June 30, 2008 Issue

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Feature

A Conversation With Richard Falk

One of the world’s most prominent critics of US interventionism talks about his new post as UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories.
Linda Mamoun
Obama’s Blind Spot on Israel

Why is Barack Obama courting right-wing groups like AIPAC and steering clear of the American Jewish left and center?
Nadia Hijab
Revelations

This Week: Congresswoman Kang has a revealing chat in the park, while Chet Kimbrough goes missing… again.
Gary Phillips
Domestic Workers Unite

Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.
Lizzy Ratner
Fathers and Sons

A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.
Joseph H. Cooper
Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Gitmo

The Supreme Court delivers a dramatic blow to the President’s lawless detention policies, overturns an effort by the previous Congress to eliminate the right of habeas corpus and sounds the death knell for Guantánamo Bay prison.
Jonathan Hafetz
Extreme Inequality: A Nation Guide

More information about our extremely unequal world–and to help advance the struggle for a more equal future (web only).
The Nation
Plutocracy Reborn

A NOTE ON SOURCES
Chart One: Re-creating the Gap that Gave Us the Great Depression
The Nation
Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program

Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it’s our turn.
Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati
This Land Is Their Land

In the era of the superrich, if a place is truly beautiful, ordinary people can’t afford to be there.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Race and Extreme Inequality

Will Obama’s presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?
Dedrick Muhammad
Meet the Wealth Gap

Top dogs and underdogs brush shoulders in Manhattan.
Gabriel Thompson
Name Our Epoch!

What to call our current economic era? An all-star progressive panel of judges will pore over the entries and announce a winner.
The Editors
Our Gilded Age

Today’s elite spend on a grand scale while pretending to be “just folks.”
Doug Henwood
The Rich and the Rest of Us

In this age of inequality, the wealth that should be shared by all Americans trickle up to the rich.
John Cavanagh and Chuck Collins

Editorial

Bill Ford, Remembered

The brother of one of four US churchwomen murdered in El Salvador used his legal skills to bring their killers to justice.
Scott Greathead and Michael Posner
Where Is the Debate on Race?

Race remains a fundamental divide in American society–so why is the issue missing from the presidential campaign?
Gregory D. Squires
Drugged-Up Nation

America is literally awash in antidepressants. Blame the surfeit of drugs in our system on a confusion between illness and suffering.
Charles Barber
Noted.

Dennis Kucinich’s impeachment play; architects of the subprime mortgage disaster; sexism and the Clinton campaign.
The Editors
Empire or Republic?

Imagine the benefits if we could make significant cutbacks in military spending.
Robert Scheer
Obama, McCain & Iraq

Let’s hope Barack Obama resists the impulse to move to the center on one of the most contentious issues of the campaign: leaving Iraq.
The Editors
Lincoln’s Choice

Cartoon commentary.
Barry Rockwell
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Column

Likable Enough for VP

If Obama’s looking for a right-of-center running-mate, Hillary’s the best option out there.
Robert Scheer
Obama and the Power of Symbols

Does Obama’s candidacy represent a progressive paradigm shift–or is he just another mainstream Democrat?
Gary Younge
Obama’s Chicago Boys

Before Obama can transform the economy, he has some housecleaning to do.
Naomi Klein
Silence of the (MSM) Lambs

They enabled the Iraq catastrophe and now spin a self-flattering narrative to excuse their failings.
Eric Alterman
The Melody Hillary Clinton Finally Heard

It’s time to call it a day….
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

It’s About Freedom

Philip Guston at the Morgan Library.
Nick Stillman
Back Talk: Honor Moore

Poet Honor Moore talks about her family’s response to her memoir, The Bishop’s Daughter.
Christine Smallwood
City of Fear

A new book explores the historical ties between African-American and Japanese-American communities in Los Angeles.
Jon Wiener
Personal Histories

New collections by Adam Zagajewski and Julia Hartwig suggest that postwar Polish verse can’t be reduced to “poetry of witness.”
Benjamin Paloff
The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah

The history of Pakistan’s border regions remains an unruly captive of the imperial “Great Game.”
Basharat Peer
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Letters

Letters

The Gipper Killed It

Seattle
Our Readers and Peter C. Baker

Crossword

Crossword Classic #4

From the November 8, 1947, issue.
Frank W. Lewis

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June 30, 2008 Issue

Feature

One of the world’s most prominent critics of US interventionism talks about his new post as UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories.

Why is Barack Obama courting right-wing groups like AIPAC and steering clear of the American Jewish left and center?

This Week: Congresswoman Kang has a revealing chat in the park, while Chet Kimbrough goes missing… again.

Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.

A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.

The Supreme Court delivers a dramatic blow to the President’s lawless detention policies, overturns an effort by the previous Congress to eliminate the right of habeas corpus and sounds the death knell for Guantánamo Bay prison.

More information about our extremely unequal world–and to help advance the struggle for a more equal future (web only).

A NOTE ON SOURCES Chart One: Re-creating the Gap that Gave Us the Great Depression

Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it’s our turn.

In the era of the superrich, if a place is truly beautiful, ordinary people can’t afford to be there.

Will Obama’s presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?

Top dogs and underdogs brush shoulders in Manhattan.

What to call our current economic era? An all-star progressive panel of judges will pore over the entries and announce a winner.

Today’s elite spend on a grand scale while pretending to be “just folks.”

In this age of inequality, the wealth that should be shared by all Americans trickle up to the rich.

Editorial

The brother of one of four US churchwomen murdered in El Salvador used his legal skills to bring their killers to justice.

Race remains a fundamental divide in American society–so why is the issue missing from the presidential campaign?

America is literally awash in antidepressants. Blame the surfeit of drugs in our system on a confusion between illness and suffering.

Dennis Kucinich’s impeachment play; architects of the subprime mortgage disaster; sexism and the Clinton campaign.

Imagine the benefits if we could make significant cutbacks in military spending.

Let’s hope Barack Obama resists the impulse to move to the center on one of the most contentious issues of the campaign: leaving Iraq.

Cartoon commentary.

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Column

If Obama’s looking for a right-of-center running-mate, Hillary’s the best option out there.

Does Obama’s candidacy represent a progressive paradigm shift–or is he just another mainstream Democrat?

Before Obama can transform the economy, he has some housecleaning to do.

They enabled the Iraq catastrophe and now spin a self-flattering narrative to excuse their failings.

It’s time to call it a day….

Books & the Arts

Philip Guston at the Morgan Library.

Poet Honor Moore talks about her family’s response to her memoir, The Bishop’s Daughter.

A new book explores the historical ties between African-American and Japanese-American communities in Los Angeles.

New collections by Adam Zagajewski and Julia Hartwig suggest that postwar Polish verse can’t be reduced to “poetry of witness.”

The history of Pakistan’s border regions remains an unruly captive of the imperial “Great Game.”

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

Letters

The Gipper Killed It

Crossword

From the November 8, 1947, issue.

A NOTE ON SOURCES
Chart One: Re-creating the Gap that Gave Us the Great Depression