Apr 28, 2014Vol 183 No 16

Shinzo Abe: The Patriot

Putin Ups Ante in Ukraine
Can Obama lower the boom with sanctions?

Russia’s Game in Ukraine
Putin does not want to risk a takeover. But he does want another pliant leader in Kiev

Belgium’s Lechery Backfire
Outlawing sexist comments made in public will only make women look like victims

The Return of Mediscare
In Arkansas, Democrats dust off an old tactic in order to retain control of the U.S. Senate

Mercado Of America
Traditional malls in the U.S. are struggling. Developer José de Jesús Legaspi is remaking them to meet the tastes of the new American consumer

Barbara Brown Taylor Faces the Darkness
Darkness is often treated as evil, a vast unknown and the Ultimate spiritual enemy. But as one of America’s leading theologians believes, it may save us all

Should U.S. Colleges Be Graded by the Government?
The President wants to rate colleges to increase competition and cut student-loan debt. The campus backlash has begun

Oliver’s Twist
HBO bets on a Daily Show alum to make bad news funny

Cleveland Clinic’s New Medicine
At one Ohio hospital, patients get herbs as well as drugs

Living My Best Herbalife
I had no idea what it was. But I was determined to sell as much of it as I possibly could

10 Questions with Colin Firth
The Academy Award winner talks about history, the horror of naked co-stars and that wet-shirt Darcy thing