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March 2-9, 2015 Issue

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Editorial

Comix Nation

Matt Bors

Snapshot: Fighting Eviction in Hebron

A woman from a Palestinian community dries yogurt near the West Bank city of Hebron. Israel declared the area, which is home to 1,300 Palestinians, a firing zone for military training in the 1980s. The Israeli military issued an eviction order in 1999, though the villagers are still fighting in the Israeli courts to stay on their land. Read More

Ammar Awad

Why Arming the Ukrainian Government Would Be Disastrous

It would lead to more killing and end the last remnants of cooperation between Washington and Moscow.

The Editors

There’s No #BlackLivesMatter Without Net Neutrality

A new generation of civil rights activists depends on a free Internet.

Mychal Denzel Smith

Wrong-Way Obama?

He may be leading us toward economic catastrophe.

William Greider

When Hollywood Wasn’t So Male

In the early part of the twentieth century, women’s creative talent was far more widely recognized and valued in the filmmaking community.

Peter Davis

Column

Why Did a ‘Liberal’ Critique of Bill de Blasio Distort His Record?

Noam Scheiber says the mayor should focus more on economic populism—but neglects to mention his big wins for New Yorkers.

Eric Alterman

Libertarian Medicine From Rand Paul, MD

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Those were the days; it's not mutual; the school-to-prayer pipeline; bad good guys; Julia M. Klein replies…

Our Readers and Julia M. Klein

Feature

Why Syrian Refugees Risk the ‘Journey of Death’ to Europe

The crisis shows no signs of ending, and Egypt is no refuge. Europe must do more to take them in.

Priyanka Motaparthy

Is Pacifica Radio Worth Saving?

Once a beacon of progressive programming, the network is now beset by financial woes and infighting.

Matthew Lasar

With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation

Several former lobbyists and executives are working crucial staff positions in the new Congress.

Lee Fang

Books & the Arts

Always Already Alienated

Ben Lerner and the novel of detachment.

Jon Baskin

American Shooter

Clint Eastwood’s shoot ’em up is remorseless, racist fantasy.

Stuart Klawans

Forget Where I Heard It

With pigeon force the air men come clattering. It would be sad if it wasn’t so funny, one swore. Stay out of the nettles. Do not live above the shop. His men may find you there. Otherwise, as coma says, my beans, my peas, my coma get read into the riot act. That comes later. After three decades of futility, you have to ask: Who was this composer? Was he known for anything else? Is the mere survival of the notes justified, or do we all survive this way, more or less? Read More

John Ashbery