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May 22, 2006 Issue

The Editors remember John Kenneth Galbraith, Ann Jones writes a letter from Afghanistan, four poets win the Discovery/The Nation ’06 P…

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Editorial

The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush

When an Administration with a track record of lies, torture and abuses of power cannot even float a palatable rationale for expanding unsupervised spying on American citizens, it f...

Michael Ratner

In Fact…

JANE JACOBS

The Editors

Constitutional Crisis

Using the insidious pretense of the "unitary executive," George W.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sloppy Seconds

The plagiarism flap over Opal Mehta is essentially a story about clichés and stereotypes passing from one subliterary commercial product to another.

Stuart Klawans

John Kenneth Galbraith

Longtime Nation Associate John Kenneth Galbraith is best remembered not only as a New Dealer, old-line liberal or Keynesian economist but as a contrarian and independent thinker.

The Editors

Saber Rattling Over Iran

The US and Iran are engaged in a reckless game of chicken that could end in disaster for the Persian Gulf region and the world.

The Editors

The Moussaoui Paradox

Justice triumphed over blood vengeance Wednesday as jurors declined to sentence a marginal 9/11 conspirator to death, while one of the real culprits languishes in a secret prison, ...

Bruce Shapiro

May Day, May Day

Despite the loud and determined voice of immigrant communities for fair and just immigration reform, we have yet to see an acceptable proposal from Congress.

Saurav Sarkar

Column

The Spook in Your Phone

Gen. Michael Hayden, nominated by President Bush to head the CIA, is the man responsible for the most extensive attack ever on the privacy of US citizens.

Robert Scheer

Bonding With the Babe

Bashing Barry Bonds has become a national sport, as the flawed slugger nears matching Babe Ruth's record. But hasn't anyone considered the faults of the Babe?

Dave Zirin

J.K. Galbraith and the Forks in the Road

While John Kenneth Galbraith was good at pointing out the failures of the free enterprise system, he could never overcome the play-to-win mentality of American capitalism.

Alexander Cockburn

Cheney at the Pump

Calvin Trillin

Letters

ARCHANGELS & MARTIANS...

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Patricia J. Williams and Our Readers and Michael Blanding

Feature

FEMA Braces for Another Storm

With hurricane season approaching and another Bush crony at the helm of FEMA, a few restive lawmakers are seeking real reform for the storm-tossed agency. Whether they will succeed...

Bryan Farrell

Forecast for Snow

When government refuses to explain itself, it's up to journalists to discover the truth. As Tony Snow debuts as White House Press Secretary, will answers on Porter Goss be forthcom...

Jay Rosen

A Hunger for Justice

Twenty-five years ago, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died after a sixty-six day hunger strike. Today political prisoners from Guantánamo to Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe con...

Denis O’Hearn

People Power In Nepal

The removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creati...

Kanak Mani Dixit

Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom Divided

September 11 marked a turning point in the history of Saudi Arabia, raising new questions about political repression, religious extremism and the future of its youth.

Alain Gresh

Women and Warlords

A policy of "affirmative discrimination" helped put twenty women in the Afghan Parliament, but how can they confront the warlords and criminals who hold most of the power?

Ann Jones

The Motherhood Manifesto

Mothers in America are in serious need of a new deal to remedy a profound wage gap with other working women and men, and an outdated family support structure.

Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner