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September 14-21, 2015 Issue

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Jen Sorensen

Bibi vs. Barack: Who Owns US Foreign Policy?

The neocons are staging a comeback, fighting Obama’s Iran nuke deal along with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

William Greider

What Amazon Didn’t Understand About Overwork

Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you… slower.

Bryce Covert

Birthright Citizenship Is the Good Kind of American Exceptionalism

So why are the GOP candidates now fighting it?

Eric Foner

Since When Are Democrats Afraid of Debates?

Neither Hillary nor the other candidates can afford to keep ceding the limelight to the GOP.

John Nichols

Column

Chris Christie, Presidential Candidate

Calvin Trillin

Even If You Haven’t Had an Abortion, You Owe Planned Parenthood

And it’s your responsibility to fight back against the war on reproductive rights.

Katha Pollitt

Letters

Letters From the September 14-21, 2015, Issue

The end of water… a nuclear double standard… sharing the austerity…

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Feature

How the Atheist Son of a Jewish Rabbi Created One of the Greatest Libraries of Socialist Literature

Books with Marx’s handwritten notes; volumes annotated by Lenin; newspaper clippings from displaced Yiddish journalists—Chimen Abramsky’s book collection had it all.

Sasha Abramsky

Labour Party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn (Reuters/Russell Cheyne)

Why a Left-Wing Socialist Is Poised to Become the Leader of Britain’s Labour Party

Unlike the party apparatchiks, Jeremy Corbyn has consistently opposed austerity—and voters are enthusiastic.

D.D. Guttenplan

The Promise, and Peril, of Europe’s New Left Solidarity

There's been a groundswell of insurgent politics, from Greece to Britain, but so far victory has been elusive.

Maria Margaronis

Can Hillary Clinton Win Over the Left?

She’s spent decades seeking refuge in the center. Will progressives embrace her now?

Michelle Goldberg

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Cairo Street Scene, 1934. Credit: Library of Congress

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Comix Nation

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What Amazon Didn’t Understand About Overwork

Birthright Citizenship Is the Good Kind of American Exceptionalism

Since When Are Democrats Afraid of Debates?

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Chris Christie, Presidential Candidate

Even If You Haven’t Had an Abortion, You Owe Planned Parenthood

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How the Atheist Son of a Jewish Rabbi Created One of the Greatest Libraries of Socialist Literature

Why a Left-Wing Socialist Is Poised to Become the Leader of Britain’s Labour Party

The Promise, and Peril, of Europe’s New Left Solidarity

Can Hillary Clinton Win Over the Left?

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How ‘Hamilton’ Is Revolutionizing the Broadway Musical

Welcome to Earth: Cuba’s ‘Special Period’ Gets the Sci-Fi Treatment

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