cognitive and emotional capacities, we need to start by changing our point of view.
The Right to Own Living MemorialsHundreds of memorial statues stolen from Kenya and Tanzania have ended up in U.S. museums. Should the principle of informed consent be applied to (apparently) inanimate objects?
Stone Age Site SavedA company began diamond mining at an extraordinary site in South Africa with 2.3 million years of human history. Quick action by archaeologists has led to a court decision protecting the site.
Notes From a Crime SceneA 2015 book offers an intimate account of undocumented migrants’ life-and-death struggles in the unforgiving desert of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Diamond Mine Threatens Stone Age ArtifactsA South African heritage site preserving 2.3 million years of human history has been gravely damaged by new mining activity.
Prevention Through Deterrence: Picturing a U.S. PolicyU.S. policy is effectively hiding the suffering of undocumented migrants.
The Myth of Free SpeechAnti-racism movements on U.S. campuses have raised a key question about language and freedom: Can we really say anything at any time?
A Flower and a Way of Life in PerilPrized—and increasingly rare—bouquets of an enchanting flower from Brazil’s mountainous heartland pit collectors against conservationists.
