September 14, 2009

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BROWSE GUIDES FROM RECENT YEARS

Feature

Obama Unshackles Global AIDS Work

With the change in Pepfar guidelines, the Obama administration opens new opportunities to link AIDS work and family planning and strengthen health systems in developing countries.
Barbara Crossette
Memories of Ted Kennedy

Senator Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.
Norman Birnbaum
Shotgun Adoption

Christian agencies lavish support services on pregnant women–if they give up their babies.
Kathryn Joyce
The Secret Government

An effective investigation into the breadth of the CIA's interrogation programs must be bipartisan, similar to the work of the Church Committee in the 1970s.

Chris Hayes

Editorial

Bush’s Third Term?

Imagine that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term as president, had run and had won or stolen it, and that we were all now living (and dying) through it.
David Swanson
Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity

The poet’s “September 1, 1939” saw the start of World War II and declared: “We must love one another or die.”
John Nichols
My Lai and Lockerbie Reconsidered

The eerie confluence of the tales of two convicted mass murderers, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and William Calley–and their fates.
Nick Turse
Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan

Regardless of who started the war in Afghanistan, it is now Obama’s war. Preventing military escalation is necessary if the president doesn’t want it to become his Vietnam.
David Cortright
Aborn for Manhattan DA

An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Paranoia Strikes Deep

If Obama and his progressive allies hope to defeat the latest assault on federal power, they will need to go beyond his artful ambivalence.
Michael Kazin
Flushing Blackwater

Recent disclosures of Blackwater’s covert activities may finally force Congress to take action.
Jeremy Scahill
Noted.

Help for healthcare heroes; torture at the top.
The Editors
The Fighting Liberal

Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy, who broke barriers of personality and partisanship.
The Editors
Afghan War Turnoff

Trust the judgment of the American majority, who say this war is no longer worth fighting.
The Editors
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Column

Obama’s Meaningless War

The way he’s headed on Afghanistan, Barack Obama is threatened with a quagmire that could bog down his presidency.
Robert Scheer
Novak Without Tears

It’s time to do Robert Novak the honor of taking his life’s work seriously.
Eric Alterman
Reverse Nazism and the War on Universal Healthcare

What’s at stake could very well be nothing less than America’s own Weimar moment.
Patricia J. Williams
Town-Hall Meetings

Wing-nut democracy.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity

The poet’s “September 1, 1939” saw the start of World War II and declared: “We must love one another or die.”
John Nichols
Pattern Recognition: The Writings of Hollis Frampton

A new volume of essays shows Hollis Frampton leaving behind photography for film.
Akiva Gottlieb
Back Talk: Jarvis Cocker

A conversation with the former frontman of Pulp about the sound of music in the digital era.
Christine Smallwood
Beyond Exhaustion: Dan Graham’s Period Pieces

Does the art of Dan Graham and his disciples promise deceptive simplicity or formulaic thinking?
Barry Schwabsky
A Music of Austerity: The Poetry of Wallace Stevens

In his best poems, Wallace Stevens makes deprivation feel seductively like plenitude.
James Longenbach
“We must count…”

Michael Palmer
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Letters

Letters

The Buck Stops Here
Ellicott City, Md.
Our Readers

Crossword

Puzzle No. 3182

ACROSS

1 Bring back some pictures, being well equipped to be crossed this way. (9)
Frank W. Lewis

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September 14, 2009

Feature

With the change in Pepfar guidelines, the Obama administration opens new opportunities to link AIDS work and family planning and strengthen health systems in developing countries.

Senator Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.

Christian agencies lavish support services on pregnant women–if they give up their babies.

An effective investigation into the breadth of the CIA's interrogation programs must be bipartisan, similar to the work of the Church Committee in the 1970s.

Editorial

Imagine that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term as president, had run and had won or stolen it, and that we were all now living (and dying) through it.

The poet’s “September 1, 1939” saw the start of World War II and declared: “We must love one another or die.”

The eerie confluence of the tales of two convicted mass murderers, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and William Calley–and their fates.

Regardless of who started the war in Afghanistan, it is now Obama’s war. Preventing military escalation is necessary if the president doesn’t want it to become his Vietnam.

An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.

If Obama and his progressive allies hope to defeat the latest assault on federal power, they will need to go beyond his artful ambivalence.

Recent disclosures of Blackwater’s covert activities may finally force Congress to take action.

Help for healthcare heroes; torture at the top.

Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy, who broke barriers of personality and partisanship.

Trust the judgment of the American majority, who say this war is no longer worth fighting.

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

Column

The way he’s headed on Afghanistan, Barack Obama is threatened with a quagmire that could bog down his presidency.

It’s time to do Robert Novak the honor of taking his life’s work seriously.

What’s at stake could very well be nothing less than America’s own Weimar moment.

Wing-nut democracy.

Books & the Arts

The poet’s “September 1, 1939” saw the start of World War II and declared: “We must love one another or die.”

A new volume of essays shows Hollis Frampton leaving behind photography for film.

A conversation with the former frontman of Pulp about the sound of music in the digital era.

Does the art of Dan Graham and his disciples promise deceptive simplicity or formulaic thinking?

In his best poems, Wallace Stevens makes deprivation feel seductively like plenitude.

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

Letters

The Buck Stops Here Ellicott City, Md.

Crossword

ACROSS 1 Bring back some pictures, being well equipped to be crossed this way. (9)

The Buck Stops Here
Ellicott City, Md.

ACROSS

1 Bring back some pictures, being well equipped to be crossed this way. (9)