October 22, 2007 Issue

Cover art by: Cover photograph by Greenpeace/Philip Reynaers, design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels

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Feature

No Child Left Alive

Is there an Army recruiter in your future?
Daniel Mootz
Why We Act

We need a President willing to choose morality over hyper-Americanism.
Ketan Ramakrishnan
How the Military Can Stop an Iran Attack

Peace activists are reaching out to US military officials to dampen the Bush Administration’s ardor for attacking Iran.
Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Season of Scandals

Sportswriters hyperventilate over scandals big and small. But when a football hero and Bush critic is shot three times at close range in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, why does no one bat an eye?
Robert Lipsyte
Corporations Versus Democracy

How can we curtail corporate power?
Ned Resnikoff
A Different Sort of War on Terror

How can Americans become more generous?
Jason Kaye
The Reality of Poverty

Poverty in America is a moral issue.
Alyssa Katharine Ritz Battistoni
Rudy Admits Cellphone Addiction

His campaign slogan–“As I Was Saying, You Have My Undivided Attention”–is playing well with voters in areas where cell phone coverage is erratic.
Eric Kenning
The Secret State of Torture

After professing to abhor torture, the Bush Justice Department secretly authorized it. And the consequences for us all are grave.
Tom Hayden
South Africa’s Winter of Discontent

As the gap widens between rich and poor, millions of black workers are challenging African National Congress rule. How did a victory against apartheid turn into class war?
William Johnson
We Count, They Don’t

The Bush Administration once professed there were no body counts in its war on terror. But in the metrics-driven post-surge accounting in Iraq, it turns out it’s been counting everything.
Tom Engelhardt
The Courage of Anna Politkovskaya

A human rights activist remembers the courage of a crusading journalist, murdered one year ago.
Natalya Estemirova
How to Fix Our Broken Economy

The political mainstream is beholden to sclerotic economic policies that serve only a fraction of the public’s interests.
Jeff Madrick
The Making of a Climate Movement

Memo to Congress: the Arctic is on thin ice–and so are you.
Mark Hertsgaard
The Fight to Save Congo’s Forests

A history of colonial neglect and endemic corruption has unleashed a lawless logging binge in the heart of Congo’s massive woodlands.
Christian Parenti

Editorial

We Need a Nobel Prize in Law

Those who serve the law in dangerous and original ways are deserving of the recognition–and the protection–that a Nobel Prize would bring them.
Garrett Epps
Getting Real About China

From product safety to piracy, human rights and the Olympic Games, isn’t it time we started being realistic about the way we treat China?
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
John Templeton’s Universe

The right-wing philanthropist is pushing the phony science of positive psychology to numb Americans into smiley-faced acquiescence to the status quo.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Strange Culture

Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.
Patricia J. Williams
Leave Us Alone

How do presidential candidates propose to protect our privacy?
Ryan Thoreson
Noted.

The mainstream media’s smear campaign against Mohamed ElBaradei, John Nichols on former NEA chair John Frohnmayer, Peter C. Baker on presidential Facebooks, and more.
The Editors
Blackwatergate

Blackwater USA’s Erik Prince and his State Department enablers have a lot of explaining to do.
Jeremy Scahill
Let Dennis Debate

Kucinich may be too idealistic to be a presidential contender, but his voice needs to be heard.
The Editors
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Column

The Martyrdom of Che Guevara

The CIA’s role in his assassination managed to turn a failed–and flawed–guerrilla fighter into an enduring symbol of resistance to oppression.
Robert Scheer
Bonehead U

Forget about raising money for actual teaching or research. Institutions of higher learning would rather troll for money for their sports teams.
Nicholas von Hoffman
GOP No Longer Acknowledging Existence of Non-Caucasians

Ward Sutton
How Different Are the Top Three Dems?

