COVER

What Choice? (Nation)

Abortion-rights activists won an epic victory in Roe v. Wade. They've been losing ever since

BRIEFING

India's Shame (Dispatch)

A brutal rape spotlights a culture of hostility toward women

Arms Race (Spotlight)

The U.S. is a global outlier on gun laws. Will Newtown change anything?

FEATURES

Cliff Dweller (Nation)

A precarious balance of power between President Obama and Republicans in Congress means the U.S. will face a cascading fiscal crisis in 2013. Get used to life on the edge

THE CULTURE

10 Questions for Louise Erdrich (10 Questions)

Half-Chippewa novelist Louise Erdrich on her crime thriller, Geronimo's name and the good ideas of Richard Nixon

Track Stars (Tech)

New health monitors to help with your New Year's resolutions

COMMENTARY