Armitage’s 5 Year Plan Armitage’s 5 Year Plan
Former Deputy Secretary of State (and Valerie Plame leaker) Richard Armitage called for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq yesterday. Sort of. "We notify the Iraqis that we're...
Oct 19, 2006 / The Nation
Death in the Family Death in the Family
Daniel Mendelsohn's The Lost represents one man's search to find the truth about himself, his family and the Holocaust.
Oct 19, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Gideon Lewis-Kraus
A Rebel in Defense of Tradition A Rebel in Defense of Tradition
As composer Steve Reich turns 70, he is winning recognition from the classical establishment for the creativity and power ever-present in his music.
Oct 19, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
The Moral Minimum The Moral Minimum
As the lagging minimum wage is being turned into a moral issue instead of an economic one, states are beginning to act where the federal government has not.
Oct 19, 2006 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Guardian of the Ballot Box Guardian of the Ballot Box
Ion Sancho, an election supervisor in Florida, is dedicated to creating a fair and accurate voting system. But his passion has nearly cost him his job.
Oct 19, 2006 / Feature / Andrew Gumbel
SNAP! SNAP!
A unique student-run organization is making real strides mobilizing progressive voters for victory in the long haul.
Oct 19, 2006 / Feature / Sam Graham-Felsen
Letters Letters
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Oct 19, 2006 / Our Readers and Daniel Lazare
The Myth of Microloans The Myth of Microloans
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has helped a lot of poor women, but the basic problem in developing countries is landlessness. A $130 microloan won't solve that problem.
Oct 19, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Rich’s Stealth Campaign Rich’s Stealth Campaign
Howard Rich is pouring big money into leveraging our electoral system to serve his libertarian agenda.
Oct 19, 2006 / Peter Schrag