Society

The Imaginary Jew The Imaginary Jew

Two new novels, by Michael Chabon and Nathan Englander, recharge the modern Jewish experience with a sense of the exotic.

May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz

The New Face of Warfare The New Face of Warfare

Child soldiering has become a defining feature of modern warfare. And the United States has been all too complicit in the trend.

May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas

Among the Disbelievers Among the Disbelievers

In their rush to throw out God, atheist writers appear to have given little thought to what should replace Him.

May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

At a Loss for Words At a Loss for Words

Ralph Ellison was eager to be counted in any political cause--except those surrounding race.

May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Michael Anderson

‘Democracy’ Is Hell ‘Democracy’ Is Hell

In a gruesome marriage of technology and medieval barbarity, an Internet video records the stoning death of a 17-year-old Kurdish girl. Welcome to the new Iraq.

May 10, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt

MacArthur Park MacArthur Park

Advocates pushing for reform and immigrants clamoring for justice in the streets will not forget the recent violence in Los Angeles.

May 10, 2007 / The Editors

Studs Terkel, Listener Studs Terkel, Listener

In celebration of Studs Terkel's 95th birthday last year, the Nation's Deadline Poet paid tribute.

May 10, 2007 / Calvin Trillin

Invisible America Invisible America

Fifty-three years after Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court will rule on two cases that will decide the future of school integration.

May 10, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams

Morality Gets a Massage Morality Gets a Massage

Randall Tobias isn't the first abstinence czar to run afoul of the moral agenda he promoted. It's time Congress stopped this dangerous crusade.

May 10, 2007 / The Editors

Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign

I joined the protest of a terribly offensive poster for the horror flick Captivity, which resulted in its being taken down. Was that a good thing?

May 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch

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