The Wrong Path to Conservation
Mark Dowie : Dangling cargo to win local support, Western enviros have instead aroused ire in Papua New Guinea.
Alexander Cockburn on the election, Mark Dowie on the environment, Paula Findlen on Giordano Bruno
Articles
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The New Humanitarian Order
Mahmood Mamdani : Recent war crimes charges against the Sudanese president reveal the rights-based politics of the world's "new humanitarian order."
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Backward Bailout
: Instead of bailing out the money guys who created the housing crisis, Washington should concentrate on healing the victims.
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Our Polar Bears, Ourselves
Mark Hertsgaard : Sarah Palin played a key role in the Bush administration's effort to ditch the Endangered Species Act.
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Noted.
: Reading Bob Woodward, defending Amy Goodman, evaluating Governor Palin.
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Beauty and the Beast
JoAnn Wypijewski : The old warrior deploys sex as a central political weapon to recharge his potency and his party's fortunes. Is there a trap here?
Reviews
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book
An Inky, Well-Paneled Place
D.D. Guttenplan : Comic books, once the source of cultural panic, have achieved a dominant hold on the public imagination.
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book
A Hungry Mind
Paula Findlen : Ingrid Rowland's Giordano Bruno rediscovers the Renaissance philosopher and heretic.
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music
Tainted Love
Daphne A. Brooks : Just about the only thing Amy Winehouse hasn't repackaged from the black music archives is the one thing she could use: a lesson in Motown etiquette.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
On Sarah Palin's Revelations of God's Will
Calvin Trillin : God's girlfriend is never wrong.
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BEAT THE DEVIL
Fatal Distraction
Alexander Cockburn : Obama's responses to the crises of the war and the failing economy are so flimsy, no wonder the GOP has so handily changed the subject.
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
Lipstick on a Wing Nut
Katha Pollitt : Ten tough questions for Sarah Palin. Really tough.
Crossword
Web
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Howl
Great Depression II
Nicholas von Hoffman : Fifty-seven million American families, who put their money in theoretically stable investments find themselves staring into the abyss.
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Screw Wall Street
Jason Flores-Williams : Sorry, but I have no sympathy for the sudden poverty of investment bankers who've gamed and likely destroyed our financial system in the relentless pursuit of wealth.
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Palin Reality Check
The Today Show : Ever since Sarah Palin became a vice presidential candidate, the GOP has battled the plain facts to present her as a reformer.
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What's Daddy's Roommate Doing in Wasilla?
Nancy Kranich : Sarah Palin's self-appointed role as censor of her local public library takes center stage as librarians observe Banned Book Week.
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Howl
A Rising Tide of Anger
Nicholas von Hoffman : As bigwigs get bailouts, taxpayers ponder layoffs, ruined retirements and wiped out college funds. Yet neither McCain or Obama have tapped into that anger.
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Jon Stewart Slams Sarah Palin Sideshow
The Daily Show : As Wall Street crumbles and hurricanes rip through the southern United States, Stewart sees the brighter side: a hot VP candidate.
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The Smell of Fear
William Greider : The house of global finance is on fire--and the lightning bailout of AIG raises serious question about government's capacity to extinguish the flames.
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Maher Mocks the McCain/Palin Ticket
MSNBC : Maher says, 'If you describe [Palin] accurately, there's no way you can do that and not sound condescending.'
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TruthDig
Obama: Find Your Inner Populist
Robert Scheer : To win this election and save the country, Obama must renounce the scoundrels from both parties who plunged us into economic crisis.
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Sarah's Way--or the Highway
Barbara Koeppel : The idea that Sarah Palin is experienced, ethical and wise would be laughable, if it weren't so alarming.
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Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin
YouTube : The Bourne Ultimatum star calls the Palin pick 'a really bad Disney movie.'
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Q&A With Thomas Frank
Christopher Hayes : The central thesis of Thomas Frank's new book, The Wrecking Crew, is that the kind of obscene depravity witnessed at the Department. of Interior is the natural result of the conservative philosophy of governance.
