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December 14, 2009 Issue

Alexander Cockburn on the trial of Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, Jeffrey Haas on Fred Hampton’s assassination, and poems by Andrzej Sosnowsk…

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Editorial

Fred Hampton’s Legacy

We must remain vigilant against government crimes and secrecy.

Jeffrey Haas

Noted.

The race to fill Ted Kennedy's seat is on; Geithner is under the gun; The Nation's revered puzzle setter retires.

The Editors

How to Save Journalism

To save news media, stop blaming the Internet and start thinking about how subsidies could revive a public good.

John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney

Filibustering the Public

Filibustering healthcare reform? This is not what democracy looks like.

The Editors

Column

Afghanistan: Here We Go Again

Thanks to the political opportunism of the current Commander-in-Chief, the Afghanistan war is still without end or logical purpose.

Robert Scheer

Tiger Woods Deserves Your Scrutiny

When the golfer makes deals with dictatorships and unaccountable corporations, all in the name of his billion-dollar brand, he deserves no privacy.

Dave Zirin

Still Doing God’s Work on Wall Street

Is anyone ever going to be held accountable for the sweetheart deals that passed billions of taxpayer dollars through the AIG shell game to the banks that caused the meltdown?

Robert Scheer

Last Column About Sarah Palin–Ever

We can't stop looking at our first female political train wreck.

Katha Pollitt

Light in the Middle of the Tunnel

The upcoming trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the best news for the print press since Monica Lewinsky.

Alexander Cockburn

Wing Nut Ex Machina

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Robber Barons of the World Unite!

San Francisco

Steve Fraser and T.J. Stiles

Feature

Senate Prepares to Cast First Heathcare Votes

It takes sixty votes to pass an amendment and most of the proposed measures for the healthcare bill will never pass. Still, a great opportunity to grandstand over pet issues.

Lindsay Beyerstein

Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation

The expediency of Obama's Afghanistan decision was transparent. Satisfy the generals by sending 30,000 more troops. Satisfy the public with a timeline for beginning withdrawals of ...

Tom Hayden

Waffling Democrats’ Healthcare Hypocrisy

The very same senators who smear the public option are staunch supporters of the Veterans Health Administration--and that really is socialized medicine.

Peter Dreier

The Spirit of Seattle Today

From the "water wars" of Latin America and South Africa to the battle against corporate takeover of agriculture, the revolt that began ten years ago lives on.

Anuradha Mittal