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
Jim Herrick dances the amalgamation polka with Stephen Wright
Conversion to Buddhism is no solution to the evils of India's caste system, says Sanal Edamaruku
Rebeca Zúniga-Hamlin considers whether Ortega will tackle Nicaragua's dismal record on abortion rights
Islamist death squads in Iraq are targeting gays and lesbians, reports Peter Tatchell
Michael Binyon is not blown away by the Windy City
Martina Evans is haunted by the ghost of Poe
Jonathan Rée consults the latest humanist dictionary
Transhumanists would like to cheat death and redesign genes. But Anita Silvers is not sure that would be wise
Ron Dudai meets the men of violence who have changed their minds