Rush Limbaugh’s Inner Black Child Rush Limbaugh’s Inner Black Child
Philip Roth's novel The Human Stain attracted considerable attention some years back; it was widely read as a fictionalized version of literary critic Anatole Broyard's life.
Oct 9, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
In 1990, The Nation ran a dispatch from Portland, Oregon, by editorial board member Elinor Langer titled "The American Neo-Nazi Movement Today." The piece, which took up almost...
Oct 2, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Emily Biuso
State of Denial State of Denial
We live in interesting times. These days we can all pretty much acknowledge that race does not exist as a scientific construct; these days, we can all agree that racism is wron...
Sep 25, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Educating for Privilege Educating for Privilege
As a law school dean, I was much taken with a statement from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's landmark opinion in the University of Michigan case: "Law schools represent the train...
Sep 25, 2003 / Gene Nichol
Soul Man Soul Man
Pop music's eternal appeal can be found in one instance out of many: "This Magic Moment," a 1960 song by The Drifters.
Jul 31, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Armond White
The Legacy of Hanford The Legacy of Hanford
Washington continues to evade responsibility for forty-seven years of contamination.
Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / Robert Alvarez
Bob Moses Bob Moses
Late one night in October 1961, I flew from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi, with Bob Moses.
Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Benjamin Mays Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Elijah Mays--devout Christian minister, uncompromising advocate for justice, career educator and longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta--was called the "Sc...
Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Roger Wilkins
Diversity Over Justice Diversity Over Justice
Eric Foner was an expert witness in Grutter v. Bollinger, the University of Michigan law school case.
Jun 26, 2003 / Eric Foner