Iraq's Resurgent Nationalism
Robert Dreyfuss : For the first time in six years, there's light at the end of the tunnel in Iraq. A nationalist Shiite-Sunni alliance provides a perfect opportunity for Obama to accelerate the withdrawal of US forces.
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David Moberg on organized labor, Alexander Cockburn on shopping malls, Ann Jones on Iraqi refugees
Articles
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Iraq's Invisible Refugees
Ann Jones : Hardship and haunting memories mark the lives of the 2 million Iraqis in exile.
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Investigating Bush's Crimes
Scott Horton : It's unclear how Congress and the White House will proceed on the question of bringing Bush administration officials to justice. But the momentum is building.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Bipartisan Bust
: As the GOP chooses to be the party of No, Obama takes his case to a largely supportive nation. It's up to him to claim his mandate.
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COP on the Beat
Christopher Hayes : Tough love from the Congressional Oversight Panel involves ripping the Band-Aid--otherwise known as TARP--off the mortally wounded banking system.
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Noted.
: Richard Lingeman remembers Robert Bendiner, John Nichols laments Roland Burris, William Greider takes heart at the appointment of union man Ron Bloom to Obama's economics team.
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Unions, Disunited
David Moberg : At a time when organized labor stands a chance to make political gains, its energies are depleted by escalating conflicts within its ranks.
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Obama's War?
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Obama's escalation threatens to make Bush's war his own. There's still time to change direction.
Reviews
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book
Betrayal
Eyal Press : Novelist and peace advocate David Grossman examines the high cost of concealing what is unpleasant.
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Bad Paper
John Palattella : Does the author of They Knew They Were Right really think he has done nothing wrong?
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music
Chameleon
David Yaffe : On River: The Joni Letters Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell make a remarkable collaboration.
Columns
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BEAT THE DEVIL
The Parable of the Shopping Mall
Alexander Cockburn : From the wreckage of capitalism an opportunity for change springs forth.
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
Freedom of Speech, Round 5,425
Katha Pollitt : Two decades after the Ayatollah Khomeini called for a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, not much has changed on either side of the cultural divide.
Crossword
Web
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The Unembedded
GRIT TV : Three journalists on the front lines talk about combat reporting in Iraq and Lebanon. What's the real story?
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President Obama Gets His Hope Back
The Daily Show : Jon Stewart pokes fun at President Obama's laundry list of lofty goals and wonders, 'is he some kind of a wizard?'
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'Kenneth the Page' on Bobby Jindal
Late Night w/Jimmy Fallon : The GOP can't seem to help itself when it comes to picking national spokespeople that remind the public of comedians.
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Can the Courts Handle Terror Suspects?
GRIT TV : Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Lieutenant Col. David Vandeveld, a former prosecutor at Gitmo and others discuss whether our criminal courts can handle terror suspects.
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TruthDig
Obama's Toughest Task
Robert Scheer : Obama's address to Congress was a gift to a dispirited nation. Now the hard work begins to transform vision to reality--but how can we do it by waging another war?
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A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory
Hussein Ibish : Vicious hounds of repressed memory haunt Waltz with Bashir, a deeply flawed depiction of the harsh truths of a war no one can forget.
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Bailout for Bankers? Indictments From Inmates
Joseph H. Cooper : Americans behind bars weigh in on the corporate crooks who continue to get away with their crimes.
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Southpaw
The US v. Barry Bonds
Dave Zirin : The case against Barry Bonds has begun to resemble the big marlin in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. In the end, all that may be left are the bones.
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Resisting Foreclosure
GRIT TV : This week in Baltimore, the first protester in a civil disobedience campaign to resist foreclosure was arrested. Is there more to come?
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Jon Stewart to GOP Govs: 'You're Broke!'
The Daily Show : Stewart ridicules Republicans like Louisiana's Bobby Jindal for their overstated opposition to the stimulus package.
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Too Big Not to Fail?
James S. Henry : If it really is time for accountability, we should start by holding banks and financial institutions responsible for their actions and not allow them to rob us again with TARP II.
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The Food Lobby Goes to School
American News Project : A look inside the backrooms of the capital, where the interests of American children intersect with the lobbyists for multinational food companies.
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Torturing Binyam Mohamed
Barbara Ehrenreich : How America in the Bush years was so vicious and stupid that it managed to take my freedom of speech and turn it into someone else's living hell.
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Slumdog Subtext
Barbara Crossette : Slumdog Millionaire captivated global audiences, but in India, it strikes a different nerve--as a tale of personal recompense and revenge by a young Muslim victim of Hindu persecution.
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Are We 'a Nation of Cowards'?
GRIT TV : Attorney General Eric Holder recently said we remain 'a nation of cowards' on race. Is he right? Manning Marable, JLove Calderon and others weigh in.
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Watch Out for Stimulus Profiteers
Anthony Shorris : As we rebuild America's aging infrastructure, let's make sure taxpayer money goes to those who need it and doesn't line the pockets of those who knew how to play the game.
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Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice
Thomas Ferguson & Robert Johnson : Short-term nationalization of failed banks is gaining support--but without stringent safeguards, new rounds of pathology are inevitable.
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Chávez for Life?
Chesa Boudin : There are at least three reasons why the world should congratulate Venezuela's Hugo Chávez on his recent success abolishing term limits.
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Slamming New York Post's Racist Cartoon
Countdown : Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff discusses the effect of the protests against a controversial New York Post cartoon on Rupert Murdoch's empire.
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Lansing Mayor Slams Fox News Hack
YouTube : The Mayor of Lansing, MI, Virg Bernero, defends the besieged working class and confronts Fox News on their hypocrisy over bailouts.
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The Uncler: America Needs a Comeback
Funny or Die : In this parody of the Oscar-nominated film The Wrestler, Uncle Sam is portrayed as a washed up fighter seeking redemption.
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Waltzing Alone
Liel Leibovitz : Israel, unrepentant and without introspection, doesn't deserve a film as brilliant as Waltz with Bashir.
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What Will Obama Do With KBR?
Pratap Chatterjee : KBR civilian workers can be found in every nook and cranny of US bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, thanks to sweetheart contracts negotiated in the Bush/Cheney era. Is this any way to run the military?
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Slumdog Millionaire: Fantasy and Reality
Nur Laiq : Slumdog Millionaire may provide romantic escapism for some, but for me it stirs up very real memories from my childhood in India.
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