Salem

A black-and-white section of a painting of a woman surrounded by men in Puritan garb.

Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

October 23, 2019Women & Gender

Using “witch hunt” to decry purportedly baseless allegations reflects a misunderstanding of American history. Witch trials didn’t target the powerful. They persecuted society’s most marginal members — particularly women.

The Satanic Temple gets religion

May 2, 2019Religion

Did Salem intentionally forget where ‘witches’ were killed?

January 15, 2016Culture

A bright idea could help eliminate a fishing problem

May 6, 2015Environment

One year on: the housing market

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Parsing the Obama housing plan with Alvin Hall, Part Two

August 14, 2013Global Politics

We talk with Alvin Hall about a more complicated situation: speculators, the guys who bought homes as investments, now have a lot to lose as mortgage payments escalate and housing prices fall.