Clinton, Edwards, Obama: behind the branding, they’re more similar than you think.
Katha Pollitt
Toothless in Babylon

In the gray dawn of the twenty-first century, only a handful of lawmakers dare to stand up and be counted on matters of war and peace.
Alexander Cockburn
A Slightly Insincere Expression of Regret That Newt Gingrich Has Decided Not to Enter the Republican Presidential Primary

Newtie, we hardly knew ye.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Dirty Sexy Television

Who needs reality TV when you can revel in the decadence, dysfunction and dirty laundry of the fictional super-rich?
Simon Maxwell Apter
Strange Culture

Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.
Patricia J. Williams
Dark Paradise

A trilogy of hard-boiled detective novels set in Marseilles contemplates the ethnic turmoil in modern-day France.
Charles Taylor
Spirit Chaser

Listening to Sonny Rollins for the first time. Again.
David Yaffe
For the Lawful Heirs

the people in question

dig quietly

with festal fork

and feather

a pause

means nothing

perhaps privilege
William Fuller
Lobbying Degree Zero

Moral mudslinging has stifled debate over the Israel lobby.
Daniel Lazare
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October 22, 2007 Issue

Feature

Is there an Army recruiter in your future?

We need a President willing to choose morality over hyper-Americanism.

Peace activists are reaching out to US military officials to dampen the Bush Administration’s ardor for attacking Iran.

Sportswriters hyperventilate over scandals big and small. But when a football hero and Bush critic is shot three times at close range in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, why does no one bat an eye?

How can we curtail corporate power?

How can Americans become more generous?

Poverty in America is a moral issue.

His campaign slogan–“As I Was Saying, You Have My Undivided Attention”–is playing well with voters in areas where cell phone coverage is erratic.

After professing to abhor torture, the Bush Justice Department secretly authorized it. And the consequences for us all are grave.

As the gap widens between rich and poor, millions of black workers are challenging African National Congress rule. How did a victory against apartheid turn into class war?

The Bush Administration once professed there were no body counts in its war on terror. But in the metrics-driven post-surge accounting in Iraq, it turns out it’s been counting everything.

A human rights activist remembers the courage of a crusading journalist, murdered one year ago.

The political mainstream is beholden to sclerotic economic policies that serve only a fraction of the public’s interests.

Memo to Congress: the Arctic is on thin ice–and so are you.

A history of colonial neglect and endemic corruption has unleashed a lawless logging binge in the heart of Congo’s massive woodlands.

Editorial

Those who serve the law in dangerous and original ways are deserving of the recognition–and the protection–that a Nobel Prize would bring them.

From product safety to piracy, human rights and the Olympic Games, isn’t it time we started being realistic about the way we treat China?

The right-wing philanthropist is pushing the phony science of positive psychology to numb Americans into smiley-faced acquiescence to the status quo.

Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.

How do presidential candidates propose to protect our privacy?

The mainstream media’s smear campaign against Mohamed ElBaradei, John Nichols on former NEA chair John Frohnmayer, Peter C. Baker on presidential Facebooks, and more.

Blackwater USA’s Erik Prince and his State Department enablers have a lot of explaining to do.

Kucinich may be too idealistic to be a presidential contender, but his voice needs to be heard.

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Column

The CIA’s role in his assassination managed to turn a failed–and flawed–guerrilla fighter into an enduring symbol of resistance to oppression.

Forget about raising money for actual teaching or research. Institutions of higher learning would rather troll for money for their sports teams.

Clinton, Edwards, Obama: behind the branding, they’re more similar than you think.

In the gray dawn of the twenty-first century, only a handful of lawmakers dare to stand up and be counted on matters of war and peace.

Newtie, we hardly knew ye.

Books & the Arts

Who needs reality TV when you can revel in the decadence, dysfunction and dirty laundry of the fictional super-rich?

Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.

A trilogy of hard-boiled detective novels set in Marseilles contemplates the ethnic turmoil in modern-day France.

Listening to Sonny Rollins for the first time. Again.

the people in question dig quietly with festal fork and feather a pause means nothing perhaps privilege

Moral mudslinging has stifled debate over the Israel lobby.

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

Letters

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the people in question

dig quietly

with festal fork

and feather

a pause

means nothing

perhaps privilege

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