Social Justice

Dark Ages Ahead at the NLRB Dark Ages Ahead at the NLRB

Most Americans are probably unaware that "the Dark Ages were not all bad and the Enlightenment not all good." Or that "homosexuality [is] a sin worthy of death." Or that one of...

Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols

Fighting the Global Gag Rule Fighting the Global Gag Rule

Despite statements to the contrary, the rule is resulting in tragic circumstances for women abroad.

Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / Isabelle Lindenmayer

Eminem: Grammy’s Homecoming Queen? Eminem: Grammy’s Homecoming Queen?

So if you managed to endure CBS's three-plus hours of Grammy cov erage, if you survived the sparsely attended protests from GLAAD and NOW, host Jon Stewart's lame commentary, the ...

Jul 9, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kim

ACT UP Goes Global ACT UP Goes Global

An early US AIDS group employs direct action to oppose injustice everywhere.

Jun 21, 2001 / Feature / Richard Kim

Same-Sexers Under Siege Same-Sexers Under Siege

The right-wing crusade to roll back gay civil rights is gathering momentum.

Jun 14, 2001 / Feature / Doug Ireland

Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed

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Jun 5, 2001 / Feature / Richard Kim

Abortion on Trial Abortion on Trial

When a renowned abortion doctor opened a clinic in Ocala, Florida, he was seen as a public pest. So local authorities used the courts to get rid of him.

May 31, 2001 / Feature / Hillary Frey and Miranda Kennedy

Straights Can Change, Too Straights Can Change, Too

The recent New York Times front-page headline "Scientists Say Gay Change Is Possible" left me somewhat bemused.

May 17, 2001 / Richard Kim

Bush’s Antichoice Assault Bush’s Antichoice Assault

In many respects, the recent meeting in Chicago of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), the major professional association of abortion providers in North America, looked like a...

May 10, 2001 / Carole Joffe

The Doctor Killers The Doctor Killers

The arrest in France of James Kopp, the accused assassin of Buffalo obstetrician Barnett Slepian, could not have come at a more awkward time for the Bush Administration. Bush inau...

Apr 5, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro

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