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August 17, 2009 Issue

Calvin Trillin on late-night comics, Gary Younge on the Henry Louis Gates arrest and Ruth Scurr on the the French Revolution…

Cover art by: Cover design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels

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Editorial

Hiroshima Day

The official secrecy and deceptions about our nuclear weapons posture and policies and their possible consequences have threatened the survival of the human species.

Bend It Like Obama?

With healthcare reform, the White House has transformed an intimate issue into a technical argument about long-term actuarial projections.

The Story of a Fixer

A haunting documentary shines a light on the foreign "fixers" who work behind the scenes with reporters to determine how the story of war gets told.

Noted.

Prison-based gerrymandering; a college journalist's big scoop about Bill Clinton; our day in court

Column

Beer and Sympathy

Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s arrest most certainly was a "teachable moment" in the racial conversation--but we've learned nothing.

Letters

Feature

Corrupt Democracy in India

Despite vast advances in India's economy, human rights in one of the world's largest democracies remain a major issue. From abuses by police to political violence, India has a lon...

Money for Nothing

Two new studies indicate that Wall Street's profits and bonuses are vastly disproportionate to the value the industry adds to the economy.

Changing Kurdistan

On July 25 Kurdistan held both presidential and parliamentary elections. A new, stronger opposition with more seats in the parliament indicates a change in the political landscape ...

Thinking Left in Bolivia

Álvaro García Linera, Bolivia’s Marxist vice president, talks about gender equality, the right wing and how natural gas has paved the way for a rebirth of socialism in his country.

Italy’s Pillow Talk

Silvio Berlusconi's latest sexual escapade is the talk of Italy, and now the world. Maybe we should be paying closer attention to evidence of far more sinister hookups.

Books & the Arts

Hiroshima Day

The official secrecy and deceptions about our nuclear weapons posture and policies and their possible consequences have threatened the survival of the human species.

The Story of a Fixer

A haunting documentary shines a light on the foreign "fixers" who work behind the scenes with reporters to determine how the story of war gets told.

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