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July 20, 2009 Issue

Patricia J. Williams on Michael Jackson, Calvin Trillin on Ensign, Sanford and multitasking, Christine Smallwoodwith the authors of On Kindn…

Cover art by: Cover photo by Getty Images, design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels

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Editorial

Obama in Africa: A Major Disappointment

Just because President Obama possesses African heritage doesn't mean he couldn't learn a thing or two about the continent's history.

Gerald Caplan

Max Baucus’s Party?

The Republicans may now be "the party of no," but it remains to be seen who exactly the Democrats are.

Greg Kaufmann

Remembering Robert McNamara

The former secretary of defense presided over the deaths of millions--and was one of the only officials to publicly express regret.

Jonathan Schell

Has Bratton’s LAPD Really Reformed?

The Alex Sanchez case raises troubling new questions about the war on gangs.

Tom Hayden

Are Afghan Lives Worth Anything?

The mainstream media would rather focus on the death of Michael Jackson than cover the barbaric slaughter of innocent Afghan civilians by American planes.

Tom Engelhardt

Triangles

The latest political sex scandal isn't a scandal at all but a circumstance as old and common as time.

JoAnn Wypijewski

Noted.

The Nation and the NAACP; democracy derailed in Honduras; Sotomayor and Ricci

The Editors

Shades of Green

Washington and Beijing should launch an efficiency revolution, the quickest path to large emissions cuts.

Mark Hertsgaard

Public Option Now!

Getting a Medicare-style public plan as part of healthcare reform is a winnable fight.

The Editors

Column

‘Government Sachs’ Strikes Gold… Again

Since most of the increase in the federal deficit is due to bailing out the banks and salvaging the greater economy they helped destroy, why is the top investment bank doing so wel...

Robert Scheer

McNamara’s Evil Lives On

It was the stark evil Robert McNamara perpetrated as secretary of defense that must indelibly frame our memory of him.

Robert Scheer

Sexism on Centre Court

Sex doesn't actually sell women's sports, so why is Wimbledon still prioritizing pretty players?

Dave Zirin

How Bold Is Barack?

Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.

Eric Alterman

Mirror Man

Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.

Patricia J. Williams