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Duvalier and Haiti’s Triple Threat

Duvalier and Haiti’s Triple Threat Duvalier and Haiti’s Triple Threat

Why was Baby Doc able to return after decades of exile and evade justice, despite his crimes?

Feb 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz

Of Deserts and Promised Lands: The Dream of Global Justice Of Deserts and Promised Lands: The Dream of Global Justice

Jenny Martinez and Kathryn Sikkink offer conflicting histories of the ascendency of international courts.

Feb 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

AIDS and Imperialism: Karma and Colonial Crimes AIDS and Imperialism: Karma and Colonial Crimes

A new book shows that the HIV virus was triggered by wanton imperial depredations.

Feb 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bob Dreyfuss

The Treason of the Senate The Treason of the Senate

A famous indictment from a century ago aptly describes today’s corrupt legislative body.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / David Sarasohn

Galileo’s Credo

Galileo’s Credo Galileo’s Credo

Two new biographies differ over the astronomer’s view of the relationship between science and faith.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen

A Child of Sleepwalkers: On Gregor von Rezzori

A Child of Sleepwalkers: On Gregor von Rezzori A Child of Sleepwalkers: On Gregor von Rezzori

A novelist’s grim portrait of Central Europe between the wars.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lorna Scott Fox

Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls

Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls

A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Thompson

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

The Complete Jean Vigo, Travis Wilkerson’s An Injury to One.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

The Foundation Business: On Olivier Zunz The Foundation Business: On Olivier Zunz

There’s more to American nonprofits than the success of wealthy donors and their large foundations.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Pablo Eisenberg

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