February 5, 2007

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BROWSE GUIDES FROM RECENT YEARS

Feature

Iraqi Refugees Find No Haven in US

The 3 million refugees fleeing the Iraq war and insurgency will find no welcome mat here.
Andrew Lam
Draft Obama! Why Bother?

Ambitious politicians don’t need a draft to run for higher office, but as “draft” sites become a campaign essential, genuine netroots activists will pay the price.
Ari Melber
Hrant Dink (1954-2007)

A courageous editor and fervent Turkish patriot is killed in the name of nationalists intent on burying the inconvenient realities of history.
Ronald Grigor Suny
The Press and the Watada Trial

Also at stake in the trial of an Army officer who refuses to deploy to Iraq is the independence of the press.
Marc Cooper
The Kinder, Gentler Daniel Ortega

A deeply flawed and complex leader now has a second chance to save the country.
Max Blumenthal
Goodbye, Horatio Alger

Is education widening the class divide?
Jeff Madrick
ACLU v. ACLU

The civil liberties organization is engulfed in a tumultuous family feud over its controversial leader.
Scott Sherman

Editorial

Stop the Iran War Before It Starts

President Bush’s State of the Union address proved he is hellbent on going to war with Iran. Here’s what the Democrats must do to stop him.
Scott Ritter
EPI’s Agenda for Change

Americans are ready for big, bold ideas to heal our social and economic wounds.
William Greider
Scootergate: The Trial

In the case against Scooter Libby, the Iraq War is not on trial. But the integrity of the White House is.
David Corn
Obama’s Challenge

If Barack Obama is to secure critical grassroots support for his presidential bid, he must be less about celebrity and more about policy.
John Nichols
For the Republic

Can a single man force a nation to fight an unpopular war? Here’s how Congress can stand up to Bush.
The Editors
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Column

The Verdict’s In on Bush

No State of the Union message can erase the world’s dismal verdict on Bush and the Iraq War.
Robert Scheer
A Tale of Two Coaches

Kudos to Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy for being the first two black coaches to lead teams to the Superbowl. But hold the applause for the NFL.
Dave Zirin
Bush’s Sacrifice

Bush is soft-pedaling the idea of sacrifice as a way of making his war palatable to ordinary Americans. But the tactic isn’t working all that well.
Nicholas von Hoffman
The High Cost of the Home Team

Big-money athletics cannot help but sabotage what our colleges and universities are for: instruction and research.
Nicholas von Hoffman
The Illogic of Empire

Iraq is America’s colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.
Gary Younge
Ayatollah D’Souza

Dinesh D’Souza revs up the Republican base with a book arguing that lifestyles of the decadent left triggered Muslim anger that led to 9/11.
Katha Pollitt
Get Carter! Iran, Too!

The Israel lobby retains its grip inside the Beltway, but it’s starting to lose its hold on the broader public debate.
Alexander Cockburn
A Question and a Follow-up for George W. Bush’s Next Press Conference

It’s not the surge we’re worried about. It’s the soldiers.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Savage Wars of Peace

Ruth Scurr reviews The First Total War, a study of Napoleonic France that illuminates the causes of all-out war.
Ruth Scurr
The President and the Prophet

The Radical and the Republican traces the antislavery politics of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Eric Foner
My Beef With Vegetarianism

The Bloodless Revolution explores four centuries of arguments for vegetarianism, from good health to fascist politics.
Daniel Lazare
The Illogic of Empire

Iraq is America’s colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.
Gary Younge
Framing

for Robert Creeley (1926-2005)

What you won’t see today:

juniper’s tough skein.

Rae Armantrout
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Letters

Letters

9/11: THE JURY’S STILL OUT

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February 5, 2007

Feature

The 3 million refugees fleeing the Iraq war and insurgency will find no welcome mat here.

Ambitious politicians don’t need a draft to run for higher office, but as “draft” sites become a campaign essential, genuine netroots activists will pay the price.

A courageous editor and fervent Turkish patriot is killed in the name of nationalists intent on burying the inconvenient realities of history.

Also at stake in the trial of an Army officer who refuses to deploy to Iraq is the independence of the press.

A deeply flawed and complex leader now has a second chance to save the country.

Is education widening the class divide?

The civil liberties organization is engulfed in a tumultuous family feud over its controversial leader.

Editorial

President Bush’s State of the Union address proved he is hellbent on going to war with Iran. Here’s what the Democrats must do to stop him.

Americans are ready for big, bold ideas to heal our social and economic wounds.

In the case against Scooter Libby, the Iraq War is not on trial. But the integrity of the White House is.

If Barack Obama is to secure critical grassroots support for his presidential bid, he must be less about celebrity and more about policy.

Can a single man force a nation to fight an unpopular war? Here’s how Congress can stand up to Bush.

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Column

No State of the Union message can erase the world’s dismal verdict on Bush and the Iraq War.

Kudos to Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy for being the first two black coaches to lead teams to the Superbowl. But hold the applause for the NFL.

Bush is soft-pedaling the idea of sacrifice as a way of making his war palatable to ordinary Americans. But the tactic isn’t working all that well.

Big-money athletics cannot help but sabotage what our colleges and universities are for: instruction and research.

Iraq is America’s colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.

Dinesh D’Souza revs up the Republican base with a book arguing that lifestyles of the decadent left triggered Muslim anger that led to 9/11.

The Israel lobby retains its grip inside the Beltway, but it’s starting to lose its hold on the broader public debate.

It’s not the surge we’re worried about. It’s the soldiers.

Books & the Arts

Ruth Scurr reviews The First Total War, a study of Napoleonic France that illuminates the causes of all-out war.

The Radical and the Republican traces the antislavery politics of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.

The Bloodless Revolution explores four centuries of arguments for vegetarianism, from good health to fascist politics.

Iraq is America’s colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.

for Robert Creeley (1926-2005) What you won’t see today: juniper’s tough skein.

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

Letters

9/11: THE JURY’S STILL OUT

for Robert Creeley (1926-2005)

What you won’t see today:

juniper’s tough skein.