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Winter 2010
Table of Contents
Editor's Page
Internationalism Michael Walzer
From Democratiya to Dissent Alan Johnson
Comments & Opinions
Choice as Strategy: Homosexuality and the Politics of Pity Stephanie Fairyington
Cars, Highways, and the Poor Yonah Freemark
Politics Abroad
Lessons from the Nationalization Nation: State-Owned Enterprises in France Paul Cohen
Jerusalem: Going for the Gold Jo-Ann Mort
SYMPOSIUM: Intellectuals and Their America
Intellectuals and Their America The Editors
Symposium: E. J. Dionne, Jr. E. J. Dionne, Jr.
Symposium: Alice Kessler-Harris Alice Kessler-Harris
Symposium: Jackson Lears Jackson Lears
Symposium: Martha Nussbaum Martha Nussbaum
Symposium: Katha Pollitt Katha Pollitt
Symposium: Michael Tomasky Michael Tomasky
Symposium: Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel
Symposium: Leon Wieseltier Leon Wieseltier
Articles
Alinsky for the Left: The Politics of Community Organizing Mike Miller
Rock the Senate!
Jamie Raskin
The Death of Beatrice:
Reflections on Old Age in America
Michael B. Katz
Traveling with the Dog: Greyhound and American Journeys Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
New Deal Denialism Eric Rauchway
Reconsiderations
Richard Rorty in Retrospect Richard Wolin
Arguments
The Military State of America and the Democratic Left James B. Rule
Response by George Packer George Packer
Response by Michael Walzer Michael Walzer
Reply by James B. Rule James B. Rule
Reconciling Socialism and Confucianism? Reviving Tradition in China Daniel A. Bell
Response by Michael Walzer Michael Walzer
Reply by Daniel A. Bell Daniel A. Bell
Notebook
Violence as the Best Revenge: Fantasies of Dead Nazis Charles Taylor
Books
Kirstin Downey's The Woman Behind the New Deal Robert J. S. Ross
Morris Dickstein's Dancing in the Dark Kevin Mattson
The Last Page
Saving the Lowercase Kate Hahn