Norman Birnbaum

Norman Birnbaum is professor emeritus at the Georgetown University Law Center. He was on the founding editorial board of New Left Review and is a member of the editorial board of The Nation. His most recent book is After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century (Oxford).

Currently

  • Memories of Ted Kennedy

    August 28, 2009

    Senator Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.

  • The Left Forum--Or, Why City Hall Doesn't Listen

    April 23, 2009

    Whoever now governs the country (a point on which there was no agreement) is likely to remain resolutely indifferent to the message of Left Forum 2009.

  • Miseries of Il Manifesto

    March 18, 2009

    Italy's small, independent, radical daily is an indispensable voice on the left.

  • The Half-Forgotten Prophet

    March 11, 2009

    A half-century later, re-evaluating the works of C. Wright Mills, in The Politics of Truth.

2008

  • Obama: Filling a Vacuum in Berlin

    July 26, 2008

    A nation whose citizens have been largely turned off to politics held Barack Obama in a fervent embrace, viewing America once again as a place of new possibilities.

2006

  • The Strange Silence of Günter Grass

    August 18, 2006

    By concealing for a near-lifetime that he had served in the Waffen SS, literary giant Günter Grass treated himself with an indulgence he did not hesitate to deem a moral defect in others. And for that, we are all losers.

  • Is Israel Good for the Jews?

    August 5, 2006

    An American Jewish identity that centers on unconditional defense of Israel is not healthy--for either American Jews or Israel.

2005

  • Sturm und Drang

    September 22, 2005 Subscribe

    As political parties in Germany dance toward a coalition following the stalemated elections, the country is in for a turbulent month--and new elections are a serious option.

  • America's Imaginary Frontier

    September 13, 2005

    America's narcissism and willful blindness to its own moral failings have been placed in sharp relief as the nation fitfully responds to the needs of storm victims.

  • An Ambiguous Papacy

    April 7, 2005

    The Catholic Church under John Paul II

  • Europe by, and for, Itself

    February 17, 2005 Subscribe

    A look at the real Europe--and at the real issues it has with U.S. policy.

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Blogs

» The Notion

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
49 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

» Editor's Cut

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
56 Comments

» The Beat

House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
29 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
204 Comments

» Act Now!

Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
61 Comments