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Feature
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013
We celebrate these heroes both for their accomplishments of the past year and their determination to do even more in 2014.
John Nichols
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Bluegrass Uprising
As American energy production booms, thousands face pipelines in their backyards.
Madeline Ostrander
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Is Pope Francis the New Champion of Liberation Theology?
In attacking “the structural causes of inequality,” he is reviving that great movement’s “preferential option for the poor.”
Harvey Cox
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Editorial
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Mandela’s Last Gift
By the time of his death at age 95, South Africans were well prepared to keep his dream alive—that too is part of Nelson Mandela’s great legacy.
Douglas Foster
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Remembering André Schiffrin
For decades, first at Pantheon and then at the New Press, he was a lion of progressive publishing.
Victor Navasky
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How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping
The Snowden revelations have vindicated The Nation and the ACLU. When will the government correct the record and stop the abuses?
Jameel Jaffer and Patrick C. Toomey
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New York State Senator Rolls Out Bill Legalizing Marijuana
Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo’s opposition, hopes are running high.
Nicolas Niarchos
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Column
China Goes Dark
Hard-hitting New York Times coverage has been journalism at its best—although the Chinese authorities apparently don’t agree.
Eric Alterman
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South Africa Looks Back
The people celebrate the man and the revolutionary, while venting frustration with the path his party has taken.
Gary Younge
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Books & the Arts
Remembering André Schiffrin
For decades, first at Pantheon and then at the New Press, he was a lion of progressive publishing.
Victor Navasky
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Who Didn’t Kill JFK?
Kennedy’s presidency and assassination seem more elusive as the decades pass.
Beverly Gage
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Surviving the Moment
Do our financial wizards, like vampires, leave no reflection in the mirror of art?
Barry Schwabsky
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The Fungibility of Air
Real estate has become an extractive industry, mining the air for property.
Michael Sorkin
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Letters
Letters
Keep talkin' happy talk… till the fat lady sings…
Our Readers, Jackson Lears and Eric Alterman
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3307
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto