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Issue: Black America's Promised Land
Oxford University Press
What Women Need
Can women translate symbolic victories into durable progress on multiple fronts, from financial status to physical safety? Read more
Simon & Schuster
A Talent for Storytelling
Rick Perlstein tells how Reagan imagined his way into the American psyche. Read more
Music and Memory
The dangerous state of Zionism invites us to cherish the diaspora as Jewish cultural and religious homeland. Read more
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
The End of the Lavender Ghetto
As gays and lesbians gain acceptance, they are moving away from the old neighborhoods that long epitomized gay culture. Read more
Black America's Promised Land: Why I Am Still a Racial Optimist
Hope and pessimism have defined two traditions of American thinking about race. Fully acknowledging recent setbacks, the author makes the case for the tradition of hope. Read more
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Red State, Blue State: Polarization and the American Situation
The country is stuck but it is not stationary. Some things are changing—just not at the federal level. Read more
Labor at a Crossroads: The Seeds of a New Movement
SEIU’s David Rolf—virtuoso organizer and mastermind of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage campaign—says labor needs radically new ways to champion worker interests. Read more
On Realism, Old and New
With new threats to the peace, it’s more important than ever to be clear about America’s core national interests. Read more
Elizabeth Warren's Challenge to Hillary Clinton
A more insurgent campaign, like the one the former professor waged for the Senate, could make the Democratic frontrunner a stronger candidate. Read more
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Targeting of Young Blacks By Law Enforcement: Ben Jealous in Conversation With Jamelle Bouie
What will it take to reshape America’s police departments, and curtail the unprompted police killings that beset us still? Read more
Rand Paul's Millennial Quest: A Little Libertarian, A Lot of Something Else
Win or lose, the neo-libertarian stands to change the DNA of the Grand Old Party. Read more
Abortion Without Apology: A Prescription for Getting the Pro-Choice Groove Back
Only by reclaiming abortion as a fundamental right and normal part of health care can the pro-choice movement hope to win, writes Katha Pollitt in a lively new book. Read more
The Making of Ferguson: How Decades of Hostile Policy Created a Powder Keg
Long before the shooting of Michael Brown, official racial-isolation policies primed Ferguson for this summer’s events. Read more
Must Environmentalists and Labor Activists Find Themselves at Odds With Each Other?
The need for jobs, and the ecological limits to growth Read more
Road Hazard: Millions of Autos On U.S. Highways Recalled But Not Repaired
Why we have millions of cars with unfixed safety recalls — and Germany has none. Read more
In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions Threatens to Shift Outcomes in Tight Races
The last large-scale push to curb voting access was more than a century ago, after Reconstruction. Until now. Read more
