Society

Luxury Grub Luxury Grub

What's so great about designer chocolate if it's infested with cockroach droppings? As the economic widens, rich and poor still occupy the same food chain.

Nov 19, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich

Gay Muslims Unveiled in ‘Jihad for Love’ Gay Muslims Unveiled in ‘Jihad for Love’

Parvez Sharma's new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.

Nov 17, 2007 / Feature / Rashi Kesarwani

Old McDonald Had a Farm…and He Got Arrested? Old McDonald Had a Farm…and He Got Arrested?

As consumers increasingly seek out farmers who raise organic and unpasteurized food, suddenly energized regulators claim they want to "protect" us from pathogens and other dangers....

Nov 17, 2007 / Feature / David E. Gumpert

Insecurity Cameras Insecurity Cameras

The more sophisticated security technology becomes in our nation's cities, the more reason privacy activists have to be alarmed.

Nov 16, 2007 / Feature / William Pentland

Climate Change Power Shift Climate Change Power Shift

Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.

Nov 15, 2007 / Feature / Anya Kamenetz

The Atheist’s Dilemma The Atheist’s Dilemma

Atheists versus imams? Can't we have more choices?

Nov 15, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Justice Delayed Justice Delayed

The government's case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activi...

Nov 15, 2007 / Editorial / David Cole

Come On, People Come On, People

A new book by Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint is a tough-love prescription for social change. Why are critics in the black community piling on?

Nov 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander

Immigrant Drivers License Plan Unravels Immigrant Drivers License Plan Unravels

New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer had a good idea about how to issue driver's licenses to undocumented workers. Too bad he caved.

Nov 14, 2007 / Editorial / Andrea Batista Schlesinger and Amy Traub

Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream

A discussion with the author of The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America, the master narrative of our national security myth.

Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rashi Kesarwani

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