Sep 8, 2014 Vol 184 No 9

The Second Age of Reason

Obama Goes to War (With Congress)
The President began bombing ISIS on his own, but only Congress can start a war

Leap of Faith
Will Scottish voters decide they’re better off saying goodbye to Britain?

Scots Must Take Control of Their Own Future

We’ll Be Stronger Together

Workers’ Revenge
China may be communist, but for decades capitalists have run roughshod over labor. Now Chinese workers are standing up for their rights預nd that could change the global economy

No Laughing Matter
Dieudonn・M’bala M’bala has become a star by targeting France’s Jews

Life Lessons From One of the World’s Oldest Men
Charlie White, who died at 109, was able to separate the things he could control from the things that he could not

Henri Matisse Cuts Loose
In old age, French master made some of his most vibrant work, the cut-paper collages coming to Manhattan

World

The Kids are Alright in This Is Our Youth
Michael Cera isn’t the only stage rookie in the new Broadway play

In Transparent, an Arresting Development
Jeffrey Tambor explores a radical new phase of life - and the series itself breaks away from TV tradition

Jessica Chastain’s Triple Play
One of the year’s buzzier films is being released in three different versions

Patton Oswalt: Why I Quit Twitter - And Will Again
Maybe the next fashionable rebellion is to become 砥nlinked”-only reachable face-to-face

Stand Up for Your Health
All-day sitting hurts the body. Here’s a novel way to undo the damage

Wall Street Goes Green
Why is solar booming? Finance

Tablets for Tots
Meet the uber-tablet made specially for kids and families

A Battle of Two Veterans
In an edgy political year, a former Marine tests a longtime Democratic pol for a seat near Boston

Detroit: America’s Emerging Market
How the city can teach us to reinvest the rest of the U.S. economy