April 9, 2007

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Feature

The CIA’s Italian Job

The story of Hassan Nasr, a victim of “extraordinary rendition” who was interrogated and tortured in Egypt for four years, is finally being told.
Mohamad Bazzi
As California Goes…

What can the nation learn from the Golden State’s struggles to deal with its immigrant population?
Peter Schrag
How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits

Wounded soldiers returning from Iraq are increasingly being wrongly diagnosed by the military, which prevents them from collecting benefits.
Joshua Kors
Surveillance Makes You Paranoid

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.
Nicholas von Hoffman
A Question of Blood

History repeats itself for the white residents of St. Bernard Parish, who tried and failed to restrict rentals in their devastated streets to blood relatives, barring blacks and Hispanics.
Billy Sothern
The War Against Google

Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?
Jeffrey Chester
Esperando a Mills

Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a la revolución Cubana.
Ricardo Alarcón
Waiting for C. Wright Mills

Remembering the remarkable life and work of the American sociologist who, despite FBI harassment, remained engaged in the Cuban Revolution.
Ricardo Alarcón
Prosecutors and the Death Penalty

As the US Attorney purge scandal intensifies, new light is shed on federal prosecutors’ struggles with the Justice Department over the death penalty.
Liliana Segura
Bolivia’s Dance with Evo Morales

More than a year into President Evo Morales’s first term, Bolivia remains in a labyrinth, somewhere between reform, revolution and national crisis.
Benjamin Dangl and April Howard

Editorial

Porn Cop vs. US Attorney

A federal prosecutor fired as he was launching an investigation of a GOP Congressman now stands smeared by the White House and its antiporn crusader.
Max Blumenthal
Sami Al-Arian

Dr. Sami Al-Arian could die in jail.
The Editors
The Loan Shark Lobby

With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don’t hold your breath.
Garrett Ordower
Looking Out for Veterans

Progressive Congressman Bob Filner is pursuing an ambitious agenda to secure proper care for wounded warriors.
Ari Berman
ACT UP at 20

The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.
The Editors
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Column

Class War in Conrad’s Court

The jury selection for the trial of a Canadian press baron accused of looting shareholder earnings reveals popular discontent with the corporate elite.
Naomi Klein
The Many Man-Crushes of Chris Matthews

Like Elvis, the host of MSNBC’s nightly shoutfest just can’t help falling in love… with Bush, Giuliani, Thompson, Romney…
Eric Alterman
Mistakes Were Made

A cheer for all seasons.
Calvin Trillin
Pentagon Cowers Behind Tillman’s Heroism

Outraged by a Pentagon report on the cover-up of Pat Tillman’s friendly fire death, Tillman’s parents finger Rumsfeld as the real culprit.
Robert Scheer
Al Gore, Global Statesman

America has lacked a real leader for so long, it comes as a shock to see someone as visionary as Gore speak clearly to Congress about the climate crisis.
Nicholas von Hoffman

Books & the Arts

That’s the Way of the World

Reviews of U-Carmen, Offside and Killer of Sheep, arguably one of the best films of 2007.
Stuart Klawans
Goodbye, Baltimore

In a kinetic and searching memoir, Ace of Spades, David Matthews confronts the identity questions that bedeviled him growing up biracial.
Kate Levin
Mr. Dynamite Splits

A poem in tribute to the passing of James Brown.
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Veiled Intolerance

A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.
Richard Wolin
Esperando a Mills

Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a la revolución Cubana.
Ricardo Alarcón
Waiting for C. Wright Mills

Remembering the remarkable life and work of the American sociologist who, despite FBI harassment, remained engaged in the Cuban Revolution.
Ricardo Alarcón
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April 9, 2007

Feature

The story of Hassan Nasr, a victim of “extraordinary rendition” who was interrogated and tortured in Egypt for four years, is finally being told.

What can the nation learn from the Golden State’s struggles to deal with its immigrant population?

Wounded soldiers returning from Iraq are increasingly being wrongly diagnosed by the military, which prevents them from collecting benefits.

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.

History repeats itself for the white residents of St. Bernard Parish, who tried and failed to restrict rentals in their devastated streets to blood relatives, barring blacks and Hispanics.

Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?

Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a la revolución Cubana.

Remembering the remarkable life and work of the American sociologist who, despite FBI harassment, remained engaged in the Cuban Revolution.

As the US Attorney purge scandal intensifies, new light is shed on federal prosecutors’ struggles with the Justice Department over the death penalty.

More than a year into President Evo Morales’s first term, Bolivia remains in a labyrinth, somewhere between reform, revolution and national crisis.

Editorial

A federal prosecutor fired as he was launching an investigation of a GOP Congressman now stands smeared by the White House and its antiporn crusader.

Dr. Sami Al-Arian could die in jail.

With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don’t hold your breath.

Progressive Congressman Bob Filner is pursuing an ambitious agenda to secure proper care for wounded warriors.

The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.

GET UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS FOR LESS THAN $3 A MONTH!

Column

The jury selection for the trial of a Canadian press baron accused of looting shareholder earnings reveals popular discontent with the corporate elite.

Like Elvis, the host of MSNBC’s nightly shoutfest just can’t help falling in love… with Bush, Giuliani, Thompson, Romney…

A cheer for all seasons.

Outraged by a Pentagon report on the cover-up of Pat Tillman’s friendly fire death, Tillman’s parents finger Rumsfeld as the real culprit.

America has lacked a real leader for so long, it comes as a shock to see someone as visionary as Gore speak clearly to Congress about the climate crisis.

Books & the Arts

Reviews of U-Carmen, Offside and Killer of Sheep, arguably one of the best films of 2007.

In a kinetic and searching memoir, Ace of Spades, David Matthews confronts the identity questions that bedeviled him growing up biracial.

A poem in tribute to the passing of James Brown.

A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.

Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a la revolución Cubana.

Remembering the remarkable life and work of the American sociologist who, despite FBI harassment, remained engaged in the Cuban Revolution.

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

Letters