Ripped from their lives
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
Human Rights & Ethics
The Amalgamation Polka by Stephen Wright
Jim Herrick dances the amalgamation polka with Stephen Wright
Sand for the thirsty
Conversion to Buddhism is no solution to the evils of India's caste system, says Sanal Edamaruku
Women sold short
Rebeca Zúniga-Hamlin considers whether Ortega will tackle Nicaragua's dismal record on abortion rights
Sexual cleansing
Islamist death squads in Iraq are targeting gays and lesbians, reports Peter Tatchell
Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties by Michael Lesy
Michael Binyon is not blown away by the Windy City
The Blackest Bird: A Novel of History and Murder by Joel Rose
Martina Evans is haunted by the ghost of Poe
What’s an infidel?
Jonathan Rée consults the latest humanist dictionary
Future Perfect: the transhumanist quest to defeat death
Transhumanists would like to cheat death and redesign genes. But Anita Silvers is not sure that would be wise
Peace Warriors
Ron Dudai meets the men of violence who have changed their minds