September 22, 2008

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Feature

The Secret Behind the Surge

Bob Woodward’s new book on the Bush years in Iraq raises the possibility that extrajudicial killings–not the surge–were the biggest factor in reducing violence.
Tom Hayden
9/11 Plus Seven

Seven years after the attacks, the Bush Administration’s strategy to transform the world has squandered our resources, buried us in debt and poses a greater strategic threat than Osama bin Laden ever did.
Andrew J. Bacevich
From Organizer to Elected Official

It’s not that big a leap from the public service work done by community organizers and the pragmatic work of coalition-building done by elected officials.
Peter Dreier
GOP Mocks Public Service

Mocking community organizers, the GOP attacks a tradition of collective self-help that’s made America a more humane country.
Peter Dreier and John Atlas
Fees for Criminal Offenders Create a Vicious Cycle

As they serve prison time, offenders are slapped with fees they can't pay, creating a vicious cycle.

Emily Jane Goodman
War Is Personal

A 25-year-old certified medic, home from Iraq, can’t escape the horrors of war.
Eugene Richards
Israel Turns 60

Israeli writers and intellectuals look at their nation and its problems in a more nuanced and realistic way than most Americans.
Eric Alterman

Editorial

The Truth Can Move Us Forward

We suffer not only from the loss of innocent life on 9/11, but because the attacks became the rationale for an unjust war. It’s time to face the truth.
Dennis Kucinich
A Conservative Confidence Game

The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac crisis strips the clothes off the Emperor of Markets.
Deborah Stone
Sarah, Will UB My BFF?

U R so right: With the beehive and schoolmarm glasses, people really take you seriously!
Annabelle Gurwitch
Noted.

Sarah Palin, pit bull in lipstick; Amy Goodman behind bars.
The Editors
Revisiting New Orleans

It took Gustav to make Hurricane Katrina a campaign issue.
Michael Tisserand
Slow Food for Thought

Affluent foodies embrace sustainable agriculture, oblivious that ordinary people–especially the poor–don’t have a seat at the table.
Eric Schlosser
Tale of Two Conventions

Populist politics in Denver; an elaborate fraud in St. Paul.
The Editors
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Column

McCain and the Mortgage Meltdown

John McCain’s fingerprints are all over our current financial crisis.
Robert Scheer
State Capitalism Comes to America

A historic line has been crossed. With no debate or commitment to policy or principle, an enormous segment of the American economy has been turned over to the government.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Mexico’s Drug Problem–and Ours

Drug-related violence tearing Mexican society apart. Is America next?
Nicholas von Hoffman
Q&A with Jim Brown

The Hall of Fame football legend discusses his experiences working with gangs in the black community and why the death penalty just doesn’t work.
Dave Zirin
Sarah Palin’s Shotgun Politics

The vile politics of the party of abstinence stepped up to suffocate Bristol Palin in its embrace.
Gary Younge
New Orleans: The City That Won’t Be Ignored

Hurricane Gustav should have been political rat poison for the GOP; instead, it became an argument for drilling.
Naomi Klein
The Times, They Have A-Changed

Nothing short of a divine thunderbolt will get Obama’s message through to the brain-dead media establishment.
Eric Alterman
The Legend of Flyboy McPlane

Rolling out of the hangar, ready for war.
Robert Grossman
Two Views of Hurricane Gustav and the Republicans

The GOP’s prayers are answered.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Back Talk: Elizabeth Royte

Environmental writer Elizabeth Royte plumbs our obsession with bottled water.
Christine Smallwood
We Colonials: Sodomy Laws in America

William Eskridge’s Dishonorable Passions is the first comprehensive history of sodomy law in America.
Margot Canaday
An Unlikely King: Hussein in War and Peace

An authoritative new biography of Jordan’s King Hussein offers an absorbing diplomatic history of the Middle East.
Bernard Avishai
All Aboard

Tumbled down an incline at Bash Bish Broke many things; it was still spring
Bernadette Mayer
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Letters

Letters

Readers write back about the debut of a sex column, MoveOn at ten, the demise of newspapers and more.
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Crossword

Crossword Classic #16

From the January 31, 1948, issue.
Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 3136

ACROSS

1 and 4 Does it involve going to the glaziers for goods? (6-8)
Frank W. Lewis

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September 22, 2008

Feature

Bob Woodward’s new book on the Bush years in Iraq raises the possibility that extrajudicial killings–not the surge–were the biggest factor in reducing violence.

Seven years after the attacks, the Bush Administration’s strategy to transform the world has squandered our resources, buried us in debt and poses a greater strategic threat than Osama bin Laden ever did.

It’s not that big a leap from the public service work done by community organizers and the pragmatic work of coalition-building done by elected officials.

Mocking community organizers, the GOP attacks a tradition of collective self-help that’s made America a more humane country.

As they serve prison time, offenders are slapped with fees they can't pay, creating a vicious cycle.

A 25-year-old certified medic, home from Iraq, can’t escape the horrors of war.

Israeli writers and intellectuals look at their nation and its problems in a more nuanced and realistic way than most Americans.

Editorial

We suffer not only from the loss of innocent life on 9/11, but because the attacks became the rationale for an unjust war. It’s time to face the truth.

The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac crisis strips the clothes off the Emperor of Markets.

U R so right: With the beehive and schoolmarm glasses, people really take you seriously!

Sarah Palin, pit bull in lipstick; Amy Goodman behind bars.

It took Gustav to make Hurricane Katrina a campaign issue.

Affluent foodies embrace sustainable agriculture, oblivious that ordinary people–especially the poor–don’t have a seat at the table.

Populist politics in Denver; an elaborate fraud in St. Paul.

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

Column

John McCain’s fingerprints are all over our current financial crisis.

A historic line has been crossed. With no debate or commitment to policy or principle, an enormous segment of the American economy has been turned over to the government.

Drug-related violence tearing Mexican society apart. Is America next?

The Hall of Fame football legend discusses his experiences working with gangs in the black community and why the death penalty just doesn’t work.

The vile politics of the party of abstinence stepped up to suffocate Bristol Palin in its embrace.

Hurricane Gustav should have been political rat poison for the GOP; instead, it became an argument for drilling.

Nothing short of a divine thunderbolt will get Obama’s message through to the brain-dead media establishment.

Rolling out of the hangar, ready for war.

The GOP’s prayers are answered.

Books & the Arts

Environmental writer Elizabeth Royte plumbs our obsession with bottled water.

William Eskridge’s Dishonorable Passions is the first comprehensive history of sodomy law in America.

An authoritative new biography of Jordan’s King Hussein offers an absorbing diplomatic history of the Middle East.

Tumbled down an incline at Bash Bish Broke many things; it was still spring

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

Letters

Readers write back about the debut of a sex column, MoveOn at ten, the demise of newspapers and more.

Crossword

From the January 31, 1948, issue.

ACROSS 1 and 4 Does it involve going to the glaziers for goods? (6-8)

ACROSS

1 and 4 Does it involve going to the glaziers for goods? (6-8)