The Perfect Storm
Eyal Press : The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations.
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Calvin Trillin on Rush Limbaugh, a John Ashbery poem, Christine Smallwood on Elaine Showalter
Articles
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Fixing the Fed
William Greider : To restore the nation's broken financial system, Washington must reform the Federal Reserve.
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Philadelphia Rising
Robert S. Eshelman : The mayor's budget plan would close libraries. The people say, Think again.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Healthcare Heats Up
: Don't listen to the fearmongers: government-run healthcare is cost-efficient, effective and far superior to the free-market mess we're in.
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Healthcare Enemy No. 1
Christopher Hayes : Meet hospital magnate Rick Scott, the face of GOP resistance to healthcare reform. Oh, and did we mention the mass fraud perpetrated by the hospital chain he helped found?
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Noted.
: Robert Dreyfuss on the assault against Charles Freeman, Edward McClelland on the right of the homeless to hold office, Barbara Crossette on Lakhdar Brahimi
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Populists in the House
John Nichols : If the new Populist Caucus is to make a difference in Congress, its members must channel popular fury at Wall Street's amen corner on Capitol Hill.
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Nation Note
: Arthur C. Danto steps down as art critic of The Nation but continues as a contributing editor.
Reviews
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Sallow, Queer, Sagacious
Brenda Wineapple : A new anthology of essays captures the many faces of Lincoln over the decades.
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Back Talk: Elaine Showalter
Christine Smallwood : A conversation with the author of A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx.
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A Tough Flower Girl
Philip Connors : In Norman Maclean's stories, tragedy comes garlanded in a prose style nearly unsurpassed for its bright flashes of remembrance, its whispers out of time.
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The Half-Forgotten Prophet
Norman Birnbaum : A half-century later, re-evaluating the works of C. Wright Mills, in The Politics of Truth.
Columns
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DIARY OF A MAD LAW PROFESSOR
Science and Supposition
Patricia J. Williams : The new Obama protocols on scientific research will influence not just stem cells but climate change, genetics, sex education and food safety.
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
It Can Happen Here
Eric Alterman : Media watchdogs who slept through the Bush era now have little interest in examining just how many of our liberties were lost.
Crossword
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Is Anyone Covering Iraq Anymore?
GRIT TV : The Iraq war wasn't one of the US media's finer moments. But six years on, have they improved?
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The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice
Pratap Chatterjee : When it's all over and we finally do leave, the Afghans of Bamiyan Province will be at least as poor as they ever were in what will remain a devastated country.
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Jon Stewart Rips the Notorious AIG
The Daily Show : Everyone is outraged at the AIG bonuses, Jon Stewart points out these days that's worth about as much as the company's stock.
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What is So Scary About Workers Organizing?
GRIT TV : Chris Kromm, Gene Carroll and others discuss what is driving the real fear of the Employee Free Choice Act.
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Change Comes to El Salvador
New America Media : A leftist party has won El Salvador's presidency for the first time in history. Newly elected President Mauricio Funes discusses his plans.
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TruthDig
Perp Walks, Not Bonuses
Robert Scheer : Don't reward the rogue financiers at AIG and Goldman Sachs who enriched themselves while impoverishing millions. Investigate them.
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A Conversation with Mauricio Funes
Roberto Lovato & Josue Rojas : Mauricio Funes, president-elect of El Salvador, talks of the meaning of his recent victory, aspirations for his administration and the inspiration provided by the late Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero.
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The Dragons, Their Dragoons
Vijay Prashad : We need to organize our power to make our ideas correct.
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John C. Hyde, Journalist and Author
Rebecca Clarren : Remembering a journalist, biographer and head of the Fund for Investigative Journalism.
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Imagine Otherwise
Lisa Duggan : If we are to build a new world out of the ashes of the old, we need to imagine and organize in the most expansive and inclusive ways.
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Lingo: What Child Is This?
Ange Mlinko : This is Lingo, a new occasional column about language. Is language acquisition uncanny or orphic?
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The Necessary Eloquence of Protest
Mike Davis : If these are near-to-the-end times, we must be as forthright about the need for disorder as were our populist and socialist ancestors.
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Why Africa Doesn't Want Foreign Aid
Sonia Shah : Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues that aid actually undermines the social and economic fabric of the developing world.
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Tell The Nation: The Recession Hits Home
Our Readers : Our readers report how the recession is changing life in the workplaces, homes and schools across the nation. Let us know what's happening in your community.
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What Difference Does Wealth Make?
GRIT TV : Three experts discuss the racial and historical dimensions of the income gap in the United States.
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Bernie Sanders on Afghanistan's Future
Brave New Films : If President Obama truly aims to curb the violence in Afghanistan he will have to come up with more than a troop escalation plan.
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Do Anti-Terror Laws Work?
GRIT TV : Has the threat of terrorism been exploited to crack down on civil liberties? And do anti-terror laws make us safe?
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Colbert Brandishes His Populist Pitchfork
The Colbert Report : Stephen Colbert offers to lead an angry mob to recover the taxpayer-funded AIG bonuses.
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Pakistan in Turmoil
Barbara Crossette : Pakistan's Chief Justice is restored after protests rock Lahore, but questions remain about the stability of President Asif Ali Zardari--and new challenges for the Obama administration.
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A Post-Capitalist Future is Possible
Doug Henwood : The current economic crisis probably won't be the magic intervention to usher in a new era, but there are opportunities to advance the socialist cause.
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Is Our Big Change Moment Coming?
Michael Lux : The time is ripe for another another progressive revolution: we only have to make it happen.
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Jon Stewart Rips Jim Cramer Apart
The Daily Show : Jon Stewart finally confronts Jim Cramer face-to-face. The results are fascinating to watch.
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Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package?
Frida Berrigan : World War II defense spending helped pull us out of a depression, but don't count on that happening this time.
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Rebuilding a Good Jobs Economy
Annette Bernhardt & Christine Owens : In this deep economic crisis, we have an opportunity to set the bar higher. Let's not just stimulate the economy; let's rebuild it with good jobs.
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Falcon of Peace
Tom Engelhardt : Doves always lose. We need to grow claws.
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Can the Media Cover the Economy?
GRIT TV : Fox's coverage of EFCA. Cramer v. Stewart. The Nation's Ari Melber, Isabel McDonald and others discuss the news coverage of the past week.
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Obama's Debt to New Orleans
Melissa Harris-Lacewell & James Perry : Democrats found their voice in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They owe New Orleans a real recovery.
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Southpaw
Charles Barkley and Sheriff Joe's Special Treatment
Dave Zirin : The embattled NBA Hall of Famer is perhaps the only figure who can expose "America's Toughest Sheriff" as the abusive bigot he is.
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Redefining National Security
Michael T. Klare : Some military analysts are warning Obama that insurgencies, revolts and economically driven instability could threaten our way of life. It's a path fraught with hazards.
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Maddow Makes Sense of the Drug Debate
The Rachel Maddow Show : A look at President Obama's nominee for 'drug czar' with the Bruce Mirken from the Marijuana Policy Project.
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Can America Make a Deal to Save the Planet?
Sophie Ragsdale : Despite inaction over the past eight years, the United States still has a chance to reclaim a leading global role in curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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