Mrs. Obama Meets Mrs. Windsor Mrs. Obama Meets Mrs. Windsor
Michelle Obama defies the boxes in which women have been caged, expanding the force field of feminism in ecumenical and unsettling ways.
Apr 8, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Hollywood Meets Frankenstein Hollywood Meets Frankenstein
With its blacklist, Hollywood has created a real monster, and it does more damage than the havoc wreaked by King Kong and Godzilla combined.
They Fought the Law: Fred Strebeigh’s Equal They Fought the Law: Fred Strebeigh’s Equal
An outstanding history of women's struggle for equality through the courts and in the legal profession.
Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
Back Talk: Young Jean Lee Back Talk: Young Jean Lee
A conversation with the author of The Shipment about American theater, irony and Mariah Carey.
Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Violent Grace: Anne Carson’s An Oresteia Violent Grace: Anne Carson’s An Oresteia
Anne Carson's An Oresteia offers a dark vision of violent grace.
Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
The Hundred Days War: Histories of the New Deal The Hundred Days War: Histories of the New Deal
FDR's first hundred days were unprecedented in their ambition and scope--and anything but politically coherent.
Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
A System From Hell A System From Hell
In my family, two medical crises have added up to financial disaster.
Apr 8, 2009 / Feature / Kate Michelman
Casualties of Care Casualties of Care
The privatization of veterans' healthcare limits the government's ability to honor those who serve.
Apr 8, 2009 / Feature / Tara McKelvey
Behind the Abortion Color Line Behind the Abortion Color Line
Reducing unintended pregnancies is an urgent priority for African-Americans.
Apr 8, 2009 / Feature / Sheryl McCarthy
Healthcare Lifeboats Healthcare Lifeboats
The Massachusetts healthcare reform model may rest on impeccable political logic, but it's economic and medical nonsense
Apr 8, 2009 / Feature / Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein