Can Labor Revive the American Dream?
Esther Kaplan : The business lobby declares war on the Employee Free Choice Act.
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Stuart Klawans reviews Silent Light, Alexander Cockburn considers the Gaza crisis, Tony Badger compares Obama to FDR.
Articles
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Our Lincoln
Eric Foner : As a politician, Lincoln's greatness lay in his capacity for growth. Can Obama follow suit?
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FDR: A Model for Obama?
Tony Badger : Like his Depression-era counterpart, Obama must take bold action, seize opportunity and experiment.
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Your Guide to the Nation
The Nation Guide to the Nation, just published by Vintage Books, is your guide to living liberally in America, from bars and art collectives to publishers and bookstores. Take a peek.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Toward Peace in Gaza
: Without concerted action by Obama resolve the crisis in Gaza, hope for a two-state settlement will fade and the region will be cursed with many more years of bloodshed.
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Misreading Gaza
Roane Carey : Israel won't get a better deal than the Arab Peace Initiative. The alternative is nothing less than more warfare and, ultimately, the end of Zionism.
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Noted.
: Ari Berman on Howard Dean, Christopher Hayes on Lawrence Lessig, Shane Bauer on Al Jazeera, remembering George Kirschner
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The Big Lie on Franken
John Nichols : There is no one Republicans are more determined to keep out of the Senate than Al Franken. Republicans are poised to use the power of the filibuster to thwart him--and the Democratic agenda.
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The Foundation of Change
Nan Aron : The economic crisis and a Democratic president create new opportunities for progress. Will advocacy groups and foundations seize the moment?
Reviews
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Gospel Secrets
Anthony Grafton : A new book explores the longstanding scholarly debate over a secret and libertine Gospel of Mark.
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Tales From the Vitrine
Britt Peterson : How powerful museums and private collectors act as stewards and looters of the world's cultural treasures.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
The Way People Feel About the End of the Bush Administration and the Future of George W. Bush
Calvin Trillin : Don't let the door hit you...
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BEAT THE DEVIL
Bomb a Ghetto, Raise a Cheer
Alexander Cockburn : Israel's criminal onslaughts on the Palestinians in Gaza continue amid torrents of supportive speech and prose.
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
Caroline and Me
Katha Pollitt : What Caroline Kennedy lacks as an appointee to the Senate, Tom Geoghegan possesses as a Congressional candidate.
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LOOKOUT
Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction
Naomi Klein : To end the bloody occupation, Israel must be the target of the same kind of global movement that finally ended apartheid in South Africa.
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Prop 8: Did Mormons Go to Far?
American News Project : The IRS forbids religious organizations from "substantially" lobbying for political legislation. Did the Mormon Church violate this law?
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The Commons
Laura Hanna & Gavin Browning : In our imperfect world, only the lucky few have access to wealth and cultural riches. There is a better way: it's called The Commons.
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Bob Herbert: The Afghan Quagmire
The Rachel Maddow Show : The New York Times columnist compares Obama's current Afghanistan strategy to JFK's escalation of Vietnam in the early 1960s.
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The Power of Nonviolence
Jonathan Schell and Taylor Branch in conversation about Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the transformative power of nonviolence.
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Jesse Jackson '88: Realizing the Promise
Brett Story : Jesse Jackson's campaign formed the basis for a new political coalition that helped elect Barack Obama America's first black president.
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Questions for Eric Holder
: Barack Obama's nomination of Eric Holder as the next Attorney General deserves special scrutiny as he appears Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A panel of Nation experts add their questions to the mix.
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Sarah Palin as 'Blamey Whinehouse'
The Daily Show : Sarah Palin seems determined to make sure the party tradition of providing comedy fodder doesn't leave office with Bush.
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Das Boot: The Unsinkable Warmonger
Mark Ames : After the way they goaded us into an epic military disaster, why do media warmongers still have jobs?
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Grieving Over Gaza
Anat Biletzki : Some of us, as Israelis, are grieving over what we have become. Blaming the other side with a roster of rehearsed clichés cannot mitigate the grief.
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Bolivia's Constitutional Challenge
Annie Murphy : After years of conflict between ethnic and indigenous groups in this diverse nation, Bolivia is poised to vote on a new Constitution that aims to establish a new era of equity. Not everyone is convinced it will.
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Cheney Defends Gitmo
Countdown : The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes points out the missing pieces in Dick Cheney's defense of torture at Guantánamo Bay.
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TruthDig
Why the Rush on TARP 2?
Robert Scheer : Why rush to throw another $350 billion of taxpayer money at the Wall Street bandits and their political cronies who created the biggest financial mess since the Great Depression?
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Ten Goals for Obama's First 1,460 Days
Mark Green : Following the values of progressive patriotism, here's an ambitious agenda for the forty-fourth president's first--and second--terms.
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President Goofus and President Gallant
The Daily Show : Jon Stewart does a hilarious job of comparing Obama and Bush's very different styles of conducting press conferences.
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The Problem With Cheap Oil
Michael T. Klare : Whether the price of oil is high or low, someone's going to pay--and sooner or later all of us will--because our civilization is based on the stuff.
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Questions for Hillary Clinton
: Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of State takes questions today from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The Nation has some questions of its own.
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The Growing Clout of the Nouveau Poor
Barbara Ehrenreich : As the poor and the formerly middle-class take an economic beating, will they finally have enough status to get their needs met?
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The Year China Jumped the Gun
Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom : China is a country that takes anniversaries seriously. But reaction to significant historical events to be commemorated this year has already taken place.
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Tet 2009: Vietnam Ponders its Future
Barbara Crossette : As the season of Tet begins, questions of human rights, widespread corruption and a new novel highly critical of Ho Chi Minh, are giving Vietnamese much cause for reflection.
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Will Ferrell's Last Laugh at Bush
Funny or Die : Throughout George W. Bush's presidency we laughed at Will Ferrell's impersonations to keep from crying.
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Historians in Handcuffs
Jeff Kisseloff : The Bush administration has systematically blocked historians' access to government archives. Does Obama hold the key to set information free?
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Will Bush Be Prosecuted?
Countdown : The American public overwhelmingly supports an investigation into terror tactics. So why is Obama hesitating?
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SNL Spoofs Blago, Burris and Maddow
Saturday Night Live : Recently impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's predicament and hair and lampooned to hilarious effect.
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Second Opinion Wanted on Sanjay Gupta
Countdown : The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Obama's controversial choice of Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.
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Southpaw
Gaza Crisis Spills Onto Basketball Court
Dave Zirin : A sports arena and a basketball team recently have become the unlikely setting and target of protests against Israel's attacks on Gaza.
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The Trouble With Tax Havens
American News Project : How did so many financial institutions crumble with so little warning? How tax havens helped enable the mess.
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Howl
Priming the Economic Pump
Nicholas von Hoffman : Nobody can say for sure whether pumping large amounts of money into the economy will work--or can even define the proper measure of success.
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Rachel Maddow Meets Jon Stewart
The Daily Show : Maddow talks about her experiences interviewing Barack Obama and debating Pat Buchanan. Stewart admits he's a fan.
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