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December 3, 2007 Issue

The Editors on Norman Mailer, David Cole on a wayward prosecution, Brian Morton on Roscoe Mitchell.

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

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Editorial

Luxury Grub

What's so great about designer chocolate if it's infested with cockroach droppings? As the economic widens, rich and poor still occupy the same food chain.

Noted.

Norman Lear on the WGA picket line, sex and teen delinquency, and the power of Pakistani attorneys.

Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

Justice Delayed

The government's case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activi...

Crisis as Opportunity

The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?

Column

Letters

Feature

Climate Change Power Shift

Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.

Blackwater’s Brothers

A deepening conflict-of-interest scandal envelops the Krongard brothers--Howard, a State Department official overseeing Blackwater contracts, and his brother Alvin, who has long be...

Uri Avnery, the Optimist

To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hop...

Books & the Arts

Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

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