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'Obama Waffles' Leave Bad Taste
American News Project : At the Family Research Council's Value Voters summit in Washington DC, vendors hawk a racist product meant to inspire Anti-Obama fervor.
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The Relentless Activism of Tom Morello
ZP Heller : The Rage Against the Machine guitarist recounts his raucous RNC protest and explains his inspiration for melding politics and popular music.
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Sarah-geddon
Mark Ames : McCain's running mate says she's ready to launch World War III, but on whose behalf?
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The Land of Nod
Gary Phillips : This Week: Various players get ready for the Big Sleep.
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Juvenile Junction
Will Di Novi : Can Congress build a platform to change America's juvenile justice system?
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Naomi Klein on Bank Bailouts & Bush
MSNBC : The Nation's Naomi Klein connects the dots between Wall Street's meltdown and the failed economic policies of the Bush Administration.
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Obama's Youth Movement
Peter Dreier : Young voters could be the key to victory for Obama and Democratic Congressional candidates. Here's how they're changing the electoral map.
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Howl
The Economy Seeks Bottom
Nicholas von Hoffman : If we can collectively resist the urge to sell and cement our losses, the cratering economy could finally hit the floor.
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Creative Destruction on Wall Street
William Greider : An epic deflation of wealth sweeps away arrogant financiers and their fraudulent gimmicks, setting the stage for reform.
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Radio Nation With Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : William Greider on '08 election fears. Daphne A. Brooks shares her tainted love for Amy Winehouse. Also, Richard Kim and Salon's Rebecca Traister.
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McCain Must Release His Medical Records
Brave New Films : The state of John McCain's health is an issue of grave concern for all Americans, regardless of political persuasion.
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Nixon Dirty Trickster on McCain Team
Jon Wiener : The man instrumental in a White House move to deport John Lennon in 1972 now heads McCain's transition team.
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Alaska Women Cool to Palin
Michelle Goldberg : As the Palin bandwagon gathers steam, progressive Alaskans who know her raise objections.
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Listen to the Women
Barbara Crossette : As the UN meets today to assess its plan to heal a suffering world, the billions of women who still lack fundamental rights--especially reproductive rights- must be heard.
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McCain's Ads Are Lies
Brave New Films : We are in the two-minute drill with no timeouts. No more sitting on the sidelines and allowing the McCain campaign to rack up points with countless distortions.
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Sarah's Steel Ones
Amy Alexander : Her politics are detestable, but can we take a moment to recognize that Sarah Palin is one tough woman?
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Howl
Heck of a Job, Bernanke
Nicholas von Hoffman : Taking over Fannie, Freddie, banks and brokerages is one thing; knowing what to do with them is something else.
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Turning Point in the Gang Crisis
Tom Hayden : Will the missing issues of gangs, poverty, dropouts, the inner city and policing redefine the presidential debate?
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Southpaw
Remembering the Bear
Dave Zirin : Don Haskins made his mark on college basketball and on America, as he fought to make the hardwood a level playing field for all.
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Senator, Let's Talk About Sex
Sharon Lerner : With his deceptive ad linking Obama to condom ed for kindergartners, McCain broaches a topic he'd best avoid.
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Dick Meyer: Why We Hate Us
Sarah O'Leary : Veteran journalist Dick Meyer discusses America's love-hate relationship with itself.
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The McCain-Follieri Love Boat
Mark Ames & Ari Berman : What are we to make of a straight-talking maverick who spends his 70th birthday on the yacht of an A-list con man?
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Getting into the Swing of Things
Swing Semester's Anima La Voy talks about how she's trying to get progressive youth to swing the nation.
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Kabobfest Culture
Blogging isn't easy. Just ask May Alhassen, one of several contributors to a mostly Arab-American blog.
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Crossword Classic #17
Frank W. Lewis : From the February 7, 1948, issue.
Cover illustration by Karen Caldicott; cover design by Steven Brower.
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