Judging Thomas Judging Thomas
A close look at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reveals a deeply conservative and increasingly bitter man.
Nov 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge
These days, even London and Paris seem a bit like North Korea.
Nov 1, 2007 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
False Prophets False Prophets
James Watson continues his long and well-documented history of baselessly biologizing social stereotypes.
Nov 1, 2007 / Editorial / Patricia J. Williams
People Burn Here People Burn Here
Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.
Nov 1, 2007 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Memphis Is Also America Memphis Is Also America
The civil rights movement that erupted in 1968 revealed in a few swift weeks white America's failure to respond to the nonviolence of Dr. King, and black America's recoil into desp...
Oct 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Pat Watters
Thieves of Black History Thieves of Black History
In the struggle over the ownership of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, black history is on sale at bargain prices.
Oct 25, 2007 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
It’s Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week! It’s Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week!
David Horowitz serves up a witch's brew of Cheney-style anti-jihadism, mixed with anti-feminism and a sour dash of anti-Semitism.
Oct 22, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
Father of History Father of History
Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps
Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age
The quinceañera has become a rite of passage for even the poorest Latina teens, another example of our most treasured rites debased at the cash register.
Oct 16, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit
Driven by a tabloid episode from her own marriage, the novelist joins the debate over the mass marketing of trashy books to young black readers.
Oct 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander