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March 9, 2009 Issue

David Moberg on organized labor, Alexander Cockburn on shopping malls, Ann Jones on Iraqi refugees…

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Editorial

A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory

Vicious hounds of repressed memory haunt Waltz with Bashir, a deeply flawed depiction of the harsh truths of a war no one can forget.

Hussein Ibish

Slumdog Subtext

Slumdog Millionaire has 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 Hin...

Barbara Crossette

Chavez for Life?

There are at least three reasons why the world should congratulate Venezuela's Hugo Chávez on his recent success abolishing term limits.

Chesa Boudin

Waltzing Alone

Israel, unrepentant and without introspection, doesn't deserve a film as brilliant as Waltz with Bashir.

Liel Leibovitz

Obama’s War?

Obama's escalation threatens to make Bush's war his own. There's still time to change direction.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Unions, Disunited

At a time when organized labor stands a chance to make political gains, its energies are depleted by escalating conflicts within its ranks.

David Moberg

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.

The Editors

COP on the Beat

Tough love from the Congressional Oversight Panel involves ripping the Band-Aid--otherwise known as TARP--off the mortally wounded banking system.

Chris Hayes

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.

The Editors

Column

Obama’s Toughest Task

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?

Robert Scheer

The US v. Barry Bonds

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.

Dave Zirin

Freedom of Speech, Round 5,425

Two decades after the Ayatollah Khomeini called for a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, not much has changed on either side of the cultural divide.

Katha Pollitt

The Parable of the Shopping Mall

From the wreckage of capitalism an opportunity for change springs forth.

Alexander Cockburn

Poor Judd Is Out

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Nonbelievers! Amen!

Los Angeles

The Editors and Our Readers

Feature

Bailout for Bankers? Indictments From Inmates

Americans behind bars weigh in on the corporate crooks who continue to get away with their crimes.

Joseph H. Cooper

Too Big Not to Fail?

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.

James S. Henry

Torturing Binyam Mohamed

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.

Barbara Ehrenreich

Watch Out for Stimulus Profiteers

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.

Anthony Shorris

Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice

Short-term nationalization of failed banks is gaining support--but without stringent safeguards, new rounds of pathology are inevitable.

Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson

What Will Obama Do With KBR?

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...

Pratap Chatterjee

Investigating Bush’s Crimes

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.

Scott Horton

Iraq’s Invisible Refugees

Hardship and haunting memories mark the lives of the 2 million Iraqis in exile.

Ann Jones

Iraq’s Resurgent Nationalism

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 with...

Bob Dreyfuss