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Feature
Americans Are Working So Hard, It’s Actually Killing People
The jobless recovery means massive speedups for many workers you depend on.
Esther Kaplan
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Edward Snowden: A ‘Nation’ Interview
In a wide-ranging conversation, he discusses the surveillance state, the American political system and the price he’s paid for his understanding of patriotism.
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen
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Editorial
The Latest Debate Over Taxing the Rich Misses One Crucial Fact
Progressives have forgotten that taxes do more than just raise money.
Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
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5 Books: Gabriella Coleman’s Best Reads on Hacking
These books are crucial background to the debate over Edward Snowden.
Gabriella Coleman
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Finally, a Verdict on Blackwater’s Nisour Square Shooters
Accountability for the massacre in Iraq is a start—but we should also be talking about reducing reliance on private military contractors.
The Editors
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Vote Working Families Party to Pressure Andrew Cuomo
In New York State, the best way to end corruption, reform politics and counter inequality is to keep the WFP strong.
The Editors
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Column
What Are Republican Donors Thinking?
Under Obama, the richer are richer than ever, but Wall Street isn’t repaying the favor.
Eric Alterman
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How Racism Stole Black Childhood
People who are black and poor aren’t allowed to be young and irresponsible.
Gary Younge
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Books & the Arts
Drawing a Frame
In his music and his prose, Virgil Thomson perfected a whimsically deadpan sensibility.
James Longenbach
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Strange History
John Lahr’s biography of Tennessee William gets mired down in psychoanalysis.
Julia M. Klein
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Letters
Letters
Waiting for snow in Havana… Rough Rider… Kreitner replies… lowlifes prowl the Net… pri$on$ for profit…
Our Readers and Richard Kreitner
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3343
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto