May 18, 2015 Issue
Cover art by: art by Steve Brodner
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Feature
Will Preet Bharara, New York’s Anti-Corruption Crusader, Run for Higher Office?
The powerful US Attorney insists he’s not interested—but even if he changes his mind, recent legal setbacks may foil his chances.
William D. Cohan
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Why Put Trauma Centers Where No One Gets Shot?
A Nation investigation looks at the shuttering of needed trauma centers, beginning with those on Chicago’s violent South Side.
Jeffrey Bishku-Aykul
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Editorial
Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death
From signature strikes in Pakistan to police violence in Baltimore, the state is seemingly uninterested in even counting how many people it kills.
the Editors
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Quashing the Comcast Merger Is Just the Beginning
A new antitrust movement is on the march.
Zephyr Teachout
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Which Presidential Candidates Can We Trust on TPP?
Some politicans are waffling on a disastrous trade deal.
John Nichols
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Column
Why Do Political Reporters Refuse to Show Us the Money?
Fairytales about the health of our democracy disguise the corrupting influence of top donors.
Eric Alterman
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The American Ritual of Racial Killings
We cannot turn away from police murders, but nor can we see them.
Patricia J. Williams
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Books & the Arts
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His Own Çukurova
Orhan Pamuk might be Turkey’s most-talked-about author, but Yaşar Kemal remains its most loved.
Piotr Zalewski
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Notes on Kampf
Is the well-being of the cultural middle class the key to American creativity?
Eugenia Williamson
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Shelf Life
All solutions are temporary in today’s digital market, and no successful revenue model is immune from disruption.
Akiva Gottlieb
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Letters