October 10, 2011 Issue
Cover art by: Cover photo of the fortieth-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington (2003) by Mannie Garcia/Reuters, cover design by Milton Glaser Incorporated
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Feature
Can a Movement Save the American Dream?
Van Jones of Green For All has joined MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America’s Future and dozens of other progressive organizations to challenge the reign of private interests.
Robert L. Borosage and Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Rick Perry’s Attack on Democracy
In seeking to end direct election of senators, the governor is mainstreaming a far-right fantasy.
John Nichols
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The Rise of Unregulated Drug Trials in South America
US regulators are turning a blind eye to the risks of offshore clinical trials.
Kelly Hearn
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The Truth About the Civil War
Too many Americans have fallen prey to narratives that erase the role of slavery in the war’s origins and legacy.
Eric Foner
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Editorial
Will Obama Fix Rigged Union Elections?
The NLRB has proposed a rule change that would make it much easier for workers to organize. No wonder the business lobby is up in arms.
Gordon Lafer
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Noted.
Jake Blumgart on Atlantic City’s casino workers, and the Nation editors on The Nation’s Sidney Award
Various Contributors
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Rick Perry, Marlboro Man
Who will save America from the grip of unions, sissies, humiliation, crisis and malaise? The Texas governor fancies he’s the cowboy for the job.
JoAnn Wypijewski
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The Killing of Troy Davis
There will not be justice for Troy Davis. But his case has reawakened Americans to a relic of injustice that must be abolished once and for all.
The Editors
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Column
Whispers of Jackie O
The former first lady speaks from beyond the grave—and shows how far we’ve come (and haven’t).
Katha Pollitt
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Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama
Electoral racism may be dead, but is there a more subtle form of racism at work in the white flight from Obama?
Melissa Harris-Perry
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Books & the Arts
The Truth About the Civil War
Too many Americans have fallen prey to narratives that erase the role of slavery in the war’s origins and legacy.
Eric Foner
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Whispers of Jackie O
The former first lady speaks from beyond the grave—and shows how far we’ve come (and haven’t).
Katha Pollitt
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Proving Grounds: On the World Trade Center
How the World Trade Center turned Manhattan into a planned community.
Alyssa Katz
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The World House: On Malcolm X
A biographer’s flawed attempt to rediscover the politics in the decidedly political life of Malcolm X.
Aziz Rana
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