January 9-16, 2012 Issue
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Feature
Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?
Instead of a new era of democracy, disarmament and interdependence, we have had unchecked militarism and economic crisis.
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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The Soviet Union’s Afterlife
Twenty years later, questions endure about how and why the nation abruptly dissolved.
Stephen F. Cohen
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Back in the USSR
Ever since 1991, Russians have been looking to the Soviet past for comfort and pride.
Vadim Nikitin
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The Progressive Honor Roll of 2011
This holiday season, we celebrate the most inspiring activists, organizations and politicians who are fighting for the 99 percent.
John Nichols
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Editorial
Russia’s Great December Evolution
Mass demonstrations in Moscow and dozens of other cities have been the most striking display of grassroots activism since the early 1990s.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Remembering Hitchens
“Christopher had a twenty-five-year adventure with The Nation that I hope was as rewarding for him as it was for us, despite the political collisions.”
Victor Navasky
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Column
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Governor Cuomo Is Still Governor One Percent
Contrary to the spin, New York’s new tax plan privileges millionaires at the expense of the 99 percent.
Eric Alterman
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The Santa Claus Test
Today, neither the press nor government has the authority to validate little Virginia's belief in miracles.
Melissa Harris-Perry
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Books & the Arts
Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?
Instead of a new era of democracy, disarmament and interdependence, we have had unchecked militarism and economic crisis.
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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The Soviet Union’s Afterlife
Twenty years later, questions endure about how and why the nation abruptly dissolved.
Stephen F. Cohen
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Back in the USSR
Ever since 1991, Russians have been looking to the Soviet past for comfort and pride.
Vadim Nikitin
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Shelf Life
Andrew Tabler’s In the Lion’s Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington’s Battle With Syria; Steven Cook’s The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square.
Frederick Deknatel
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want: On Stephen King
In 11/22/63, Stephen King conveys the horrors of American exceptionalism.
Charles Taylor
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Letters