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Editorial
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Why the Left Should Defend Obamacare
Yes, it was a flawed compromise. But to achieve universal, humane healthcare for all, we first need effective implementation of the ACA.
The Editors
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Typhoon Haiyan’s Message to the World
Climate change is upon us—and the danger is urgent.
Walden Bello
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Meet the Mayor Who’s Using Eminent Domain to Fight Foreclosure
The fearless Gayle McLaughlin of Richmond, California, has taken on Chevron and big banks on behalf of taxpayers and underwater homeowners.
Laura Flanders
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Will Obama Strike a Nuclear Deal With Iran?
It’s looking increasingly likely—but there’s reason to fear the White House will overplay its hand.
Bob Dreyfuss
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New Yorkers Are Holding a Great Participatory Policy-Making Conference. Will de Blasio Listen?
There are lots of ideas for the new mayor at the Transition Tent.
Lizzy Ratner
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Column
Obamacare: Too Small to Succeed?
The problems with the Affordable Care Act stem from government being too small and weak, not too big and powerful.
Richard Kim
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Books & the Arts
Hannah and Her Admirers
Margarethe von Trotta’s biopic of Hannah Arendt is a film about ideas that remains intellectually detached from them.
David Rieff
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The Museum of the Revolution
The life and work of Victor Serge represents the Russian democratic revolution that never was.
Sophie Pinkham
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Power Down
The humanitarian impulse has not vanished from US foreign policy. It has simply split into two camps.
Thomas Meaney
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Just Deserts
Being poor in the United States has rarely meant anything so simple as having too little money.
Jennifer Szalai
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Here Comes Everybody
Women writers are far outnumbered by men in magazines and book reviews, but why? Part of the answer lies in book publishing.
Miriam Markowitz
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Letters
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3304
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto