The Issue at a Glance

Unordering Liberty: The Legacy of Frances Fox Piven (10.1007/s12129-015-9513-0)

David Stoesz, University of Illinois Springfield

In the first entry of “Verdicts,” our occasional special section on the contributions of prominent figures in recent academic and scholarly history, David Stoesz examines the long, combative career of Frances Fox Piven, an icon of the Left for advancing “the role of organized labor and liberal academics in social affairs,” most notably efforts to eliminate poverty via welfare expansion and reform.

Democracy and Sin: Doing Justice to Reinhold Niebuhr (10.1007/s12129-015-9509-9)

Joseph E. Hartman, Georgetown University

There’s been a resurgence of scholarly interest in Reinhold Niebuhr, one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated, prodigious, and influential American public intellectuals. Debate over the evolving nature of Niebuhr’s public policy positions continues, as conservatives and liberals claim him for their own. Joseph E.