Obama the Philosopher

Suddenly, Obama's making a pretty good case for why Americans should once again care for one another.

Linda Hirshman

The Cold War That Wasn’t

Deconstructing the New York Times fairy tale about how nasty Russia invaded innocent Georgia.

Mark Ames

Milk Scandal Taints China’s Self-Image

The tainted milk crisis could prod China to act responsibly.

Anna Greenspan

A Lesson for the Next President

Will our next president have the courage to scrap No Child Left Behind?

Demitrious Sinor

Jörg Haider’s Legacy

Austria's most notorious right-wing politician died as spectacularly as he had lived--and in a Europe stunned by financial crisis, leaves a dangerous legacy.

Slavenka Drakulic

Smearing Colonel Vandeveld

Military commissions officials are using punitive psychological evaluations as part of a strategy to discredit and silence a former colleague turned whistleblower.

Ross Tuttle

Will the Youth Vote Swing This Election?

In state after state, the number of new voters has swelled like never before. They're mostly under 30 and solidly backing Barack Obama.

Cora Currier

Hard Knocks in the Workplace

The rights of workers get little attention from the court, and employers know they can violate those rights with impunity.

Eric Schnapper

Debtor Nation

The Supreme Court has done little to protect a nation of debtors from predatory lending practices.

Robert M. Lawless

Senior Rights & Wrongs

It's increasingly difficult for older Americans to protect themselves from age discrimination, nursing home abuse and loss of pension benefits.

Harper Jean Tobin

Health Cares

The United States stands alone among wealthy nations in failing to assure its population reasonable healthcare.

Sara Rosenbaum

Safety Last

Pro-business judges who now dominate the Supreme Court undermine consumers' right to sue when they are injured by unsafe products.

David C. Vladeck

The Supreme Court and the Election: What’s at Stake

The next president and Congress must reverse the conservative tide of the Bush judiciary.

Herman Schwartz

When the Gloves Come Off

On the campaign trail, new lies are being pumped into the political bloodstream.

Jonathan Schell

Obama the Philosopher

Suddenly, Obama's making a pretty good case for why Americans should once again care for one another.

Linda Hirshman

Seeing Past the Ivy: Do Literary Mandarins Put Reading At Risk?

Why the commentariat's response to hand-wringing about "the decline of reading" condescends to the large mass of nonspecialist readers.

William Deresiewicz

Back Talk: Paul Offit

A doctor defends scientific research against the potentially fatal misperceptions of the anti-vaccine movement.

Christine Smallwood

Walter Benjamin Forever: A Critic’s Coveted Afterlife

Following the quirky, revolutionary life path of one of the most celebrated twentieth-century intellectuals.

Noah Isenberg

Rooted in Reconstruction: The First Wave of Black Congressmen

Without the courage of the forgotten black legislators of the Reconstruction era, it would be impossible for a black man today to run for president.

Eric Foner

Collateral Damage: Reporting the War in Iraq

Three new books vividly portray the devastating impact of the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Chris Toensing

This Town Is Going Out of Business

Joshua Clover