Lizzy Ratner

Lizzy Ratner is a freelance reporter living in New York City.

Currently

  • New Orleans Redraws Its Color Line

    August 27, 2008

    After Katrina, white parishes are zoning minorities right out of the reconstruction.

  • Domestic Workers Unite

    June 13, 2008

    Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.

  • Homeless in New Orleans

    February 7, 2008 Subscribe

    The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has turned New Orleans into a tragic Tale of Two Cities.

2007

  • The Doctor Stories

    May 24, 2007 Subscribe

    Atul Gawande offers up a banal self-help manual for aspiring MDs, while Pauline Chen prescribes a dose of compassion.

2005

2003

  • The Legacy of Guantánamo

    July 14, 2003

    The hard lessons of Guantánamo have yet to be learned, while many of the old mistakes are being repeated.

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Blogs

» State of Change

Obama Anoints Kaine, Praises (And Snubs?) Dean | Obama and Kaine signal they'll continue the fifty-state strategy, but why wasn't Dean in the building?
Ari Berman
Posted at 5:17 PM ET

» Altercation

Altercation 3.0 | Altercation takes up residence today at The Nation. In this incarnation, expect more music and movies and maybe a little less politics. But first, a word about Cass Sunstein.
Eric Alterman
Posted at 3:45 PM ET

» Editor's Cut

Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right | If he doesn't, the US will be stuck in another military catastrophe.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» Capitolism

ET Come Home | Tom Friedman testifies on Capitol Hill on green technology
Christopher Hayes

» The Beat

Feingold's Outline for a Constitutional Presidency | In a letter to Obama, Constitution subcommittee chair seeks a commitment to end executive excess.
John Nichols

» The Dreyfuss Report

Panetta? Ummmmm... Well..... | Could Obama have made a weirder choice for CIA director? Here's why Panetta is doomed.
Robert Dreyfuss

» Act Now!

Allow Media into Gaza | Israel is encouraging abuses by preventing foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
Peter Rothberg

» The Notion

Hard Times Without Studs | One of Terkel’s former book editors considers a Studs-less world.
Tom Engelhardt

» And Another Thing

Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again | The Weathermen were not just a bunch of idealistic young people.
Katha Pollitt