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Feature
All Fall Down
Breakfast turns violent, more is revealed, and while a decent president gets elected, there’s no rest for Congresswoman Kang.
Gary Phillips
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The Summers Conundrum
In light of all of the corruption and cronyism that have marked the career of Lawrence Summers, why is Obama considering him for treasury secretary?
Mark Ames
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It’s the Solution, Not the Problem
Faith-based claims about the dangers of big government do not stand up to the evidence.
Jeff Madrick
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How to End the Recession
The economy needs a shot of public investment–and if it’s green, the payoff will be greatest.
Robert Pollin
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Editorial
On Veterans Day, Don’t Forget About the War
Most Americans want to put the war in Iraq behind them, but this feeling is based not on a coherent critique but on a kind of collective exhaustion.
Aaron Glantz
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Obama’s Energy Challenge
Of all the challenges Barack Obama faces, none is more daunting, or more important to our collective future, as energy.
Michael T. Klare
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Embracing the Obama Era
Citizenship is a passionate joy at times, and this is one of those times.
Rebecca Solnit
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In Defense of Studs Terkel
Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel’s politics from his oral history, proving he doesn’t understand the man’s legacy at all.
Howard Zinn
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Antitheft Devices
2008 will go down as a year activists were able to keep a rotten electoral system honest.
Andrew Gumbel
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Studs
Remembering our national griot, the bearer of stories of people, ordinary and extraordinary.
Victor Navasky
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Courage in Ohio
In a nation hungry for heroes on election day, blue-collar Ohio delivered.
Connie Schultz
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The Big Sweep
Obama’s appeal helped the Democrats secure wide gains in the House and Senate.
John Nichols
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We, the People
America has a long way to go before we get to the "more perfect union" Obama promises. But the work has begun in earnest.
Melissa Harris-Perry
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Ready, Set, Obama
Celebrating a new president’s promise to respect, empower and include all Americans.
The Editors
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Marital Discord: Why Prop 8 Won
With bald lies and racial pandering, an anti-gay marriage intiative succeeds in California.
Richard Kim
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Column
Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama
How can a President Obama improve US relations with Russia if some of his closest advisors are unrepentant hawks from the cold war era?
Robert Scheer
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Cashing Out Detroit
Saving jobs by giving automakers large amounts of cash is a very expensive form of trickle-down. What we need is a clear plan about how automakers will use the money.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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Que Sera, Sarah?
As Sarah Palin goes back to Alaska, take a moment to appreciate some other Sarahs.
Annabelle Gurwitch
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No Obamamania for Brandon Marshall
All the Denver Broncos wideout l wanted to do was celebrate Obama’s victory–but his teammates censored him and the media ridiculed him. Why?
Dave Zirin
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Change That Might Actually Happen
Obama can change the way Washington does business by mobilizing the same grassroots ground operation that got him elected to push his legislative agenda.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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Thank You Mr. Greenspan, Thank You Mr. Bush
Obama will face a bruising engagement with reality in the months ahead.
Alexander Cockburn
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Books & the Arts
In Defense of Studs Terkel
Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel’s politics from his oral history, proving he doesn’t understand the man’s legacy at all.
Howard Zinn
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The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman
Reviews: Arnaud Desplechin’s enchanted A Christmas Tale and Charlie Kaufman’s brilliant Synedoche, New York.
Stuart Klawans
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Unreal City: Rilke’s Phantasmagoric Fiction
An appraisal of Rainer Maria Rilke’s novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.
Benjamin Lytal
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Bloodstained Ghosts: The Children of Revolutionary France
Robert Gildea examines France between the revolution and World War I.
Ruth Scurr
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Between Reticence and Revelation: Bishop’s and Lowell’s Letters
Reading the letters of Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.
James Longenbach
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Studs
Remembering our national griot, the bearer of stories of people, ordinary and extraordinary.
Victor Navasky
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