Dismantling the Temple
William Greider : How to fix the Federal Reserve.
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Jonathan Schell on Robert McNamara, Madison Smartt Bell on Haiti, Calvin Trillin on John Ensign's infidelity
Articles
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So Far From God, So Close to Wall St.
Jeff Faux : Mexico's troubles illustrate the destructive effects of NAFTA's neoliberal economics.
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Obama's Faithful Flock
Sarah Posner : Obama promised to reverse the most egregious aspects of Bush's faith-based policies. So why is he extending them?
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...And a Law for Poor People
Peter Edelman : Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.
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Remembering Robert McNamara
Jonathan Schell : The former secretary of defense presided over the deaths of millions--and was one of the only officials to express regret.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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The Cheney Gang
: If the vice president ordered the CIA to deceive Congress, he broke the law--and must be held accountable.
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The G-8 Abdicates
: To prevent catastrophic climate change, wealthy nations must pony up on emissions cuts and subsidies to the developing world.
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Healthcare: Heat Is On
J. Lester Feder : Advocacy groups have helped to keep the public option on the negotiating table, but it may not remain in the final bill.
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By the Numbers
David Cay Johnston : Since 1940, Democrats have had far greater success creating jobs than Republicans.
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Ten Things You Need to Know to Live on the Streets
Learn the best bathroom options and soup kitchen schedules, carry a blanket, squat and more.
Reviews
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Mixing History and Desire
Maria Margaronis : A new collection of C.P. Cavafy's beautiful, musical poems.
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The Lost Years
Madison Smartt Bell : The mutating tensions and alliances of postoccupation Haiti.
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Fleeting Exchanges
Jana Prikryl : Helen Levitt's idiosyncratic photographs.
Columns
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BEAT THE DEVIL
'Let Me Be Clear'
Alexander Cockburn : Obama's speech in Ghana neglected to mention structural barriers to African prosperity.
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
Can This Marriage Be Saved?
Katha Pollitt : We could bash divorce forever, but what's the point? Even Jesus can't keep unhappy spouses together.
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Web
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Policing the Gossip Industry
MSNBC : The Nation's editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel clashes with Dan Abrams over the responsibilities of mainstream media.
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Immigrants Sound Off on Honduras
Marcos Meconi & Joseph Huff-Hannon : Honduran immigrants in New York City discuss their view of recent events that removed President Manuel Zelaya from office.
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Will the Birthers Ever Back Down?
Countdown : The Nation's Chris Hayes joins guest host Howard Dean for a discussion on the increasingly volatile right-wing fringe group which seems to be gaining traction in the GOP.
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Is Taxing the Wealthy Good For Our Health?
GRIT TV : Does healthcare reform stand a chance against the conservatives' antitax fantasies? Rep. Maxine Waters, Columbia Business School Professor Eric Schoenberg and others weigh in.
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William Shatner Peforms Palin Speech
The Tonight Show : William Shatner, accompanied by bongo drums, re-enacts portions of Sarah Palin's resignation speech in his own classic style.
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Are Blue Dogs Hurting Healthcare Reform?
MSNBC : The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, discusses the danger conservative Democrats pose to fixing our broken healthcare system.
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TruthDig
The Chinese Come Calling
Robert Scheer : The Marxists bankers of Beijing are worried about their assets invested in our banana republic.
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Bend It Like Obama?
Christopher Hayes : The future of progressive politics and the nature of the American social contract, not to mention the lives and health of millions of our fellow citizens, are up for grabs.
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The Short of It
Solaliquies
K. Leander Williams : Rising to the dare of Martial Solal's mischievous piano playing.
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Waiting for Zelaya
Greg Grandin : Honduras's deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, camps out at the border while the military detains hundreds of protesters. Meanwhile, in an echo of the cold war, several political activists have been killed or disappeared in the past month.
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Southpaw
The Reality of Vick's Return
Dave Zirin : Public relations is the real reason behind right-wing NFL owners' reluctance to give "ex-con" quarterback Michael Vick a second chance.
