November 4, 2013 Issue
Cover art by:
art by Victor Juhasz, depicting, left to right, Representative Michele Bachmann, Senator Ted Cruz, Speaker John Boehner (below), Representative Mark Meadows and Senator Rand Paul
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Features
Israel Cranks Up the PR Machine
It’s deploying all its resources to fight the growing world movement against the occupation.
Max Blumenthal
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No Justice for the Dead in Bangladesh
Months after the Rana Plaza factory disaster, victims’ families have received little to no compensation.
Jason Motlagh
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Netroots Goes Global
A new wave of online organizations are replicating the MoveOn model across the world.
David Karpf
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Editorials
Even When the GOP Loses, It Wins
Think the Senate deal is a resounding defeat for Republicans? Think again.
the Editors
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The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor
America’s most vulnerable felt most of the pain.
Sasha Abramsky
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What Democrats Should Demand
If Republicans are playing hardball, Democrats should too.
Bryce Covert
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White House v. Watchdogs
A damning new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists raises alarm about the press under Obama.
Zoë Carpenter
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Columns
The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook
Max Blumenthal’s carelessly constructed case against the Jewish state won’t help the occupation’s victims.
Eric Alterman
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Right-Wing Insurrection: Europe’s Cup of Tea
It’s not just here that the right has gone “wacko”—it isn’t interested in governing effectively in Europe, either.
Gary Younge
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Books and the Arts
The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook
Max Blumenthal’s carelessly constructed case against the Jewish state won’t help the occupation’s victims.
Eric Alterman
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The Long and Short of Memory
What the modern science of memory owes to the amnesiac patient H.M.
Charles Gross
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An Organized Jumble
For all its postmodern flair, the revamped Benjamin Franklin Museum is surprisingly traditional and constrained.
Julia M. Klein
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Dignity’s Due
Why are philosophers invoking the notion of human dignity to revitalize theories of political ethics?
Samuel Moyn
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Letters
Letters
Horror in Afghanistan… the great Charlie Mingus… field trip to the South Bronx
Our Readers and Barry Schwabsky
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3299
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto