February 12, 2007 Issue

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Blowback in Lebanon

One big and underreported reason for Lebanon’s slide toward civil war is blowback from Iraq. Fearing the sectarian bloodbath in Iraq and Iran’s growing regional influence, Lebanese Sunnis are lashing out.
Mohamad Bazzi
Obama’s Ruined Homeland

In Kenya’s Yala Swamp, where Senator Barack Obama traces his African roots, an Oklahoma-based company has wrecked a rich and delicate ecosystem.
Laura Flanders
Beyond Marriage: Love and the Law

Pressure is building to expand the legal definition of family beyond the boundaries of gay or straight marriage.
Beccah Golubock Watson
The Church of Football

If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?
Robert Lipsyte
Voices of Protest

Peace activists and military families in DC Saturday were less angry than than resolute that the American people sent a clear signal in November to end the US occupation in Iraq.
Karen Houppert
Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble

South Korea is bristling over terms of the Bush Administration’s proposed free-trade agreement, and so are progressives in Congress.
Mark Winne
Impeachment: The Case Against

Unfortunately, the Constitution’s impeachment clause only works for criminals, not the grossly incompetent.
Sanford Levinson
Impeachment: The Case in Favor

Between Iraq, Katrina and wiretapping, the case for removing Bush is overwhelming.
Elizabeth Holtzman
The Way Down South

The South is more purple than red, and Democrats don’t need to sell their souls to win it back.
Bob Moser

Editorial

Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.
Magdalena Rittenhouse
Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess?

Outrage over excessive rewards for incompetent executives could spark the Democratic Congress to action.
Morton Mintz
A Pillar of American Justice

The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.
Charles A. Miller
Isolated

Robert Grossman
The Sounds of Silence

Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
Walter Mosley
Only Words

Now that Democrats have real power, netroots progressives need to choose their issues–and their tactics.
Chris Hayes
Hiding the Ball

Bush’s about-face on warrantless surveillance demonstrates what a difference a Democratic majority makes.
David Cole
Pushing the Iraq Debate

Beyond merely opposing escalation, lawmakers are pushing tough measures to withdraw troops and defund the war.
John Nichols
Showing Bush the Way

Jim Webb’s gutsy response to Bush’s unconvincing State of the Union message bodes well for the Democratic Party.
The Editors
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Column

Not All Lies Are Created Equal

Looking for reasons to impeach the President? Listen to the testimony in Scooter Libby’s perjury trial.
Robert Scheer
Kristolizing the (Neoconservative) Moment

The poisonous William Kristol’s consistently wrong on Iraq. Why does he remain a media darling?
Eric Alterman
After Tuning In to the Sunday Talk Shows to See What the Sabbath Gasbags Have to Say

It’s a long way to 2008.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

The Church of Football

If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?
Robert Lipsyte
Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.
Magdalena Rittenhouse
A Pillar of American Justice

The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.
Charles A. Miller
Factory Girl

China Blue is a surprisingly fair-minded documentary about teenagers working in a jeans factory in China.
Stuart Klawans
Party Politics

Dancing in the Streets is a history of outbreaks of collective joy from Dionysus to the Grateful Dead.
Terry Eagleton
History Boy

The narrator of Martin Amis’s House of Meetings describes the collapse of his soul through forty years of Soviet history.
Daniel Swift
Bombay Confidential

Vikram Chandra’s epic crime novel Sacred Games is an infernal history of India in the last decade.
Carl Bromley
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February 12, 2007 Issue

Feature

One big and underreported reason for Lebanon’s slide toward civil war is blowback from Iraq. Fearing the sectarian bloodbath in Iraq and Iran’s growing regional influence, Lebanese Sunnis are lashing out.

In Kenya’s Yala Swamp, where Senator Barack Obama traces his African roots, an Oklahoma-based company has wrecked a rich and delicate ecosystem.

Pressure is building to expand the legal definition of family beyond the boundaries of gay or straight marriage.

If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?

Peace activists and military families in DC Saturday were less angry than than resolute that the American people sent a clear signal in November to end the US occupation in Iraq.

South Korea is bristling over terms of the Bush Administration’s proposed free-trade agreement, and so are progressives in Congress.

Unfortunately, the Constitution’s impeachment clause only works for criminals, not the grossly incompetent.

Between Iraq, Katrina and wiretapping, the case for removing Bush is overwhelming.

The South is more purple than red, and Democrats don’t need to sell their souls to win it back.

Editorial

The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.

Outrage over excessive rewards for incompetent executives could spark the Democratic Congress to action.

The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.

Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.

Now that Democrats have real power, netroots progressives need to choose their issues–and their tactics.

Bush’s about-face on warrantless surveillance demonstrates what a difference a Democratic majority makes.

Beyond merely opposing escalation, lawmakers are pushing tough measures to withdraw troops and defund the war.

Jim Webb’s gutsy response to Bush’s unconvincing State of the Union message bodes well for the Democratic Party.

GET UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS FOR LESS THAN $3 A MONTH!

Column

Looking for reasons to impeach the President? Listen to the testimony in Scooter Libby’s perjury trial.

The poisonous William Kristol’s consistently wrong on Iraq. Why does he remain a media darling?

It’s a long way to 2008.

Books & the Arts

If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?

The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.

The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.

China Blue is a surprisingly fair-minded documentary about teenagers working in a jeans factory in China.

Dancing in the Streets is a history of outbreaks of collective joy from Dionysus to the Grateful Dead.

The narrator of Martin Amis’s House of Meetings describes the collapse of his soul through forty years of Soviet history.

Vikram Chandra’s epic crime novel Sacred Games is an infernal history of India in the last decade.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Letters

GERALD FORD & THE SOUL TRAIN Lowell, Mich.

GERALD FORD & THE SOUL TRAIN

Lowell, Mich.