The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are Voters Really Trying to Outlaw? The Swiss Minaret Ban: What Are Voters Really Trying to Outlaw?
The Swiss ban on minarets may seem insignificant, but it is hitched to bigger stories about mass immigration, economic depression and the rebirth of fascism in Europe.
Dec 7, 2009 / Laila Lalami
The New Inquisition The New Inquisition
Alarmist tracts about immigration in Europe are debates about Muslims--not with them.
Nov 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
‘The New Republic’: Bad for the Jews ‘The New Republic’: Bad for the Jews
TNR's more significant sin is to weaken the bond between Israel and liberal American Jews--which is to say, most of them.
Nov 19, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
How the US Funds the Taliban How the US Funds the Taliban
With Pentagon cash, contractors bribe insurgents not to attack supply lines for US troops
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Aram Roston
A New Generation Rises at J Street A New Generation Rises at J Street
The new progressive Jewish organization J Street has benefited from the blogosphere's interest. But will exposure turn into political mobilization?
Oct 29, 2009 / Feature / Britt Harwood
Confessions of an AIPAC Veteran Confessions of an AIPAC Veteran
Tom Dine, for thirteen years head of AIPAC, now works for a two-state solution and on improving US-Syrian relations.
Oct 14, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
American Jews Rethink Israel American Jews Rethink Israel
The Jewish push for peace is surging through the grassroots, but leaders and policy-makers are still turning a deaf ear.
Oct 14, 2009 / Feature / Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss
The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking
Do brothel raids help trafficking victims escape abuse, or skirt the reality that makes recovery so difficult for the "rescued?"
Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew
The Nightmare of Christianity The Nightmare of Christianity
Matthew Murray, a disturbed young gunman behind the the shootings in Colorado Springs, chose to end his nightmare and rebel against Christian-right self-help gurus and cult-like do...
Sep 9, 2009 / Max Blumenthal
Shotgun Adoption Shotgun Adoption
Christian agencies lavish support services on pregnant women--if they give up their babies.
Aug 26, 2009 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce