Esther Kaplan

Esther Kaplan is investigative editor at The Nation Institute, and author of With God on Their Side: George Bush and the Christian Right.

Labor's Growing Pains

May 29, 2008

SEIU battles the California Nurses and dissidents within its own ranks.
Workers Memorial Day

April 30, 2008

This week marked Workers Memorial Day, when unions and advocacy organizations held memorials and protests to honor those who have died on the job.

2007

The Culture War Descends on Columbia

October 26, 2007

David Horowitz's Islamofascism Awareness Week hits the already beleaguered campus.

For Pro-Life Bloggers, a New Hubris

January 31, 2006

Relishing Samuel Alito's impact on the Supreme Court, pro-life bloggers are already laying strategies to win hearts and minds in a transformed legal landscape.

Just Say Não

May 12, 2005

Brazil turns down $40 million in defiance of Bush's AIDS policy.

The Bush AIDS Machine

December 2, 2004

Bush did something Reagan never dreamed of: He made AIDS his own.
Follow the Money

October 14, 2004

The Christian right's comeback has been fueled by Bush Administration grants.
Time's Up

July 29, 2004
Time's Up

July 22, 2004

Though Bush trumpets his commitment to the AIDS fight, the delegation he sent to Bangkok was rather anemic.
The Jewish Divide on Israel

June 24, 2004

A growing grassroots movement has challenged the artificial AIPAC consensus.
Onward Christian Soldiers

June 17, 2004

The religious right's sense of siege is fueling a resurgence.