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Fall 2007
Table of Contents
Editor's Page
Internationalism and Beyond Michael Walzer
Comments & Opinions
Laws of Care: The Supreme Court and Aides to Elderly People Eileen Boris and Jennifer Klein
Media, Democracy, and the Left: Seeing the Bigger Picture Jeffrey Scheuer
Scholars and Public Debate Murray Hausknecht
Politics Abroad
Renewing Britain's New Labour Project Robert Taylor
Dossier: France
France: Red Rose, Blue Grip Mitchell Cohen
Gender and Politics in France: Ségolène Royal and the Socialist Party Françoise Gaspard
France's 35-Hour Workweek: Myths and Realities Philippe Askenazy
Of Croissants and Couscous: National Identity After the French Elections Nancy L. Green
Internet Politcs in France Jean-Baptiste Soufron
The 'New' France Philippe Askenazy, Mitchell Cohen, Francoise Gaspard, Nancy L. Green, and Jean-Baptiste Soufron
Articles
Reading the Candidates David Greenberg
Sand Castles and Snake Pits: Homelessness, Public Policy, and the Law of Unintended Consequences Lillian B. Rubin
The Abortion Procedure Ban: Bush's Gift to his Base Carole Joffe
The Future of Global Unions: Is Solidarity Still Forever? Alan Howard
New York Calling Marshall Berman
Arguments
Taking Issue: Nick Cohen Disagrees with Johann Hari Nick Cohen
Johann Hari Replies Johann Hari
In Defense of Academic Boycotts: A Response to Martha Nussbaum Mohammed Abed
A Reply to Mohammed Abed Martha Nussbaum
On Academic Boycotts
American Families: Changes in the Twentieth Century Michael B. Katz and Mark J. Stern
Arlene Skolnick Responds Arlene Skolnick
Books
The Bleeding Wound: Zimbabwe's Slow Suicide Susie Linfield
Books discussed: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin; Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin; Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller; African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe by Doris Lessing; The Stone Virgins by Yvonne Vera.
Beyond Human Nature Norman Geras
Terry Eagleton's The Meaning of Life.
Reviving the “L” Word Kevin Mattson
Freedom’s Power: The True Force of Liberalism by Paul Starr.
“I’m not a feminist, but...” Jessica Sinsheimer
Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist by Megan Seely
The Last Page
Marshall Plan Redux Nicolaus Mills
Online Features
Anti-Semitism and the Left that Doesn’t Learn Mitchell Cohen (online)
Dissent co-editor Mitchell Cohen takes on 'the left that doesn't learn.'
Scholastic Disobedience Martha Nussbaum, Mohammed Abed, and Murray Hausknecht