December 3, 2007

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Feature

Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees

Abandoning Israel’s longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.
Ben Lynfield
As the World Burns

Uncomfortable questions nobody wants to raise about the worldwide drought.
Tom Engelhardt
Confronting the Global Timber Barons

From a church in a rugged rural parish in Honduras, Father Andres Tamayo leads a grassroots movement to protect dwindling timberlands. Bills introduced in the US Congress might help save the forests.
James North
Gay Muslims Unveiled in ‘Jihad for Love’

Parvez Sharma’s new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.
Rashi Kesarwani
Old McDonald Had a Farm…and He Got Arrested?

As consumers increasingly seek out farmers who raise organic and unpasteurized food, suddenly energized regulators claim they want to “protect” us from pathogens and other dangers. What gives?
David E. Gumpert
Insecurity Cameras

The more sophisticated security technology becomes in our nation’s cities, the more reason privacy activists have to be alarmed.
William Pentland
Trappings of Democracy in Pakistan

As hopes fade for the rule of law in Pakistan, the Bush Administration signals it will settle for just the trappings of democracy. People are braced for disaster.
Graham Usher
Climate Change Power Shift

Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.
Anya Kamenetz
Blackwater’s Brothers

A deepening conflict-of-interest scandal envelops the Krongard brothers–Howard, a State Department official overseeing Blackwater contracts, and his brother Alvin, who has long been cozy with the mercenary firm.
Jeremy Scahill
Uri Avnery, the Optimist

To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?
Eyal Press
Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.
Lakshmi Chaudhry

Editorial

Luxury Grub

What’s so great about designer chocolate if it’s infested with cockroach droppings? As the economic widens, rich and poor still occupy the same food chain.
Barbara Ehrenreich
What to Do About Campaign Finance Loopholes

Political reporters are fixated on the candidates’ endless money chase and the expected flood of corporate funds into shadow campaigns. But they have forgotten why we care.
Deborah Goldberg
Norman Mailer

Ave atque vale, Aquarius.
The Editors
Noted.

Norman Lear on the WGA picket line, sex and teen delinquency, and the power of Pakistani attorneys.
The Editors
Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme’s new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.
John Nichols
Justice Delayed

The government’s case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activists?
David Cole
Crisis as Opportunity

The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?
The Editors
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Column

Cheering for Ron Paul

It takes a libertarian Republican to shame Democrats into acknowledging the true cost of this war for ordinary Americans.
Robert Scheer
The Atheist’s Dilemma

Atheists versus imams? Can’t we have more choices?
Katha Pollitt
Comix Nation

Selçuk Demirel
In Transports of Horror and Delight

On airports Heathrow and De Gaulle, bicycles and trains.
Alexander Cockburn
Pat Robertson, Protector of Traditional Family Values, Endorses Rudy Giuliani, a Serial Adulterer…

Why Pat ♥ Rudy.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest

Lapham’s Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.
Evan Cornog
Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones

The subtle sounds of this saxophonist defy definition.
Brian Morton
Triumph of the Wills

A new apologia for Anglo-Saxon noblesse oblige needs a reality check.
Daniel Brook
Rules of the Game

A fresh translation of a Portuguese classic offers a poignant portrait of a country’s decline.
Marcela Valdes
Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme’s new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.
John Nichols
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December 3, 2007

Feature

Abandoning Israel’s longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.

Uncomfortable questions nobody wants to raise about the worldwide drought.

From a church in a rugged rural parish in Honduras, Father Andres Tamayo leads a grassroots movement to protect dwindling timberlands. Bills introduced in the US Congress might help save the forests.

Parvez Sharma’s new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.

As consumers increasingly seek out farmers who raise organic and unpasteurized food, suddenly energized regulators claim they want to “protect” us from pathogens and other dangers. What gives?

The more sophisticated security technology becomes in our nation’s cities, the more reason privacy activists have to be alarmed.

As hopes fade for the rule of law in Pakistan, the Bush Administration signals it will settle for just the trappings of democracy. People are braced for disaster.

Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.

A deepening conflict-of-interest scandal envelops the Krongard brothers–Howard, a State Department official overseeing Blackwater contracts, and his brother Alvin, who has long been cozy with the mercenary firm.

To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.

Editorial

What’s so great about designer chocolate if it’s infested with cockroach droppings? As the economic widens, rich and poor still occupy the same food chain.

Political reporters are fixated on the candidates’ endless money chase and the expected flood of corporate funds into shadow campaigns. But they have forgotten why we care.

Ave atque vale, Aquarius.

Norman Lear on the WGA picket line, sex and teen delinquency, and the power of Pakistani attorneys.

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme’s new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

The government’s case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activists?

The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?

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Column

It takes a libertarian Republican to shame Democrats into acknowledging the true cost of this war for ordinary Americans.

Atheists versus imams? Can’t we have more choices?

On airports Heathrow and De Gaulle, bicycles and trains.

Why Pat ♥ Rudy.

Books & the Arts

Lapham’s Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.

The subtle sounds of this saxophonist defy definition.

A new apologia for Anglo-Saxon noblesse oblige needs a reality check.

A fresh translation of a Portuguese classic offers a poignant portrait of a country’s decline.

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme’s new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

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

Letters

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