Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?
The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call
God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
In the Clear: On Scientology In the Clear: On Scientology
The body of the church of Scientology is not well. Will its main legacy be its contribution to US tax law?
Oct 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Mark Oppenheimer
Gandhi and South Africa Gandhi and South Africa
Why was Joseph Lelyveld’s history of Gandhi’s years in South Africa attacked by India’s Hindu right?
Oct 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Martha C. Nussbaum
Mitt Romney Faces Hostility at Values Voter Summit Mitt Romney Faces Hostility at Values Voter Summit
The former social moderate is trying to win over the religious right. But he is being dragged into a feud with extremist pastors.
Oct 8, 2011 / Ben Adler
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans
The American government is currently employing counterterrorism strategies against Muslim communities here in the United States that were first developed by the military for use ab...
Sep 1, 2011 / The Nation
The FBI’s ‘Good’ Muslims The FBI’s ‘Good’ Muslims
Community partnerships are seen as a softer counterterrorism. But who are the partners?
Aug 30, 2011 / Feature / Arun Kundnani
Fear, Inc.: America’s Islamophobia Network Fear, Inc.: America’s Islamophobia Network
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, a new report details the right-wing donors behind a network of "experts" who promote xenophobic fear of Islam.
Aug 29, 2011 / George Zornick
Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Fault Lines in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Seemingly within reach of unprecedented power in a post-Mubarak Egypt, the group faces the prospect of implosion.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain
Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief? Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?
Is a vote for Bachmann actually a vote for her husband?
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt