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American Imperialism: This Is When It All Began

American Imperialism: This Is When It All Began American Imperialism: This Is When It All Began

Accustomed to trampling democracy at home, jingoists cannot be expected to see its virtues abroad.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Horace White and Elinor Langer

Is the UK Labor Party Too Moderate to Be in Power?

Is the UK Labor Party Too Moderate to Be in Power? Is the UK Labor Party Too Moderate to Be in Power?

Its leaders speak the language of social concern, yet their strategy is marked by extreme caution, an avoidance of any appearance of radicalism.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Edward Miliband

When the Constitution Becomes The Last Resort of Scoundrels

When the Constitution Becomes The Last Resort of Scoundrels When the Constitution Becomes The Last Resort of Scoundrels

We know today the Founders were not Fathers to be proud of.

Mar 23, 2015 / Encounter / Simeon Strunsky and Richard Kreitner

Are Women Morally Superior to Men?

Are Women Morally Superior to Men? Are Women Morally Superior to Men?

Woman as sharer and carer, woman as earth mother, woman as guardian of small rituals—these images are as old as time.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Can Men and Women Be Friends?

Can Men and Women Be Friends? Can Men and Women Be Friends?

Feminism has opened up far more space than could have been imagined in the 1920s.

Mar 23, 2015 / Encounter / Floyd Dell and Michelle Goldberg

Adolph Reed Destroys ‘The Bell Curve’

Adolph Reed Destroys ‘The Bell Curve’ Adolph Reed Destroys ‘The Bell Curve’

Despite their concern to insulate themselves from the appearance of racism, Herrnstein and Murray display a perspective worthy of an Alabama filling station.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Adolph Reed Jr.

Voting Does Not Make a Difference

Voting Does Not Make a Difference Voting Does Not Make a Difference

Democracy is dead in the United States. Yet there is still nothing to replace real democracy.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / W.E.B. Du Bois

1985–1995: American Politics and Culture is Being Radically Reformed

1985–1995: American Politics and Culture is Being Radically Reformed 1985–1995: American Politics and Culture is Being Radically Reformed

Nation writers on late 1980s New York, Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, gay rights, Rupert Murdoch's ambitions and the case for federal funding of the arts.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

The Article That Launched the Consumer-Rights Movement

The Article That Launched the Consumer-Rights Movement The Article That Launched the Consumer-Rights Movement

Innumerable precedents show that the consumer must be protected from his own indiscretion and vanity.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ralph Nader

There Cannot Be Peace and Security Until the Cause of Palestinian Suffering Is Addressed

There Cannot Be Peace and Security Until the Cause of Palestinian Suffering Is Addressed There Cannot Be Peace and Security Until the Cause of Palestinian Suffering Is Addressed

There is a racist premise underpinning the “peace process” that Arab lives aren’t worth as much as Jewish lives.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Edward W. Said

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