October 15, 2007

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Feature

Northern Ireland, South Africa in Secret Iraq Peace Talks

Peacemakers from countries that have moved from sectarian strife towards national reconciliation met with Iraq Sunnis and Shi’as in an effort to resolved the crisis.
Tom Hayden
Google: Search and Data Seizure

Google’s bid to acquire DoubleClick will make it the most powerful player in interactive marketing on the planet. But it poses threats to our privacy, politics and democratic aspirations for the Internet.
Jeffrey Chester
Jessica Valenti: Full Frontal Feminism

A conversation with the author and Feministing.com founder about why the next wave of feminist activism will take place online.
Molly Bennet
Protecting the Wiretappers

Now that telecommunications giants are shielded from lawsuits for warrantless spying, the Bush Administration is seeking to absolve them of past misdeeds.

Aziz Huq
Making a Killing

Who will mete out justice for America’s merchants of death?
Jeremy Scahill
Specialist Town Takes His Case to Washington

As a wounded soldier battles to right a wrong, the cavalry arrives.
Joshua Kors
Lawyers Join Monks to Defy Myanmar’s ‘Forced Politics’

Lawyers in Myanmar t joined forces this week with Buddhist monks to demand national reconciliation and an end to human rights abuse.
The Nation
Myanmar: A Monk Confronts A General

In a letter to Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, the abbot of a Yangon monastery calls the regime to account for its corruption and the suffering it has imposed on the Burmese people.
U Thangara Linkhara

Editorial

Clinton and Obama: Running on Ambien

Can America survive the tedium of its black and female candidates?
Barbara Ehrenreich
When Monks Get Mad

If you think the Buddhist monks challenging the military regime in Myanmar are passive and peaceful, think again.
Andrew Lam
Noted

A new section features brief comments, late-breaking news, revealing statistics, curiousities, shout-outs, disses, obits, quotable quotes and other short notes.
The Editors
Chávez: ‘Galbraithiano’

As Venezuela and the rest of Latin America repair the damage of two decades of free-market orthodoxy, John Kenneth Galbraith is a major inspiration.
Greg Grandin
Our New Look

Take note of our new look, new features, the return of Comix Nation in the print edition of the magazine.
The Editors
End the Shadow War

Blackwater USA should answer for the crimes of its soldier-contractors in Iraq. Calls for withdrawal from Iraq must also include private security contractors.
The Editors
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Column

Against Happiness

Women are less happy than we used to be. But given the state of the world, perhaps if we had a little more worry and a little less happy, we’d be better off.
Annabelle Gurwitch
The Sick Knicks

Exposed in court as sex harassers, the coach and owner of a storied basketball team have turned Madison Square Garden into a toxic workplace.
Dave Zirin
The State Department’s Hired Guns

Why did the State Department tolerate–and pay to conceal–the crimes of its Blackwater guards in Iraq?
Robert Scheer
For Hillary, There’s No Such Thing as Dirty Money

Will her talent for raising campaign cash turn into a liability?
Nicholas von Hoffman
Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer

His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.
Naomi Klein
The Coming ‘Stab in the Back’ Campaign

Bush and the neocons are trying to save their crumbling reputations by blaming critics of the war for the debacle.
Eric Alterman
Blackwater, Blackwater

Tevye couldn’t have sung it any better.
Calvin Trillin
More Excerpts From Alan Greenspan’s Age of Turbulence

Steve Brodner

Books & the Arts

Political Punk: Rage Against the Band

Now with a major label, political punk rockers Against Me! have released what may be the year’s best album. But have they sold out?
Akiva Gottlieb
Does Sarah Silverman Suck?

The raunchy, racy comedian makes us laugh and cringe.
Kera Bolonik
Jessica Valenti: Full Frontal Feminism

A conversation with the author and Feministing.com founder about why the next wave of feminist activism will take place online.
Molly Bennet
Ken Burns’s War

His nostalgic PBS series casts WWII as acrucible of meaning. Too bad it lacked a tighter focus on the moral failure of combat.
Chris Hayes
Frank Schaeffer Goes Crazy for God

The original poster child for the religious right describes how he came to terms with religion and an odd upbringing.
Jane Smiley
The Best Wars of Their Lives

A historian plugs some suspicious gaps in two revisionist histories of Vietnam.
Rick Perlstein
Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer

His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.
Naomi Klein
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October 15, 2007

Feature

Peacemakers from countries that have moved from sectarian strife towards national reconciliation met with Iraq Sunnis and Shi’as in an effort to resolved the crisis.

Google’s bid to acquire DoubleClick will make it the most powerful player in interactive marketing on the planet. But it poses threats to our privacy, politics and democratic aspirations for the Internet.

A conversation with the author and Feministing.com founder about why the next wave of feminist activism will take place online.

Now that telecommunications giants are shielded from lawsuits for warrantless spying, the Bush Administration is seeking to absolve them of past misdeeds.

Who will mete out justice for America’s merchants of death?

As a wounded soldier battles to right a wrong, the cavalry arrives.

Lawyers in Myanmar t joined forces this week with Buddhist monks to demand national reconciliation and an end to human rights abuse.

In a letter to Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, the abbot of a Yangon monastery calls the regime to account for its corruption and the suffering it has imposed on the Burmese people.

Editorial

Can America survive the tedium of its black and female candidates?

If you think the Buddhist monks challenging the military regime in Myanmar are passive and peaceful, think again.

A new section features brief comments, late-breaking news, revealing statistics, curiousities, shout-outs, disses, obits, quotable quotes and other short notes.

As Venezuela and the rest of Latin America repair the damage of two decades of free-market orthodoxy, John Kenneth Galbraith is a major inspiration.

Take note of our new look, new features, the return of Comix Nation in the print edition of the magazine.

Blackwater USA should answer for the crimes of its soldier-contractors in Iraq. Calls for withdrawal from Iraq must also include private security contractors.

GET UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS FOR LESS THAN $3 A MONTH!

Column

Women are less happy than we used to be. But given the state of the world, perhaps if we had a little more worry and a little less happy, we’d be better off.

Exposed in court as sex harassers, the coach and owner of a storied basketball team have turned Madison Square Garden into a toxic workplace.

Why did the State Department tolerate–and pay to conceal–the crimes of its Blackwater guards in Iraq?

Will her talent for raising campaign cash turn into a liability?

His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.

Bush and the neocons are trying to save their crumbling reputations by blaming critics of the war for the debacle.

Tevye couldn’t have sung it any better.

Books & the Arts

Now with a major label, political punk rockers Against Me! have released what may be the year’s best album. But have they sold out?

The raunchy, racy comedian makes us laugh and cringe.

A conversation with the author and Feministing.com founder about why the next wave of feminist activism will take place online.

His nostalgic PBS series casts WWII as acrucible of meaning. Too bad it lacked a tighter focus on the moral failure of combat.

The original poster child for the religious right describes how he came to terms with religion and an odd upbringing.

A historian plugs some suspicious gaps in two revisionist histories of Vietnam.

His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Letters

NAFTA HIGHWAY TO HELL Kansas City, Kan.

NAFTA HIGHWAY TO HELL

Kansas City, Kan.