May 12, 2008 Issue

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Feature

Workers Memorial Day

This week marked Workers Memorial Day, when unions and advocacy organizations held memorials and protests to honor those who have died on the job.
Esther Kaplan
Can Obama Resurrect Real Conservatism?

A conversation with Andrew Bacevich about what conservatives and progressives can hope for in the post-Bush era.
Susannah Vila
Lessons From Columbia ’68

As Columbia University goes forward with controversial plans to expand into Harlem, alumni mark the fortieth anniversary of explosive student protests.
Jayati Vora
Shirin Ebadi: Don’t Attack Iran

The Nobel Prize-winning activist says US threats, regime-change rhetoric and efforts to promote democracy only give Iran’s leaders an excuse to intensify repression.
Bob Dreyfuss
Truckers Take Their Case to the Capitol

Riding with a caravan that descended on Washington Monday, to call for immediate government action to push down fuel prices.
Barbara Ehrenreich
The First H

If California’s historic 1950 Senate race had gone the other way there would have been no Checkers speech, no Watergate break-in, no Woodward and Bernstein, perhaps an early exit from Vietnam.
Michele Willens
Battle of the Beijing Boycotts

Two days in May could mark a turning point in the debates over Olympic boycotts.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Bumpy Ride

This week’s episode: Congresswoman Kang’s brother learns more than he wants to know about how deep in the Big Muddy he is.
Gary Phillips
The Clintonian Legacy

Bill Clinton’s foreign policy record, on which his wife is running, was anything but stellar.
Barbara Crossette
Starting Out Means a Steeper Climb

Young workers have it a lot tougher than their parents did.
Steven Greenhouse
Mill Hill Populism

Meet the new face of economic politics in post-NAFTA North Carolina.
Bob Moser
What Nuclear Renaissance?

Despite a slick PR campaign hyping its promise, the nuclear industry isn’t going anywhere. It’s too costly and won’t save us from global warming.
Christian Parenti

Editorial

A Whole New Relationship

This is more than just a new homepage. Our new site offers new ways to mine the richness of America’s oldest weekly journal of politics and culture.
Joan Connell
Network News in Denial

Why are the networks stonewalling revelations that their military analysts were actually selling the Pentagon’s Iraq War spin?
Ari Melber
Things Have Changed

Notice anything different about this page? The online edition of The Nation just got a makeover. Here’s a guide to the changes.
Joan Connell
Running on Empty

The era of cheap, plentiful oil is just about over. Now what?
Mark Hertsgaard
The World Food Crisis

We must rein in the global food giants who reap profits at the expense of the planet and the poor.
John Nichols
Zimbabwe Reeling

Peace among warring factions will come only when each side accepts that it can’t win. And none of the players–least of all Robert Mugabe–has come to this realization.
Mark Gevisser
Noted.

A fractured death penalty ruling, the Pentagon’s pimping pundits, campus antisweatshop campaigns and Guggenheims for Nation poets.
The Editors
Bitter Politics

Voters and superdelegates now must ask at what cost Clinton is willing to continue this fight.
The Editors
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Column

The Candidates Pump Gas

As Clinton and McCain pander to frustrated voters with tax cuts, the real remedies to rising gas prices go unexplored.
Nicholas von Hoffman
No Country for Old Men

Age is a factor in this race and nowhere is it so important as in McCain’s vice-presidential choice.
Robert Scheer
Why Do We Care About the NFL Draft?

For fans, the pigskin meat market is mindless fun, but for young players, football is no fantasy.
Dave Zirin
Men of the Cloth

When it comes to keeping women pregnant and in their place, polygamous Mormons and the Pope have a lot in common.
Katha Pollitt
Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 US Casualties a Year

The psychological wounds of war will be with us for years to come.
Alexander Cockburn
Americans Tell It Like It Is to the Iraqis

“We blew up your country, assaulted your people and have perpetuated a state of chaos for five years.”
Ward Sutton
Patriotism, 2008

What’s that on your lapel?
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Lost Causes Not Yet Found

In Defying Dixie, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore seeks to reclaim the radical origins of the modern civil rights struggle.
Kevin M. Kruse
Fugues and Flowers

Always dawn, eve. Embanked fog,
settled in, is loathed to lift. M., I
see and raise your AKG C414,
wager singing–not singed–star
Tyrone Williams
Hearts and Minds

Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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Letters

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Capital Implosion?

Herndon, Va.
Our Readers and Ange Mlinko

Crossword

Puzzle No. 3126

ACROSS
Frank W. Lewis

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May 12, 2008 Issue

Feature

This week marked Workers Memorial Day, when unions and advocacy organizations held memorials and protests to honor those who have died on the job.

A conversation with Andrew Bacevich about what conservatives and progressives can hope for in the post-Bush era.

As Columbia University goes forward with controversial plans to expand into Harlem, alumni mark the fortieth anniversary of explosive student protests.

The Nobel Prize-winning activist says US threats, regime-change rhetoric and efforts to promote democracy only give Iran’s leaders an excuse to intensify repression.

Riding with a caravan that descended on Washington Monday, to call for immediate government action to push down fuel prices.

If California’s historic 1950 Senate race had gone the other way there would have been no Checkers speech, no Watergate break-in, no Woodward and Bernstein, perhaps an early exit from Vietnam.

Two days in May could mark a turning point in the debates over Olympic boycotts.

This week’s episode: Congresswoman Kang’s brother learns more than he wants to know about how deep in the Big Muddy he is.

Bill Clinton’s foreign policy record, on which his wife is running, was anything but stellar.

Young workers have it a lot tougher than their parents did.

Meet the new face of economic politics in post-NAFTA North Carolina.

Despite a slick PR campaign hyping its promise, the nuclear industry isn’t going anywhere. It’s too costly and won’t save us from global warming.

Editorial

This is more than just a new homepage. Our new site offers new ways to mine the richness of America’s oldest weekly journal of politics and culture.

Why are the networks stonewalling revelations that their military analysts were actually selling the Pentagon’s Iraq War spin?

Notice anything different about this page? The online edition of The Nation just got a makeover. Here’s a guide to the changes.

The era of cheap, plentiful oil is just about over. Now what?

We must rein in the global food giants who reap profits at the expense of the planet and the poor.

Peace among warring factions will come only when each side accepts that it can’t win. And none of the players–least of all Robert Mugabe–has come to this realization.

A fractured death penalty ruling, the Pentagon’s pimping pundits, campus antisweatshop campaigns and Guggenheims for Nation poets.

Voters and superdelegates now must ask at what cost Clinton is willing to continue this fight.

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Column

As Clinton and McCain pander to frustrated voters with tax cuts, the real remedies to rising gas prices go unexplored.

Age is a factor in this race and nowhere is it so important as in McCain’s vice-presidential choice.

For fans, the pigskin meat market is mindless fun, but for young players, football is no fantasy.

When it comes to keeping women pregnant and in their place, polygamous Mormons and the Pope have a lot in common.

The psychological wounds of war will be with us for years to come.

“We blew up your country, assaulted your people and have perpetuated a state of chaos for five years.”

What’s that on your lapel?

Books & the Arts

In Defying Dixie, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore seeks to reclaim the radical origins of the modern civil rights struggle.

Always dawn, eve. Embanked fog, settled in, is loathed to lift. M., I see and raise your AKG C414, wager singing–not singed–star

Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.

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

Letters

Capital Implosion?

Crossword

ACROSS

Always dawn, eve. Embanked fog,
settled in, is loathed to lift. M., I
see and raise your AKG C414,
wager singing–not singed–star