Purging the Poor
Naomi Klein : Why are the poorest victims of Hurricane Katrina being kept out of perfectly livable homes?
Eyal Press argues that now is the time for new policies to end the inequities of racial segregation, Robert Christgau reviews Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke and Stuart Klawans reviews Tim Burton's Corpse Bride and Occupation: Dreamland.
Articles
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Blackwater Down
Jeremy Scahill : With military and law enforcement forces combing New Orleans in the wake of the storm, why did the federal government feel compelled to hire private security firms Blackwater USA and BATS to keep the peace?
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How to Curb Corporate Power
Ralph Nader : As corporations consolidate, they grab power from the public. Here are seven modest proposals to give power back to the public and avoid another Enron.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Prez on the Precipice
: The waning political power of the Bush Administration poses a huge opportunity for Democrats to revitalize the party and challenge the President's flawed vision of hurricane recovery and continuing involvement in Iraq.
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'One Nation, Fragmented'
Eyal Press : It took a Gulf Coast hurricane to make Americans aware of the poverty in their own backyard. Now it's time for public policies that end racial segregation, so that the poor in this country will not continue to suffer.
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Open Letter to Laura Bush
Sharon Olds : Poet Sharon Olds writes an open letter to Laura Bush, explaining why she won't break bread at the White House.
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The Perils of UN Reform
Stephen Schlesinger : Long-awaited reform efforts at the United Nations have fallen far short of Kofi Annan's original vision. But despite John Bolton's antagonism, there has been progress.
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Pinochet's Week In Court
Peter Kornbluh : Chile's Supreme Court handed Augusto Pinochet both a victory and a blow with its recent rulings on Operation Columbo and Operation Condor.
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Letter From Ground Zero
Talks Without End
Jonathan Schell : An agreement between the United States and North Korea resolving longstanding differences on nuclear weapons and energy programs at first was cause for celebration. But in fact, no real breakthrough has occurred. There is only the appearance of an agreement.
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Sturm und Drang
Norman Birnbaum : As political parties in Germany dance toward a coalition following the stalemated elections, the country is in for a turbulent month--and new elections are a serious option.
Reviews
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book
In Search of Sam Cooke
Robert Christgau : A womanizing gospel king and black-pride pop star, Sam Cooke led a short life filled with contradiction.
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book
The Blank Verses
Christine Smallwood : A Rick Moody novel is generally about one thing and that is Rick Moody's ability to write very long, occasionally graceful sentences.
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film
Anywhere But Here
Stuart Klawans : Tim Burton enlivens the dark and gloomy life of corpses and aristocrats in Corpse Bride; Occupation: Dreamland offers an unsentimental view of Iraqi soldiers.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Government's the Problem
Calvin Trillin : As the waters rise, how about a sea chantey for the Bush Administration?
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
New Orleans Is Us
Eric Alterman : New Orleans was not an unpredictable disaster--it was a model for the incompetence of the Bush Administration. And when the next disaster comes, we will all be under water.
Web
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St. Pat's Four Not Guilty of Federal Charges
Elizabeth Bauchner : Four peace advocates were acquitted of federal conspiracy charges in connection with a 2003 protest of the Iraq War.
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A Devil's Dictionary of Business
Nicholas von Hoffman : Had your fill of spin and flimflam about the greatness of corporate America? Here's the real truth about money, high finance and low, commerce, clever tricks, globalism and globaloney.
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Column Left
When 'Connected' means 'Corrupted'
Robert Scheer : The hurricane-driven windfalls for GOP-connected businesses continues, and so do the scandals of widespread corruption among George Bush's cronies. And the rest of us are played for suckers.
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Roberts's Queer Reasoning on AIDS
David W. Webber : When John G. Roberts Jr. counseled President Ronald Reagan on AIDS policies, did he willfully perpetuate the myth that AIDS can be spread by casual contact?
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Make Levees, Not War
Liza Featherstone : New Orleans was top-of-mind for more than 100,000 peace advocates in Washington who delivered a clear and unified message, protesting the Bush Administration's war in Iraq and its callous indifference to the victims of the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
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Devastation in Galveston (1900)
More than 7,000 people perished in a hurricane that swept the Texas coast on September 13, 1900. In two unsigned dispatches, The Nation described the scene. September 13 and September 20, 1900, issues.
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The Roberts Converts
Bruce Shapiro : The political chess match between the White House and Senate Democrats over the future of the Supreme Court took on new complexity as three Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm John G. Roberts Jr.
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The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers
David Corn : The FBI--with apparent White House approval--continues to seek the authority to bypass the court system in pursuit of evidence against terror suspects.
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The Porn of War
George Zornick : What began as an amateur porn site has become a magnet for graphic images of combat and derisive comments posted by US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. But military officials are loath to condemn it.
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Web Letters
Readers Respond to Sharon Olds
Our Readers : Readers respond to poet Sharon Olds's decision to decline Laura Bush's invitation to dine at the White House.
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