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Armageddon at the Top of the World: Not!
Juan Cole : Paranoia over the Pashtuns along the Afghan border isn't unique to Washington, just to empire. The British had a case of it 100 years ago.
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Inside the Politics of Climate Change
VideoNation : The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin discusses the prospect of climate change legislation in 2009: Will the 'ACES' bill, passed in the House, also pass the Senate?
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A Fond Farewell to Sarah Palin
The Daily Show : In her final speech as governor, Sarah Palin criticizes the media, denounces Hollywood and makes veiled Ashley Judd references.
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Bobby Jindal's Stimulus Hypocrisy
Countdown : The Nation's Chris Hayes explores instances of GOP doublespeak when it comes to government spending in their home states.
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White House is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard
Jeremy Scahill : In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sen. Russ Feingold defends his lone vote to oppose the latest amendment to the Defense Authorization bill.
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Republicans Cling to Racism Strategy
The Rachel Maddow Show : Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell weighs in on the troubling trajectory of right-wing race-based attacks on Obama.
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Don't Turn the Page on History
Tom Engelhardt : Can the United States turn its back on its own "little house of horrors"?
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Iran's Next Supreme Leader?
Babak Sarfaraz : A top candidate to replace the ailing Khamenei is both a clerical traditionalist and a modernizer.
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Jon Stewart Slams the 'Birther' Movement
The Daily Show : Despite the overwhelming evidence, right-wingers insist Obama is not a US citizen, spreading rumors on television and the Internet.
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Blackwater Seeks Gag Order
Jeremy Scahill : The private security company, facing charges in a US court for killing and injuring Iraqis, is attempting to silence its victims and their lawyers.
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Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?
GRIT TV : The SEIU's Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank's unsavory practices.
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A Seat on the Bus?
Ben Adler : Mass transit fares are going up and services are being cut. Meanwhile, federal stimulus money favors new projects over maintaining existing systems.
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TruthDig
Deep-Sixing the F-22
Robert Scheer : The news that Congress might terminate production of topline fighter jets comes as a considerable victory for President Obama and Defense Secretary Gates.
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Clinton Comes to India
Barbara Crossette : On her first trip to India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got some promises and some pushback on climate change and nuclear weapons.
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Borrowed Time: The World at 65
Tom Engelhardt : The tumultuous American Century in the lives of a father and son.
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Slide Show: Sotomayor's Rise
Images and analysis from The Nation that capture the story of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as she makes history.
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The New Truth-Teller
William Greider : In naming Phil Angelides as chair of the new Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Congress has picked an aggressive, visionary reformer.
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Jon Stewart Slams Sotomayor Hearings
The Daily Show : A salute to the utter ridiculousness of GOP Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina.
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No More Excuses, Mr. President
Adam Howard : Obama brings the house down at the NAACP centennial celebration with yet another stirring speech on race. But where's the beef?
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Federal Judge Weakens Oversight of LAPD
Tom Hayden : Newly implemented reforms don't do enough to reverse a massive increase in the frisking of minority youths in the Los Angeles community.
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Honoring Natalia Estemirova
Human Rights Watch : A tribute to a top human rights activist murdered in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya.
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Free Gaza--and Palestine
Huwaida Arraf : Last month the Israeli Navy seized a boat attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to blockaded Gaza and arrested its passengers, and received little international criticism.
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Brüno: Offensive, Funny or Shocking?
GRIT TV : The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.
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Will Unemployment Sink Obama's Agenda?
VideoNation : The Nation's John Nichols looks at the political risks of joblessness, and discusses the need for a second stimulus.
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Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions
Ann Jones : The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.
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Southpaw
Canary in the Mine Shaft
Dave Zirin : Why the absence of African-American baseball players matters.
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Sanford, Ensign and the Politics of Affairs
Countdown : Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann about philandering politicians and why their private affairs matter to the public.
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