Society

The Great Debate of 2008 The Great Debate of 2008

The time is right for a Great Debate on America's purpose and place in the world. But neither Republicans nor Democrats seem up to the task.

Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Jerry W. Sanders

Why We Need International Law Why We Need International Law

It's time to undo the damage and reaffirm America's historical commitment to international law.

Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Oona A. Hathaway

Combating Muslim Extremism Combating Muslim Extremism

American politicians should stop implying that Muslim nations and individuals are more dangerous than any other group of human beings. They should also stop calling their religion ...

Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Juan Cole

Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen

Gone are the days of equal protection. Intense natural disasters like the California wildfires are being met with a new model: privatized disaster response.

Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Naomi Klein

David Horowitz, Feminist? David Horowitz, Feminist?

The oppression of Muslim women is a major theme among the Islamofascistly aware. If only they felt the same about other women on earth.

Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge

These days, even London and Paris seem a bit like North Korea.

Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

False Prophets False Prophets

James Watson continues his long and well-documented history of baselessly biologizing social stereotypes.

Nov 1, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams

A mobile home park in ruins after the 2007 Harris Fire in California.

People Burn Here People Burn Here

Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.

Nov 1, 2007 / Mike Davis

Memphis Is Also America Memphis Is Also America

The civil rights movement that erupted in 1968 revealed in a few swift weeks white America's failure to respond to the nonviolence of Dr. King, and black America's recoil into desp...

Oct 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Pat Watters

Unseen Victims of California Fires Unseen Victims of California Fires

Undocumented immigrants who have survived for years living along San Diego's hillsides and canyons now find themselves left out of relief efforts in the Southern California fires.

Oct 26, 2007 / Feature / Amanda Martinez

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