February 18, 2008

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Feature

Exit Poll

American voters, stuck in the world that Bush and Cheney have crafted, are sensing doom–and they want out.
Tom Engelhardt
The Huckabee Factor

With talk of a possible VP slot and a dedicated core of supporters, the former Arkansas governor’s popularity shows the Christian right’s not done yet.
Sarah Posner
The Strangulation of Gaza

The breach in the wall at Rafah dramatized the fact that an imprisoned population is at the point of starvation.
Saree Makdisi
Firestone’s Super Bowl Fumble

Few people watching the Firestone-sponsored Super Bowl halftime show are aware of the company’s reputation in Liberia for harsh working conditions, child labor and environmental ruin.
Ruthie Ackerman
Machinations

The night after the funeral of her friend and mentor, Congresswoman Kang learns that all is not what it seems…
Gary Phillips
The Choice

Here’s why Obama is the left’s best chance to take back the country.
Chris Hayes
Denial in the Corps

A stressed-out Marine Corps sends its troops on repeated tours to Iraq and then tosses them out when they come back traumatized.
Kathy Dobie

Editorial

Will the Senate OK More Bush Spying?

Democratic leaders are poised to validate Bush’s illegal surveillance, giving up even more ground than their Republican colleagues did. Why?
Ari Melber
Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive

Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
Exit Edwards, Stage Left

His candidacy is ended, but John Edwards should continue his campaign to make economic justice in America the Democrats’ core message.
John Nichols
Noted.

A “green” Hummer, bad karma from Firestone tires at the Super Bowl, MIA at the Oscars, remembering Milton Wolff.
The Editors
Not So Superdelegates

Unelected insiders may well hold the key to the 2008 Democratic nomination. How did things become so undemocratic?
Ari Berman
Bush’s Last Hurrah

What happens when the President gives a State of the Union address and nobody listens?
The Editors
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Column

Bush’s Budget Legacy

Curb your enthusiasm. No matter who wins, we can’t reverse the damage of Bush’s bloated military budget.
Robert Scheer
We Might Be Giants

A Patriots Super Bowl win was written in the stars. But every once in a while, the double-digit underdog can win.
Dave Zirin
The Ron Paul Economy

OK, three-quarters of what he says is wacky. But his view of the Fed’s contribution to rampant inflation is right on the money.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Disowned by the Ownership Society

Bush turns out to be the undertaker of the free market’s false promises to ordinary Americans.
Naomi Klein
Ms.understanding

The magazine walks into a trap labeled “political correctness,” “left-wing anti-Semitism” and “multiculturalist Islam love.”
Katha Pollitt
Back to the New Frontier: A Short History of Change

Change may be the mantra, but continuity is the undertow.
Alexander Cockburn
Striking Screenwriters Drafted…

Ward Sutton
He’s Just My Bill

Torch song for the big dog
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

The Where of It

The best location for Lawrence Weiner’s conceptual art is in the viewer’s own imagination.
Barry Schwabsky
Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive

Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
The Big Yam

Chinese hearts, minds and pocketbooks get a lot of attention from the Eastern and Western consumer markets.
John Feffer
New Old Things

A new collection of short pieces by the prodigious and wide-ranging critic Luc Sante doubles as a history of Modernism’s outlaws.
Frances Richard
Where Abstract Starts

I sit here it is 4:00
Should I say it?
Death occurred to me
And the fit over bounded
My physical thought
As I lie here
Joseph Ceravolo
Lives on the Ground

New memoirs from Israel and Palestine offer the chance not to escape the political conflict but to grasp the way it impacts daily life.
Adina Hoffman
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Letters

Letters

InsensiNativity

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Katha Pollitt and Our Readers

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February 18, 2008

Feature

American voters, stuck in the world that Bush and Cheney have crafted, are sensing doom–and they want out.

With talk of a possible VP slot and a dedicated core of supporters, the former Arkansas governor’s popularity shows the Christian right’s not done yet.

The breach in the wall at Rafah dramatized the fact that an imprisoned population is at the point of starvation.

Few people watching the Firestone-sponsored Super Bowl halftime show are aware of the company’s reputation in Liberia for harsh working conditions, child labor and environmental ruin.

The night after the funeral of her friend and mentor, Congresswoman Kang learns that all is not what it seems…

Here’s why Obama is the left’s best chance to take back the country.

A stressed-out Marine Corps sends its troops on repeated tours to Iraq and then tosses them out when they come back traumatized.

Editorial

Democratic leaders are poised to validate Bush’s illegal surveillance, giving up even more ground than their Republican colleagues did. Why?

Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.

His candidacy is ended, but John Edwards should continue his campaign to make economic justice in America the Democrats’ core message.

A “green” Hummer, bad karma from Firestone tires at the Super Bowl, MIA at the Oscars, remembering Milton Wolff.

Unelected insiders may well hold the key to the 2008 Democratic nomination. How did things become so undemocratic?

What happens when the President gives a State of the Union address and nobody listens?

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Column

Curb your enthusiasm. No matter who wins, we can’t reverse the damage of Bush’s bloated military budget.

A Patriots Super Bowl win was written in the stars. But every once in a while, the double-digit underdog can win.

OK, three-quarters of what he says is wacky. But his view of the Fed’s contribution to rampant inflation is right on the money.

Bush turns out to be the undertaker of the free market’s false promises to ordinary Americans.

The magazine walks into a trap labeled “political correctness,” “left-wing anti-Semitism” and “multiculturalist Islam love.”

Change may be the mantra, but continuity is the undertow.

Torch song for the big dog

Books & the Arts

The best location for Lawrence Weiner’s conceptual art is in the viewer’s own imagination.

Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.

Chinese hearts, minds and pocketbooks get a lot of attention from the Eastern and Western consumer markets.

A new collection of short pieces by the prodigious and wide-ranging critic Luc Sante doubles as a history of Modernism’s outlaws.

I sit here it is 4:00 Should I say it? Death occurred to me And the fit over bounded My physical thought As I lie here

New memoirs from Israel and Palestine offer the chance not to escape the political conflict but to grasp the way it impacts daily life.

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

Letters

InsensiNativity

I sit here it is 4:00
Should I say it?
Death occurred to me
And the fit over bounded
My physical thought
As I lie here