Society

Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate

Will Roman Catholicism be swept into the rising tide of religious fundamentalism?

May 14, 2009 / Feature / James Carroll

Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger

Eat less meat, conserve energy, buy fair-trade products, support sustainable agriculture, advocate for food security as a human right...

May 13, 2009 / The Nation

Lax Little Islands Lax Little Islands

Obama and Congress must get tougher on offshore tax cheats--prosecuting them as criminals and requiring full payment, with penalties and interest.

May 13, 2009 / David Cay Johnston

Unnatural Born Killer Unnatural Born Killer

A Wesleyan student is stalked and killed by a man with a gun and a mind full of hate.

May 13, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Dirt Dogs and Jinegar: Baseball’s Slang Dirt Dogs and Jinegar: Baseball’s Slang

The richness of baseball's old, weird vernacular is pure, pointless creativity.

May 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman

The Secret History of Izzy The Secret History of Izzy

I.F. Stone was not only a great reporter; he was a radical, an irritant to power.

May 13, 2009 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

The Torture Enablers The Torture Enablers

If Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers lacked the authority to publicly question a policy of torture, how can we condemn soldiers who thought it their duty to follow orders?

May 13, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Raising the Baby Question Raising the Baby Question

There's a palpable disconnect between moms and young feminists. What will this mean for the next generation as they begin to raise children of their own?

May 12, 2009 / Feature / Nona Willis Aronowitz

GOP Torture Blame Game: Target Pelosi GOP Torture Blame Game: Target Pelosi

The Nation's John Nichols encourages Nancy Pelosi to call the bluff of her right wing critics by testifying under oath on torture.

May 12, 2009 / The Ed Show

David Simon, Arianna Huffington and the Future of Journalism David Simon, Arianna Huffington and the Future of Journalism

Fools look for a fight between newspapers and the net. The challenge is to defend print and digital journalism, in an age of big-media myopia.

May 11, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols

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