MoveOn at Ten
Christopher Hayes : It's given voice to a new silent majority--and made a few enemies. Now what?
The Editors on Obama and Iraq, Gary Younge on Jesse Jackson, Matt Steinglass on China
Articles
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The Color Line Online
Amy Alexander : Minority journalists are discovering new opportunities--and the same old barriers--online.
Letters
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Letters
Our Readers & Ari Berman : Readers weigh in on our inequality issue; Ari Berman responds to his critics.
Editorials & Comment
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Obama and Iraq
: His plan to exit Iraq falls far short of the complete withdrawal most Americans want. But it's a place to start.
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Noted.
: Ari Melber tracks the continuing fight over FISA; Stuart Klawans remembers Thomas Disch.
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The Shadow of His Smile
JoAnn Wypijewski : A desperately needy America warms to the hot married love of Barack and Michelle.
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The Nation Sues the Government
: The Nation joins the ACLU and several other organizations and attorneys in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the FISA act.
Reviews
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review
Who's Your Buddha?
Howard W. French : A collection of oral histories reveal a new understanding of the modern Chinese experience.
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Fathers and Sons
Matt Steinglass : Three recent books trace the generational fault lines of the Confucian family during China's past and present revolutions.
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Strong Medicine
Melissa Holbrook Pierson : An epic portrait of the Tiananmen Square protests, Ma Jian's Beijing Coma is one hell of a powerful novel.
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Back Talk: Raj Patel
Christine Smallwood : Writer and activist Raj Patel explains why shopping better won't solve the food crisis.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Phil Gramm Says We're a Nation of Whiners
Calvin Trillin : And who do you think caused the pain?
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
I Read the News Today... Oh Boy
Eric Alterman : While some of America's smartest and most civic-minded people are trying to save daily newspapers, the media moguls who can make a difference seem to be completely off their rockers.
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BENEATH THE RADAR
Indiscreet Conversations
Gary Younge : Jesse Jackson's gaffe demonstrates that the days of being able to think out loud are over.
Crossword
Web
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Blackwater's Not Going Anywhere
Jeremy Scahill : Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Business has never been better for Blackwater and its future looks bright.
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TruthDig
A Bipartisan Lovefest With Bankers
Robert Scheer : This is a time to condemn the banking industry, not embrace it. So what do McCain and Obama think they're doing?
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Obama From the Agora
Tom Hayden : Assessing Barack Obama's mythic destiny: will he become more Athenian than Spartan?
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Bush White House Uses Fox to Push Agenda
Countdown : It's official, straight from the mouth of Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan--FOX is Republican propaganda.
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Bush Parody: Swing 'Em Home
236.com : Unlike Bush, these guys are determined to play golf as often as possible to support our soldiers overseas.
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Woman in the House
Katrina vanden Heuvel : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about politics, sexism, impeachment, Obama, and her own personal VP pick.
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Colombia's Heart of Darkness in NYC--and DC
Bill Weinberg : Colombia paramilitary leaders extradited to face stiff US drug charges will dodge accountability for their atrocities. Rights watchers say their victims now have little chance for justice.
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The Short of It
Staged Reading
Alisa Solomon : How Judith Thompson's play about Abu Ghraib falls short.
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Fiction
Among the Missing
Gary Phillips : This Week: Congresswoman Kang takes a powder, her chief of staff Chet Kimbrough is on the mend and two plotting lovers get vamped on.
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Extreme Water Emergencies
Elizabeth de la Vega : Floods, drought, pollution, wildfires: summer's extreme water conditions afflicting the United States this summer are a call to action. Why are we so helpless?
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Radio Nation With Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : Naomi Klein asks if the economy is at risk, or if it's really capitalism? Plus, Annabelle Gurwitch and the celebrating the death of the GOP.
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The Suicide Solution
Barbara Ehrenreich : Believe it or not, suicide is becoming an increasingly popular response to dealing with debt.
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Women's Advocate Is UN's New Human Rights Chief
Barbara Crossette : Despite the Bush Administration's scramble to scuttle her nomination because she is--gasp!--a feminist, a South African judge is named high commissioner for human rights.
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Obama: Filling a Vacuum in Berlin
Norman Birnbaum : A nation whose citizens have been largely turned off to politics held Barack Obama in a fervent embrace, viewing America once again as a place of new possibilities.
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Make Freddie and Fannie Go Green
Brent Blackwelder & James S. Henry : Don't just bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: require them to start building environmentally responsible homes.
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Hip Hop Star Nas Slams Fox News
ColorofChange.org : The politically conscious rapper helps deliver over 620,000 petitions calling on Fox to end its racist coverage of the Obamas.
