With this issue The Nation debuts a new feature: "Back Talk," Q&A's with literary, cultural and otherwise notable figures. "Back Talk" will appear on the last page of the magazine, where it will alternate from week to week with Frank W. Lewis's cryptic crossword. Puzzle fans need not feel crossed. The biweekly puzzle, as well as the solution to the previous puzzle, will be available online to all readers. This week "Back Talk" talks with Nicholson Baker.
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Noted.
Kudos to Minnesota's recount process; and kudos to Van Jones, 2008 recipient of the $100,000 Puffin/Nation Prize for green economy activism.
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Stimulus Now
On Day One, Congress must present Obama with a bold stimulus plan focused on putting people to work, rebuilding infrastructure and expanding the productive capacity of the economy.
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Noted.
Kristina Rizga on harnessing young voters' energy, Stephen Duncombe on a spoof edition of the New York Times
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