May 25, 2009 Issue

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Feature

McChrystal’s Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight

His new role can only mean an intensified campaign of secret–and dirty–warfare in the remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Tom Hayden
In the Name of Pat Tillman: Good Riddance to Stanley McChrystal

In "honor" of the ignominous end of the career of Lt. General Stanley McChrystal, at the hands of Rolling Stone magazine, let’s take a moment to remember why Lt. Gen. McChrystal never deserved to be promoted lat year. He deserved to be indicted.
Dave Zirin
Raising the Baby Question

There’s a palpable disconnect between moms and young feminists. What will this mean for the next generation as they begin to raise children of their own?
Nona Willis Aronowitz
Lobbying for Autocrats

A senator and congressman argue that free trade is the best way to improve US relations with Russia and Georgia. What’s in it for us?
Mark Ames
David Simon, Arianna Huffington and the Future of Journalism

Fools look for a fight between newspapers and the net. The challenge is to defend print and digital journalism, in an age of big-media myopia.
John Nichols
Missing in Action on Healthcare?

The Obama administration is focused on cutting healthcare costs, but that may be easier said than done.
Trudy Lieberman
Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report

The TVA’s efforts to clean up after its massive coal ash spill may create even more health hazards.
Kelly Hearn
Understanding the Long War

A “Long War” may be underway in South and Central Asia and the Middle East that could last fifty years. Only a fifty-year commitment to peace can prevent it.
Tom Hayden
A Day Without Tourists: Tijuana Versus the Plague

What Mexico, now the picture of hell to many of us, looks like through local eyes from a Chevy Silverado.
Mike Davis
The Palestinian Paradox

When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man–and with reason.
Helena Cobban
Change Socialists Can Believe In

The Nation‘s forum on the future of socialism continues.
Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Future of the American Dream

The good times, as we have known them, are not coming back. Americans need a new vision that helps them deal with new economic realities.
William Greider

Editorial

Credit Card Holders Have Rights Too

Momentum is shifting in Washington to to protect consumers from arbitrary rate hikes and other unfair and deceptive credit card practices.
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
The Politics of Escalation

Democrats in Congress are quashing criticism of military escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Tom Hayden and Joseph Gerson
Breaking Down the Auto Bailout

The outlines of the GM deal suggest President Obama is sticking with Rubinomics. Will other Democrats be brave enough to stand in his way?
William Greider
Stress Test: Obama’s Rosy Scenario

Good news! Nobody is insolvent! While Treasury declares banks are strong enough to weather the storm, private-sector stress tests tell very different story.
William Greider
Managing Flu

Why is our public health policy driven by fear?
Philip Alcabes
Time for the Reckoning?

Momentum is growing for some form of official accountability on the Bush administration’s practice of torture, surveillance and detentions without trial.
David Cole
Noted.

Heather Boushey on the Healthy Families Act; Katrina vandenHeuvel on Pete Seeger at 90
The Editors
Following Souter

David Cole, Lani Guinier, Dahlia Lithwick, Linda Hirshman and others think outside the box for the next Supreme Court nominee.
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Column

The Torture Enablers

If Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers lacked the authority to publicly question a policy of torture, how can we condemn soldiers who thought it their duty to follow orders?
Robert Scheer
Pawn in Their Game

Major League Baseball continues to think that embarrassing individual players like Manny Ramirez is the best path to cleaning up the sport.
Dave Zirin
Boxing Days

Elena Kagan has the intellect, toughness and fair-mindedness to make a great Supreme Court justice.
Patricia J. Williams
David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut

When it comes to prosecuting Bush-era crimes, the media’s inside establishment would prefer to just keep on walking.
Eric Alterman
The Defection of Arlen Specter

Turnabout’s fair play, isn’t it?
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis’s Narnia

Laura Miller’s study of C.S. Lewis falls short of providing a coherent theory of Narnia’s magic.
Jordan Davis
Red Harvest: The KGB in America

A new book on cold war espionage falsely accuses I.F. Stone of being a paid Soviet agent.
D.D. Guttenplan
The Going

April Bernard
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May 25, 2009 Issue

Feature

His new role can only mean an intensified campaign of secret–and dirty–warfare in the remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

In "honor" of the ignominous end of the career of Lt. General Stanley McChrystal, at the hands of Rolling Stone magazine, let’s take a moment to remember why Lt. Gen. McChrystal never deserved to be promoted lat year. He deserved to be indicted.

There’s a palpable disconnect between moms and young feminists. What will this mean for the next generation as they begin to raise children of their own?

A senator and congressman argue that free trade is the best way to improve US relations with Russia and Georgia. What’s in it for us?

Fools look for a fight between newspapers and the net. The challenge is to defend print and digital journalism, in an age of big-media myopia.

The Obama administration is focused on cutting healthcare costs, but that may be easier said than done.

The TVA’s efforts to clean up after its massive coal ash spill may create even more health hazards.

A “Long War” may be underway in South and Central Asia and the Middle East that could last fifty years. Only a fifty-year commitment to peace can prevent it.

What Mexico, now the picture of hell to many of us, looks like through local eyes from a Chevy Silverado.

When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man–and with reason.

The Nation‘s forum on the future of socialism continues.

The good times, as we have known them, are not coming back. Americans need a new vision that helps them deal with new economic realities.

Editorial

Momentum is shifting in Washington to to protect consumers from arbitrary rate hikes and other unfair and deceptive credit card practices.

Democrats in Congress are quashing criticism of military escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The outlines of the GM deal suggest President Obama is sticking with Rubinomics. Will other Democrats be brave enough to stand in his way?

Good news! Nobody is insolvent! While Treasury declares banks are strong enough to weather the storm, private-sector stress tests tell very different story.

Why is our public health policy driven by fear?

Momentum is growing for some form of official accountability on the Bush administration’s practice of torture, surveillance and detentions without trial.

Heather Boushey on the Healthy Families Act; Katrina vandenHeuvel on Pete Seeger at 90

David Cole, Lani Guinier, Dahlia Lithwick, Linda Hirshman and others think outside the box for the next Supreme Court nominee.

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Column

If Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers lacked the authority to publicly question a policy of torture, how can we condemn soldiers who thought it their duty to follow orders?

Major League Baseball continues to think that embarrassing individual players like Manny Ramirez is the best path to cleaning up the sport.

Elena Kagan has the intellect, toughness and fair-mindedness to make a great Supreme Court justice.

When it comes to prosecuting Bush-era crimes, the media’s inside establishment would prefer to just keep on walking.

Turnabout’s fair play, isn’t it?

Books & the Arts

Laura Miller’s study of C.S. Lewis falls short of providing a coherent theory of Narnia’s magic.

A new book on cold war espionage falsely accuses I.F. Stone of being a paid Soviet agent.

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