November 5, 2007 Issue

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Feature

If Gore Were Arrested…

As carbon emissions raise the planetary temperature, environmental activists are asking Nobel laureate Al Gore to engage in civil disobedience protesting construction of coal-fired power plants. He hasn't said no.

Mark Hertsgaard
A Whistleblower’s Tale

Republican lawyer Jill Simpson was the absent star of Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on selective prosecution.
Glynn Wilson
Sudan’s ‘Lost Boys’ Return Home

Three young men who fled the fighting in South Sudan as children return home to find what’s left of their families and do what they can to help.
Jen Marlowe
Killing Time

After years of performing executions at a pace that scares the bejesus out of the civilized world, Texas has put the brakes on its machine as the Supreme Court considers lethal injection.
Mary Mapes
Dodd Refuses to Cave on Domestic Spying

As his fellow Democrats rush to pass the President’s intelligence bill, Christopher Dodd stands his ground.
Ari Melber
The New GOP Means Business

Forget Values Voters. With Bushism discredited and mainstream Republicans looking for candidates with business savvy and competence, Democrats may be facing far more formidable foes than they imagined.
Bob Moser
Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat

Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken has won wide support among voters–and conservatives are getting scared.
John Nichols
Father of History

Bettina Aptheker’s recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.
Christopher Phelps
Hillary’s Mystery Money Men

The men behind the money that made Bush now want to claim the Clinton campaign. Is someone cooking the books at Hillary Inc.?
Russ Baker and Adam Federman
Toxic Toys

As safety scandals dampen the public’s appetite for cheap imports, the European Union is raising doubts about standards and oversight in the US toy industry.
Mark Schapiro

Editorial

Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day?

Americans spend more time on the job than workers in any other country. Isn’t it time presumably labor-friendly Democrats did something about it?
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
It’s Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week!

David Horowitz serves up a witch’s brew of Cheney-style anti-jihadism, mixed with anti-feminism and a sour dash of anti-Semitism.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Noted.

How Chevron fuels the Myanmar military, Blackwater’s legal woes and questions for Michael Mukasey.
The Nation
Ink-Stained Marx

A look at the cantankerous dispatches he wrote as London correspondent for the New York Tribune puts the father of communism in a new light.
James Ledbetter
UAW R.I.P.?

To save the domestic auto industry, the UAW may end up killing itself.
Max Fraser
Inconvenient Truth-Tellers

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize should spur governments and people everywhere to urgent action on climate change.
The Editors
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Column

The Rockies Get Off Their Knees

As baseball’s most sanctimonious team heads to the World Series, the Colorado Rockies are playing down their holier-than-thou image.
Dave Zirin
With Facts on Our Side

Faced with a choice between facts and theology, antichoicers choose the latter every time.
Katha Pollitt
The Real Al Gore

For a Man of Peace, Gore has plenty of blood on his hands.
Alexander Cockburn
Black Nights in the White House

R.O. Blechman
The End Game

What kind of trouble can Bush and the boys get us into now?
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

The Cinema of Terror

Three new films–Rendition, The Kingdom and Redacted–take on the clash of civilizations. How does the “war on terror” look on the big screen?
Christine Smallwood
Gracelands

The taint of an unjust war tarnishes the lives of Vietnam-era Americans in Denis Johnson’s stunning new novel.
Keith Gessen
Godzilla in Mexico

Listen carefully, my son: bombs were falling over Mexico City but no one even noticed. The air carried poison through the streets and open windows.
Roberto Bolaño
The Imperfectionist

Reconsidering the life and legacy of avant-garde artist and poet Francis Picabia.
Barry Schwabsky
Big Red Checkbook

America’s foreign-policy establishment is struggling to find an appropriate response to China’s soft power.
John Feffer
Father of History

Bettina Aptheker’s recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.
Christopher Phelps
Ink-Stained Marx

A look at the cantankerous dispatches he wrote as London correspondent for the New York Tribune puts the father of communism in a new light.
James Ledbetter
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November 5, 2007 Issue

Feature

As carbon emissions raise the planetary temperature, environmental activists are asking Nobel laureate Al Gore to engage in civil disobedience protesting construction of coal-fired power plants. He hasn't said no.

Republican lawyer Jill Simpson was the absent star of Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on selective prosecution.

Three young men who fled the fighting in South Sudan as children return home to find what’s left of their families and do what they can to help.

After years of performing executions at a pace that scares the bejesus out of the civilized world, Texas has put the brakes on its machine as the Supreme Court considers lethal injection.

As his fellow Democrats rush to pass the President’s intelligence bill, Christopher Dodd stands his ground.

Forget Values Voters. With Bushism discredited and mainstream Republicans looking for candidates with business savvy and competence, Democrats may be facing far more formidable foes than they imagined.

Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken has won wide support among voters–and conservatives are getting scared.

Bettina Aptheker’s recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.

The men behind the money that made Bush now want to claim the Clinton campaign. Is someone cooking the books at Hillary Inc.?

As safety scandals dampen the public’s appetite for cheap imports, the European Union is raising doubts about standards and oversight in the US toy industry.

Editorial

Americans spend more time on the job than workers in any other country. Isn’t it time presumably labor-friendly Democrats did something about it?

David Horowitz serves up a witch’s brew of Cheney-style anti-jihadism, mixed with anti-feminism and a sour dash of anti-Semitism.

How Chevron fuels the Myanmar military, Blackwater’s legal woes and questions for Michael Mukasey.

A look at the cantankerous dispatches he wrote as London correspondent for the New York Tribune puts the father of communism in a new light.

To save the domestic auto industry, the UAW may end up killing itself.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize should spur governments and people everywhere to urgent action on climate change.

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Column

As baseball’s most sanctimonious team heads to the World Series, the Colorado Rockies are playing down their holier-than-thou image.

Faced with a choice between facts and theology, antichoicers choose the latter every time.

For a Man of Peace, Gore has plenty of blood on his hands.

What kind of trouble can Bush and the boys get us into now?

Books & the Arts

Three new films–Rendition, The Kingdom and Redacted–take on the clash of civilizations. How does the “war on terror” look on the big screen?

The taint of an unjust war tarnishes the lives of Vietnam-era Americans in Denis Johnson’s stunning new novel.

Listen carefully, my son: bombs were falling over Mexico City but no one even noticed. The air carried poison through the streets and open windows.

Reconsidering the life and legacy of avant-garde artist and poet Francis Picabia.

America’s foreign-policy establishment is struggling to find an appropriate response to China’s soft power.

Bettina Aptheker’s recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.

A look at the cantankerous dispatches he wrote as London correspondent for the New York Tribune puts the father of communism in a new light.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Letters

Our readers weigh in on Marvin Kitman’s paean to Keith Olbermann and continue to react to “The Other War,” by Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian.