Schlepics: The Fiction of Angel Wagenstein Schlepics: The Fiction of Angel Wagenstein
Angel Wagenstein and the evolution of modern Jewish storytelling.
Jan 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Scientists Come Out for Human Rights Scientists Come Out for Human Rights
After eight years of being sidelined by the Bush administration, many in notoriously apolitical professions are ready to stand up and be counted on the social and ethical implicati...
Jan 27, 2009 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Tiger’s Tepid ‘Coming Out Party’ Tiger’s Tepid ‘Coming Out Party’
The notoriously apolitical Tiger Woods's presence at Barack Obama's pre-inauguration concert could have been momentous. But it wasn't.
Jan 26, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
‘Global Gag Rule’ Lifted ‘Global Gag Rule’ Lifted
With little fanfare, Obama has reversed one of the most damaging GOP policies ever visited on developing nations, which deprived millions of women of family planning services.
Jan 25, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Rockefeller Drugs Laws: Ripe for Reform Rockefeller Drugs Laws: Ripe for Reform
New York activists who oppose the state's repressive drug laws are optimistic about the new political landscape but unsure of whether politicians will embrace the necessary radical...
Jan 23, 2009 / Feature / Sarah Arnold
A Matter of Justice A Matter of Justice
Obama declines to "criminalize policy differences"--but what about holding lawbreakers to account?
Jan 22, 2009 / The Editors
Bishop Gene Robinson on Hope for Obama, LGBT President Bishop Gene Robinson on Hope for Obama, LGBT President
With Barack Obama's inauguration, Gene Robinson has hope that an openly gay person can become president in the future.
Jan 21, 2009 / The Daily Show
Social Movements 2.0 Social Movements 2.0
The tension around the pros and cons of online organizing has spurred a healthy debate in the social movement community.
Jan 16, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith
Holding Bush Accountable Holding Bush Accountable
Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.
Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman
Gaza Agonistes Gaza Agonistes
There's panic in the neocon playground as young liberal Jewish bloggers refuse to be silenced.
Jan 15, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman