October 31, 2005 Issue

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Feature

Goodbye, Mr. Goodwrench

Delphi’s bankruptcy is a marker of a new America in which there is no collective security, no union to make you strong, no government to give you shelter, in which workers stand alone.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Letter From the Philippines

“People power” in the Philippines is running out of steam. The political system is corrupt, Washington is micro-managing the economy and civil society, cynicism is rampant. But a fledgling “New Left” offers hope.
Walden Bello
Spreading the Dough

How can the left build a new majority? EMILY’s List has a big piece of the answer.
Ruth Conniff
Is the Terminator in Free-Fall?

Once seen as the vehicle of hope and reform, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger looks increasingly like an oil-burning jalopy of politics-as-usual.
Marc Cooper

Editorial

Minority/Majority

While Rahm Emanuel sticks with a “stay-the-course” approach, despite polls that show Americans want out of Iraq, Carl Levin becames the latest high-level leader to make a compelling argument for withdrawal.
David Sirota
How to Lose an Election

A new report by Democratic strategists urges the party to aim toward the center. But what meaningful difference will that make?
Jonathan Schell
In Fact…

GERMANY’S MAJORS IN MERGER
The Editors
Bono Meets Dr. Shock

It’s easy to scoff at a rock star like Bono pairing up with economist Jeffrey Sachs. But their tireless lobbying for debt relief for the poorest nations could make a real difference for the 1 billion people who live on less than a dollar a day.
Doug Henwood
Scamming the States

Companies like Boeing, Dell and Daimler-Chrysler know how to extort tax cuts and subsidies from states eager to keep jobs from fleeing. But taxpayers, community groups and even a Supreme Court review are pushing back on corporate giveaways.
Greg LeRoy
Squeezing the Have-Nots

Fitful efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast unfold against a backdrop of looming economic disaster: rising unemployment and interest rates, misplaced priorities and a recession that will hurt the weakest most.
William Greider
Torture on the Hill

War crimes are the darkest expression of the moral degradation that permeates the White House. Bush’s threat to veto the Senate’s anti-torture measure frames a crisis of law and legitimacy.
The Editors
Protest and Pushback on Campus

Student protests against the presence of military recruiters on campus are on the rise. So are angry–sometimes violent–pushbacks from conservative students and campus police.
Ryan Grim
The Young Chickenhawks

Young Republican activists on campus love George W. Bush and zealously support the war. But are they willing to fight? Not really.
Clarisse Profilet
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Column

A Misguided Crusade

The New York Times exposes its own misguided and unethical campaign to make a terrible reporter a First Amendment saint.
Robert Scheer
If Not Miers, Who?

Dear Karl Rove: Just in case Harriet Miers doesn’t work out, why not nominate me?
Katha Pollitt
The Virtues of Gas Guzzling

Gas-guzzling can be a revolutionary experience, like puffing Montecristo cigars, now that Citgo’s 1,800 gas stations and eight oil refineries passed into the hands of Venezuela’s national oil company.
Alexander Cockburn
Reassuring the Right

Though her style is not dramatic, Harriet Miers is definitely enough of a fanatic to sit on the Bush Supreme Court.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Another Country

Chronicling the final, devastating months of the Civil War, E.L. Doctorow’s new novel, The March, reveals the author’s complex love for an earlier version of America.
Vince Passaro
Frontier Injustice

In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson’s core belief was a fervent defense of land.
Anatol Lieven
The American Political Tradition

The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln expertly balances the roots of a political revolution: the impact of a few key leaders and the lives and aspirations of ordinary citizens engaging with the government for the first time.
Eric Foner
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OH GEORGE, POOR GEORGE…

Camarillo, Calif.

Your October 3 cover almost made me feel sorry for George W. Bush. Now cut that out!
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October 31, 2005 Issue

Feature

Delphi’s bankruptcy is a marker of a new America in which there is no collective security, no union to make you strong, no government to give you shelter, in which workers stand alone.

“People power” in the Philippines is running out of steam. The political system is corrupt, Washington is micro-managing the economy and civil society, cynicism is rampant. But a fledgling “New Left” offers hope.

How can the left build a new majority? EMILY’s List has a big piece of the answer.

Once seen as the vehicle of hope and reform, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger looks increasingly like an oil-burning jalopy of politics-as-usual.

Editorial

While Rahm Emanuel sticks with a “stay-the-course” approach, despite polls that show Americans want out of Iraq, Carl Levin becames the latest high-level leader to make a compelling argument for withdrawal.

A new report by Democratic strategists urges the party to aim toward the center. But what meaningful difference will that make?

GERMANY’S MAJORS IN MERGER

It’s easy to scoff at a rock star like Bono pairing up with economist Jeffrey Sachs. But their tireless lobbying for debt relief for the poorest nations could make a real difference for the 1 billion people who live on less than a dollar a day.

Companies like Boeing, Dell and Daimler-Chrysler know how to extort tax cuts and subsidies from states eager to keep jobs from fleeing. But taxpayers, community groups and even a Supreme Court review are pushing back on corporate giveaways.

Fitful efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast unfold against a backdrop of looming economic disaster: rising unemployment and interest rates, misplaced priorities and a recession that will hurt the weakest most.

War crimes are the darkest expression of the moral degradation that permeates the White House. Bush’s threat to veto the Senate’s anti-torture measure frames a crisis of law and legitimacy.

Student protests against the presence of military recruiters on campus are on the rise. So are angry–sometimes violent–pushbacks from conservative students and campus police.

Young Republican activists on campus love George W. Bush and zealously support the war. But are they willing to fight? Not really.

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Column

The New York Times exposes its own misguided and unethical campaign to make a terrible reporter a First Amendment saint.

Dear Karl Rove: Just in case Harriet Miers doesn’t work out, why not nominate me?

Gas-guzzling can be a revolutionary experience, like puffing Montecristo cigars, now that Citgo’s 1,800 gas stations and eight oil refineries passed into the hands of Venezuela’s national oil company.

Though her style is not dramatic, Harriet Miers is definitely enough of a fanatic to sit on the Bush Supreme Court.

Books & the Arts

Chronicling the final, devastating months of the Civil War, E.L. Doctorow’s new novel, The March, reveals the author’s complex love for an earlier version of America.

In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson’s core belief was a fervent defense of land.

The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln expertly balances the roots of a political revolution: the impact of a few key leaders and the lives and aspirations of ordinary citizens engaging with the government for the first time.

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

Letters

OH GEORGE, POOR GEORGE… Camarillo, Calif. Your October 3 cover almost made me feel sorry for George W. Bush. Now cut that out!

OH GEORGE, POOR GEORGE…

Camarillo, Calif.

Your October 3 cover almost made me feel sorry for George W. Bush. Now cut that out!