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Obama in Israel: One Tough Audience
Hillel Schenker : The media was enthused, but ordinary Israelis, cynical about their own political leaders, gave Obama a muted reception. The refrain here is "No, they can't," not "Yes, he can."
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Summer of the Superhero
Adam Howard : Superhero-themed films are dominating the summer box office. Is it just about the bottom line or our national longing for genuine heroism?
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Howl
How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement
Nicholas von Hoffman : The architects of America's disfunctional financial system allowed Wall Street gamble with our retirement savings--and now they appear to have lost it.
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Is John McCain Racist?
The UpTake : Author Irwin Tang talks about McCain's excessive use of the derogatory term 'gook', in his new book John McCain's Racism and Why it Matters.
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TRUTHDIG
Obama on the Brink
Robert Scheer : Barack Obama is betraying his promise of change and is in danger of becoming just another political hack. Please prove me wrong.
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Dispatch from Minnesota: Al Franken v. Norm Coleman
Alexander Zaitchik : By campaigning in the tradition of his hero, Paul Wellstone, Al Franken may have triumphed over the biggest threat to his candidacy--voter skepticism.
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The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark
Phyllis Bennis : Palestinians lament the Israeli-built wall and life under occupation, and fear permanent restricted access to the holy city of Jerusalem.
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Attack of the Global Pirate Bankers
James S. Henry : For decades, the world's largest banks have been helping wealthy Americans steal billions in unpaid taxes. What are we going to do about it?
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Hall of Fame Shut-Out
Peter Dreier & Kelly Candaele : A conspiracy of management cronies is blocking 91-year-old union pioneer Marvin Miller from the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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No Ordinary Criminal
Slavenka Drakulic : Radovan Karadzic, captured after twelve years on the run, possessed extraordinary levels of intellect, cruelty and power. And power wielded in a time of war comes at great price, which he is about to pay.
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Obama's Gaffe-Free Iraq Trip
The Daily Show : Jon Stewart jokes that with one shot, Barack Obama dispelled all rumors of his lack of foreign policy experience.
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SOUTHPAW
When COINTELPRO Came to Town
Dave Zirin : The Maryland State Police's Department of Homeland Security has devoted hundreds of hours and thousands of taxpayer dollars to harassing people whose only crime was opposing the war in Iraq and the death penalty.
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Obama in Iraq: The Gift of a Timetable
Patrick Cockburn : An Iraqi government desperate for credibility could receive no better gift than Obama's exit plan.
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Fiction
Daydreaming and I'm Thinking of You
Gary Phillips : This Week: Congresswoman Kang takes a cruise, gets some strategic advice from Ho Chi Minh and finds that this is but a pause before the big showdown.
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RadioNation With Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : Jen Marlowe reports on Darfur, Eli Pariser on MoveOn and a new sex columnist weighs in on Barack and Michelle.
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Netroots Nation Diggs Pelosi, Tubes Obama
Ari Melber : Every major Democratic player came to Texas to engage with online activists who have been key to their success. So why do netroots continue to be cast as angry and estranged?
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Obama in Afghanistan: Careful What You Wish For
Graham Usher : He says Afghanistan is the war America should be fighting. But on this much-ballyhooed listening tour, will he be hearing anything he doesn't already know?
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Maliki's Obama Endorsement
Tom Hayden : In a huge setback for John McCain and the Bush Administration, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki endorses Barack Obama's timeline for withdrawal--and the presumptive Democratic nominee could reap a windfall.
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Naomi Klein Outfoxes Fox
YouTube : Naomi Klein debunks Bush's offshore drilling plan on Fox Business News' Happy Hour Program.
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Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : Some Democrats are pushing to let bygones be bygones and concentrate instead on solving problems of the future. Here's why we can't let the Bush Administration off the hook.
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Send Karl Rove to Jail
Brave New Films : This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action.
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A West Bank Town's Fight to Survive
Neve Gordon : The residents of the town of Ni'lin continue to fight Israel's efforts to take away their land. Is anyone listening?
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Building the Future
Bobby Allyn : A report from the Roosevelt Institution student policy expo.
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More Meddling at Gitmo
Ross Tuttle : New evidence sheds light on the inappropriate and corrupting influence of Brig. General Thomas Hartmann on the military commissions process.
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Brave Nation Activist Award Winner
Brave Nation : Cristina Lara is a feminist, a football player, a writer and a straight-A student. Watch her receive the first Brave Nation Activist award.
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Stargazing in Kabul
Ten days in the life and struggles of a young Afghan woman.
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Invincible: Opportunity in Crisis
The Detroit rapper reflects on her music, activism and inspirations.
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Crossword Classic #10
Frank W. Lewis : From the December 20, 1947, issue.
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Crossword Classic #9
Frank W. Lewis : From the December 13, 1947, issue.
Cover design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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