Review

Author Randy Shaw's portrayal of San Francisco seediness is a celebration in his latest book.

New books on mass incarceration offer fresh information and cast a critical eye on our existing understandings.

Diary entries of a man imprisoned in Dachau describe his intense need to draw "the landscape of death" and the agony he witnessed.

John Stuart Mill may well be the most important liberal thinker of the 19th century.

Here's what sociologist Salvatore Babones suggests 2016 presidential contenders campaign about.

Since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, abortion providers have been the targets of threats and intimidation.

Zantovsky's voice is so engaging that he becomes a presence in the tale he tells.

As tensions begin to cool, looking back at US-Cuba relations paves a way forward.

A new book examines the ACA and shows why more fundamental reform is imperative.

In a new book, Patrick Cockburn looks at the legacy of recent wars in the Middle East.