Lizzy Ratner

Lizzy Ratner is a journalist who lives in New York.

Currently

  • Generation Recession

    November 4, 2009

    Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group.

  • The New Domestic Order

    September 9, 2009

    Passage of a "Bill of Rights" in New York would be a promising win for a growing movement.

  • Hope for the Homeless?

    January 22, 2009

    With homeless rates at record highs, America needs a bold new housing policy.

2008

  • New Orleans Redraws Its Color Line

    August 27, 2008

    After Katrina, white parishes are zoning minorities right out of the reconstruction.

  • Domestic Workers Unite

    June 13, 2008

    Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.

  • Homeless in New Orleans

    February 7, 2008 Subscribe

    The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has turned New Orleans into a tragic Tale of Two Cities.

2007

  • The Doctor Stories

    May 24, 2007 Subscribe

    Atul Gawande offers up a banal self-help manual for aspiring MDs, while Pauline Chen prescribes a dose of compassion.

2005

2003

  • The Legacy of Guantánamo

    July 14, 2003

    The hard lessons of Guantánamo have yet to be learned, while many of the old mistakes are being repeated.

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Blogs

» The Beat

House Passes "Historic" Health Reform | Pelosi secures necessary votes, but only after accepting unsettling limits on abortion rights demanded by anti-choice Democrats.
John Nichols
31 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Around The Nation | Obama, one year on. Plus: Jeremy Scahill takes your questions, and a new video series from The Nation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» The Notion

Injustice in Illinois | Prosecutors in Illinois should be more concerned with an innocent man behind bars than journalism students' grades.
Ari Berman
28 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Obama Fails in Middle East | Clinton delivers the ultimate diss to Abbas.
Robert Dreyfuss
128 Comments

» Act Now!

Equality Across America | This week, young LBGT activists are staging a National Week of Initiative.
Peter Rothberg
16 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Thursday | Dying laptops, recapping the election, the Dow, and the Yankees with the World Series.
Eric Alterman