August 3, 2009 Issue
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Features
Waiting for Zelaya
Honduras's deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, camps out at the border while the military detains hundreds of protesters. Meanwhile, in an echo of the cold war, several political activists have been killed or disappeared in the past month.
Greg Grandin
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Armageddon at the Top of the World: *Not*!
Paranoia over the Pashtuns along the Afghan border isn't unique to Washington, just to empire. The British had a case of it 100 years ago.
Juan Cole
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Feingold: White House is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sen. Russ Feingold defends his lone vote to oppose the latest amendment to the Defense Authorization bill.
Jeremy Scahill
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Iran’s Next Supreme Leader?
A top candidate to replace the ailing Khamenei is both a clerical traditionalist and a modernizer.
Babak Sarfaraz
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Blackwater Seeks Gag Order
The private security company, facing charges in a US court for killing and injuring Iraqis, is attempting to silence its victims and their lawyers.
Jeremy Scahill
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A Seat on the Bus?
Mass transit fares are going up and services are being cut. Meanwhile, federal stimulus money favors new projects over maintaining existing systems.
Ben Adler
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Clinton Comes to India
On her first trip to India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got some promises and some pushback on climate change and nuclear weapons.
Barbara Crossette
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The New Truth-Teller
In naming Phil Angelides as chair of the new Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Congress has picked an aggressive, visionary reformer.
William Greider
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Federal Judge Weakens Oversight of LAPD
Newly implemented reforms don't do enough to reverse a massive increase in the frisking of minority youths in the Los Angeles community.
Tom Hayden
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Free Gaza–and Palestine
Last month the Israeli Navy seized a boat attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to blockaded Gaza and arrested its passengers, and received little international criticism.
Huwaida Arraf
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Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions
The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.
Ann Jones
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Remembering Robert McNamara
The former secretary of defense presided over the deaths of millions--and was one of the only officials to express regret.
Jonathan Schell
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…And a Law for Poor People
Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.
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Obama’s Faithful Flock
Obama promised to reverse the most egregious aspects of Bush's faith-based policies. So why is he extending them?
Sarah Posner
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So Far From God, So Close to Wall St.
Mexico's troubles illustrate the destructive effects of NAFTA's neoliberal economics.
Jeff Faux
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Editorials
Bend It Like Obama?
The future of progressive politics and the nature of the American social contract, not to mention the lives and health of millions of our fellow citizens, are up for grabs.
Chris Hayes
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Don’t Turn the Page on History
Can the United States turn its back on its own "little house of horrors"?
Tom Engelhardt
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Borrowed Time: The World at 65
The tumultuous American Century in the lives of a father and son.
Tom Engelhardt
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No More Excuses, Mr. President
President Obama brought the house down at the NAACP centennial celebration with yet another stirring speech on race. But if his deeds don't begin to match his words, he's going to have a lot of explaining to do.
Adam Howard
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By the Numbers
Since 1940, Democrats have had far greater success creating jobs than Republicans.
David Cay Johnston
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Ten Things You Need to Know to Live on the Streets
Learn the best bathroom options and soup kitchen schedules, carry a blanket, squat and more.
The Nation
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Healthcare: Heat Is On
Advocacy groups have helped to keep the public option on the negotiating table, but it may not remain in the final bill.
J. Lester Feder
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Noted.
GOOD MEDICINE: "When you're face to face with a patient, you can't worry about the fact that they can't pay," says Dr.
the Editors
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The G-8 Abdicates
To prevent catastrophic climate change, wealthy nations must pony up on emissions cuts and subsidies to the developing world.
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The Cheney Gang
If the vice president ordered the CIA to deceive Congress, he broke the law--and must be held accountable.
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Columns
The Chinese Come Calling
The Marxists bankers of Beijing are worried about their assets invested in our banana republic.
Robert Scheer
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The Reality of Vick’s Return
Public relations is the real reason behind right-wing NFL owners' reluctance to give "ex-con" quarterback Michael Vick a second chance.
Dave Zirin
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Deep-Sixing the F-22
The news that Congress might terminate production of topline fighter jets comes as a considerable victory for President Obama and Defense Secretary Gates.
Robert Scheer
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Can This Marriage Be Saved?
We could bash divorce forever, but what's the point? Even Jesus can't keep unhappy spouses together.
Katha Pollitt
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‘Let Me Be Clear’
Obama's speech in Ghana neglected to mention structural barriers to African prosperity.
Alexander Cockburn
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Books and the Arts
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Borrowed Time: The World at 65
The tumultuous American Century in the lives of a father and son.
Tom Engelhardt
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Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions
The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.
Ann Jones
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The Lost Years: On Haiti
The mutating tensions and alliances of postoccupation Haiti.
Madison Smartt Bell
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Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy
A new collection of C.P. Cavafy's beautiful, musical poems.
Maria Margaronis
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