Banning Cars From Manhattan
This article first appeared in our Summer 1961 issue. We are republishing it following the New York state legislature’s recent approval of a congestion pricing plan for New York City.
Winter 2026
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America Through Nazi Eyes
The most radical Nazis were the most aggressive champions of U.S. law. Where they found the U.S. example lacking, it was because they thought it was too harsh.
Ecuador’s Dilemma
The main lesson of correísmo is that no project of transformation, if it wants to sustain and even deepen social change, can weaken the people who propel it forward.
Spring 2019 
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Climate Politics after the Yellow Vests
Far from being anti-environment, the gilets jaunes have exposed the greenwashing of Macron’s deeply regressive economic and social agenda.
Socialism from Above: Assessing the Cuban Experience
Since August 2018, one of the most important political processes of the last few decades has been taking place in Cuba: a public debate over a proposed constitution.
Winter 2019
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Life from All Sides
At the heart of Knausgaard’s struggle is the possibility of understanding—between himself and his family, himself and his readers.
The New Psychoanalysis
In a retrograde moment like ours, the analytic ethic provides a strong source of resistance.
The Climate Movement’s Decades-Long Path to the Green New Deal
How the climate movement learned to play politics.
What Comes After Extractivism?
Reliance on resource rents keeps Latin American countries stuck in relations of dependency and undermines the core leftist goal of equality. The left must find another way.
After Repression, Revolt?
Xi Jinping has consolidated power to a degree not seen since the days of Mao. But the rigid system over which he presides may be more fragile than it seems.
Is Anti-Intellectualism Ever Good for Democracy?
Today’s backlash against intellectual life cannot simply be written off as a popular celebration of mindlessness.
Uruguay: The End of the Dream?
In the nearly fifteen years since it took power, the Uruguayan left has enjoyed broad legislative and economic success. But now its momentum may be stalling.
Crisis Cranks
Economists Posner and Weyl’s book Radical Markets attempts to make sense of the current moment and propose a way out, but their unorthodox proposals come up short.
