COVER

EDITOR'S DESK

COMMENTARY

With or Without Us (Worldview)

The assumption that American intervention could mitigate Syria's carnage is flawed

FEATURES

What They'll Wear to the Revolution (Business)

Uniqlo's well-made, well-priced casual clothing has become a global retail phenomenon. Can its iconoclastic CEO bring some of that magic to Japan?

Twilight at the Track (Society)

Racecourses are closing, purses are dwindling, and breeders are finding other work. Saving thoroughbred racing will require innovation, technology and above all, a love of horses

THE CULTURE

Leap Year (Movies)

Greta Gerwig's star turn as a 27-year-old on the verge

Beards of Paradise (Television)

How a tight-knit family of godly duck hunters shot to reality-TV fame

Who's in Charge Here? (The Awesome Column)

Los Angeles is full of politically active people. None of us care about voting for mayor

10 Questions for Paul Farmer (10 Questions)

Harvard professor and global-health activist Paul Farmer on helping Haiti, rethinking aid--and bathroom signs

BRIEFING