March 10, 2008 Issue

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Feature

The Most-Wanted List

Making a list of the most hated arch-criminals–not the usual suspects.
Noam Chomsky
Pentagon General Counsel Resigns

As criticism over his support for torture and his interference in the Gitmo trials escalates, William J. Haynes steps down.
Ross Tuttle
Independence Day

Traveling from Albania’s capital city Tirana to the Kosovo border reveals scenes ranging from festive to frightening as Kosova declares its independence.
Gazmend Kapllani
Sex and the Single Congresswoman

Previous episode: Sex, politics and innuendo bubbles between Kang and the cop, and the Congresswoman decides to do some investigating her own damn self.
Gary Phillips
The Fake Prince of Facebook

When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.
Laila Lalami
Letter From Kosovo

In this troubled region, secessions tend to be followed by terrible wars. Will it be any different this time?
Slavenka Drakulic
Transforming the Liberal Checklist

It’s time for progressives to demand a bolder, “transformational” politics.
Eric Schneiderman
Is Iran Winning the Iraq War?

Maybe. But Iraqis mistrust Iran as much as they do the United States.
Bob Dreyfuss
The Old Revolutionaries of Vietnam

Thirty-two years after the war, Communist Vietnam is a bustling market economy awash in foreign capital and consumer goods. So was the war necessary?
Tom Hayden
The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck

Feeling squeezed? It’s official: if you’re not in management, the value of your paycheck is dropping at an alarming rate.
Nancy Cleeland

Editorial

When Newspapers Take a Stand

The New York Times editorial page endorses McCain, while its news department works to discredit him. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
Ari Melber
Surprising Outcomes in Pakistan

In an election replete with surprises, the people of Pakistan have chosen wisely. Now it is up to the elected parties to rule wisely.
Moni Mohsin
Art and Propaganda

Using fear and the classic tools of persuasion, the Bush Administration has subverted American mythology and our national character.
Milton Glaser
A Meeting of Minds

Thursday’s debate revealed Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as solid progressives in sync with the broad base of the Democratic Party.
Tom Hayden
Leveraging the Power of Race and Gender

Electing the first black or female President is not the issue. It’s how Clinton and Obama would use their unique gifts to heal a troubled world.
Kavita Nandini Ramdas
Bhutto’s Tangled Legacy

Will the PPP revive her power-sharing deal with Musharraf or join with Nawaz Sharif to re-establish constitutional rule?
Graham Usher
Noted.

Polk Award winners at The Nation, progressive endorsements and buyouts at GM.
The Editors
Wiretapped Out

The House stalemate with the White House over electronic surveillance creates a rare moment to reconsider an array of unconstitutional post-9/11 laws.
The Editors
Rigged Trials at Gitmo

Has the Pentagon foreclosed the possibility of acquittals for terror suspects?
Ross Tuttle
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Column

McCain and the Media

It’s absurd for the New York Times to cast him as a tool of corporate media, when he’s been in the forefront of trying to rein it in.
Robert Scheer
Feudal Democracy

If democracy does not prevail in August, the Democrats will not prevail in November.
Gary Younge
Conservative Cannibalism

Dumb and dumber: reviewing new books by David Frum and Jonah Goldberg.
Eric Alterman
Iraq, Moon, Mars…

Steve Brodner
On One of the Sabbath-Gasbag Discussions, Robert Novak Says That Mike Huckabee May Have Remained in the Race to Bolster His Lecture Fee

The lure of filthy lucre on the campaign trail.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Tom Stoppard’s Schlock ‘n’ Roll

When will we stop living in the ’60s?
J. Gabriel Boylan
Art and Propaganda

Using fear and the classic tools of persuasion, the Bush Administration has subverted American mythology and our national character.
Milton Glaser
Fourteen Little Words

First Amendment biographer Anthony Lewis brings glad tidings: despite Bush, US commitment to free speech “is no longer in doubt.”
Victor Navasky
Chavez’s Fix

Is Venezuela's president undoing his country's experiment in democracy?

Daniel Wilkinson
The Old Revolutionaries of Vietnam

Thirty-two years after the war, Communist Vietnam is a bustling market economy awash in foreign capital and consumer goods. So was the war necessary?
Tom Hayden
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March 10, 2008 Issue

Feature

Making a list of the most hated arch-criminals–not the usual suspects.

As criticism over his support for torture and his interference in the Gitmo trials escalates, William J. Haynes steps down.

Traveling from Albania’s capital city Tirana to the Kosovo border reveals scenes ranging from festive to frightening as Kosova declares its independence.

Previous episode: Sex, politics and innuendo bubbles between Kang and the cop, and the Congresswoman decides to do some investigating her own damn self.

When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.

In this troubled region, secessions tend to be followed by terrible wars. Will it be any different this time?

It’s time for progressives to demand a bolder, “transformational” politics.

Maybe. But Iraqis mistrust Iran as much as they do the United States.

Thirty-two years after the war, Communist Vietnam is a bustling market economy awash in foreign capital and consumer goods. So was the war necessary?

Feeling squeezed? It’s official: if you’re not in management, the value of your paycheck is dropping at an alarming rate.

Editorial

The New York Times editorial page endorses McCain, while its news department works to discredit him. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

In an election replete with surprises, the people of Pakistan have chosen wisely. Now it is up to the elected parties to rule wisely.

Using fear and the classic tools of persuasion, the Bush Administration has subverted American mythology and our national character.

Thursday’s debate revealed Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as solid progressives in sync with the broad base of the Democratic Party.

Electing the first black or female President is not the issue. It’s how Clinton and Obama would use their unique gifts to heal a troubled world.

Will the PPP revive her power-sharing deal with Musharraf or join with Nawaz Sharif to re-establish constitutional rule?

Polk Award winners at The Nation, progressive endorsements and buyouts at GM.

The House stalemate with the White House over electronic surveillance creates a rare moment to reconsider an array of unconstitutional post-9/11 laws.

Has the Pentagon foreclosed the possibility of acquittals for terror suspects?

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Column

It’s absurd for the New York Times to cast him as a tool of corporate media, when he’s been in the forefront of trying to rein it in.

If democracy does not prevail in August, the Democrats will not prevail in November.

Dumb and dumber: reviewing new books by David Frum and Jonah Goldberg.

The lure of filthy lucre on the campaign trail.

Books & the Arts

When will we stop living in the ’60s?

Using fear and the classic tools of persuasion, the Bush Administration has subverted American mythology and our national character.

First Amendment biographer Anthony Lewis brings glad tidings: despite Bush, US commitment to free speech “is no longer in doubt.”

Is Venezuela's president undoing his country's experiment in democracy?

Thirty-two years after the war, Communist Vietnam is a bustling market economy awash in foreign capital and consumer goods. So was the war necessary?

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

Letters

Obama & the $ubprimers