The New Democratic Populism
Christopher Hayes : Economic populism was the most underreported story of the midterms and will be the cornerstone of any new Democratic majority.
The Editors seek to exorcise the ghost of Tom DeLay, Alexander Cockburn is skeptical that the midterms will change anything, Benjamin Hedin considers Richard Ford's The Lay of the Land.
Articles
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Watershed
William Greider : It's time for Democrats to break out of their risk-averse habits and blaze a new trail--if they can only remember how.
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Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo
Chesa Boudin : Although the United States itches to do away with Hugo Chávez, his socialist policies are alleviating poverty and earning the people's trust. To Bush's chagrin, the Venezuelan leader is here to stay.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Exorcising DeLay's Ghosts
: Democratic Congressional leaders are taking the first steps toward real reform to clean up corruption, rein in lobbyists, limit earmarks and insure greater transparency in government.
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A Complicated Blessing
Bob Moser : Claire McCaskill's victory in Missouri proves that moral politics is growing more expansive--and less Republican--as values voters waken to the moral bankruptcy of the religious right.
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Power Shifts in the States
John Nichols : Democratic gains in Statehouses around the country validated Howard Dean's "50-state strategy" and set the stage for a long process of party renewal.
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Crisis at Libération
K.A. Dilday : Beset with financial woes, a labor-management power struggle and an aging leftist readership, the legendary French newspaper is on the brink of extinction.
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Remembering Nation Friends
: Remembering Ellen Willis, William Styron and Richard Gilman.
Reviews
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book
Representative Fictions
William Deresiewicz : An ambitious two-volume history of the novel explores its evolution across continents and centuries.
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book
Half a Life
Benjamin Hedin : In The Lay of the Land, the final work in Richard Ford's acclaimed trilogy, Frank Bascombe picks up where he left off in Independence Day--taking road trips, describing houses and foreclosing at once on whomever he meets.
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film
Coming to America!
Stuart Klawans : Reviews of films from the vulgar to the magisterial: Borat, Flags of Our Fathers, For Your Consideration, Our Daily Bread and Fur.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell
Calvin Trillin : Pentagon briefings won't be the same.
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BEAT THE DEVIL
Now What?
Alexander Cockburn : The party of permanent war--which includes lawmakers like Biden, Emanuel and Lantos--is regrouping for a counterattack, their numbers refreshed by a phalanx of incoming Blue Dogs.
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
Why They Lost
Katha Pollitt : It's always a bad idea to rely on your opponents to be knaves and fools. It worked for the Democrats this time. But what about next time?
Web
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TruthDig
Bush's Vietnam Analogy
Robert Scheer : President Bush has said many dumb things in defense of his Iraq policy. Citing the Vietnam War as a model is his most ludicrous.
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Vulcans Triumphant: The Victory Bash
Evan Eisenberg : Republicans in Congress have set aside $20 million for a gala in Washington to celebrate victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. The party may be postponed for a while, but the program has been drafted--and we've got a copy.
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Nascar Values
Robert Lipsyte : The Democrats won the House and the Senate because the Republicans lost the garage. How Nascar fans helped turn the tide of the election.
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Emerging Writers
MoDo, Deconstructed
Simon Maxwell Apter : Maureen Dowd's political analysis is devilishly smart and viciously funny--but the New York Times columnist really should spend less time on the couch.
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Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous
Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : A mainstream media legal analyst dismissed efforts to prosecute Donald Rumsfeld and others for war crimes as ridiculous. They're not.
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Smithfield Walkout Challenges Agribiz Giant
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Last week's walkout at the Smithfield Packing Company was a significant victory for labor organizers and exploited undocumented workers at the North Carolina plant.
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Dems Rebut Carter on Israeli 'Apartheid'
Michael F. Brown : Jimmy Carter's bold new book on the plight of Palestinians has piqued Congressional Democrats who tailor their views to the Israel lobby.
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Moral Compass
The Lessons of History
John Hope Franklin : While there may be something great about winning a war, the United States must learn there is something much greater about using the tools of peacemaking to build a better world.
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Why Murtha Lost
Ari Berman : The Pennsylvania Democrat's opposition to the Iraq War and Pelosi's endorsement couldn't match Steny Hoyer's seniority, experience and connections to House Democrats.
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Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood
Max Blumenthal : Right-wing culture warriors gathered in LA to praise ABC for its flawed 9/11 docudrama, talk up a conservative version of The Daily Show and release a thriller fueled by a nativist agenda.
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Southpaw
Michigan-Ohio State Fever
Dave Zirin : As the two top-ranked college teams clash on Saturday, the world stops, vote-counting is halted in a tight Congressional race and cities brace for violence.
Cover art by Robert Grossman, design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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