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Book review: The Dead Hand by David Hoffman (by Michael Binyon, January/February 2012 ): Michael Binyon revisits Cold War brinksmanship
Aftershock: 9/11 ten years on (by Stephen Howe, September/October 2011 ): A decade after the destruction of the Twin Towers, the greatest change to the world has been the reinvention of Islam, says Stephen Howe
God & Devil: Country Songs (by Andrew Mueller, July/August 2011 ): Five tracks about God, and five about the Devil. Selected by Andrew Mueller
Book review: Neoconservatism by Justin Vaisse (by Anatol Lieven, July/August 2010 ): Anatol Lieven assesses the past and future of an idea
Prometheus bound (by R Joseph Hoffman, July/August 2009 ): Paul Kurtz, champion of American secular humanism, has been ousted from the organisation he founded. R Joseph Hoffman, a former colleague, traces the origins of the split
Freedom's foghorn (by Roger Davidson, May/June 2009 ): Happy Birthday Tom Paine: Jan 29. Here's something we prepared earlier...Roger Davidson marks the 200th anniversary of the passing of Tom Paine, an inspirational ego
The Family by Jeff Sharlet (by James Crabtree, November/December 2008 ): James Crabtree is not quite convinced by Jeff Sharlet's family
The Turnaround by George Pelecanos (by Stuart Sim, November/December 2008 ): Stuart Sim visits George Pelecanos's mean streets
Sex appeal (by Dagmar Herzog, September/October 2008 ): America’s Religious Right has devised a seductive new recruitment strategy, reveals Dagmar Herzog
The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken: The New Politics of Religion in the United States (by Owen Hatherley, July/August 2008 ): Owen Hatherley gets to grips with the Religious Right
Power to the pulpit (by James Crabtree, May/June 2008 ): Religion has always been an election issue in America. But in the current campaign, argues James Crabtree, it’s not just the Republicans who are courting the faith vote
Editorial: Backwards and forwards (by Caspar Melville, May/June 2008 ): With the decline of the old-style Christian Right, are US evangelicals growing up?
American barbarity (by Stan Cohen, January/February 2008 ): How do you justify the unspeakable? Simply invoke the threat of terrorism, says Stan Cohen
Have a Nice Doomsday by Nicholas Guyatt (by Toby Saul, July/August 2007 ): Toby Saul doubts the power of the American end-timers
The Condor's Head by Ferdinand Mount (by Philip Womack, July/August 2007 ): Philip Womack enjoys a meeting of old and new worlds
Ripped from their lives (by Linda Gordon, November/December 2006 ): When Roosevelt ordered the relocation of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor, Dorothea Lang was commissioned to document their removal. Linda Gordon unearths the hidden portraits of a people dispossessed
Banged up (by Erwin James, July/August 2006 ): Erwin James on a remarkable book written from behind bars
Freak show (by Paul Kurtz, May/June 2006 ): Paul Kurtz reviews a new book on American fundamentalism
One hellhole under God (by Christopher Lord, September/October 2004 ): Christopher Lord explains why American conservatives suddenly care about Sudan
Imperial Catastrophe (by Michael Mann, January/February 2004 ): Michael Mann, the leading historian of power, forecast the failure of the American adventure in Iraq. So what should happen next?
Cosmopolitan Emotions? (by Martha Nussbaum, Winter 2001 ): When disaster falls or tragedy strikes, what are the borders of our emotions and our compassion?
The New American Theocracy (by Paul Kurtz, Winter 2001 ): The land of the free is becoming the land of the religious right and the reaction to the World Trade Center attacks proves the point, says Paul Kurtz.
Doubt and Dubya (by Paul Kurtz, Spring 2001 ): How should an American humanist vote, asks Paul Kurtz
Defending The Family (by Jeff Sharlet, Web Exclusive, December 2008): Jeff Sharlet responds to James Crabtree's review of his book The Family
Surreal estate (by Ralph Steadman, Web Exclusive, April 2011): Ralph Steadman revisits the city of lost angels