December 1, 2008

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Feature

Obama’s Latino Vote Mandate

Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.
Steve Cobble and Joe Velasquez
Operation Enduring Disaster

Given a severe global economic crisis and the election of Barack Obama, the possibility of a serious discussion about a US exit strategy from the Afghan disaster hovers on the horizon.
Tariq Ali
You Voted. Now What?

Barack Obama may be able to seize the moment and push a new kind of politics, but not unless he is pushed to do so. So here’s a young voter’s post-election guide, from the grassroots to the Hill.
Kristina Rizga
Blackwater Busted?

Six Guards may be charged in Iraq massacre, but critics fear the company’s ‘reckless behavior’ will continue.
Jeremy Scahill
The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t

The untold story of US-perpetrated atrocities in Vietnam and how the press killed it.
Nick Turse
Cool Hand Luke

The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.
Mark Hertsgaard
A New, Blue Dixie

Obama’s “Southern strategy” pays off.
Bob Moser
Obama Needs a Protest Movement

A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.
Frances Fox Piven
A My Lai a Month

In Operation Speedy Express, new evidence of civilian slaughter and cover-up in Vietnam.
Nick Turse

Editorial

Bearing the Weight of it All

Barack Obama’s electoral victory is momentous but ethereal. Progress is eroded when not pushed forward–and there is still much yet to be done.
Benjamin Todd Jealous
The Right Choice at Treasury

To avoid the mistakes of the past, there are two basic criteria: First, no Wall Streeters; second, no one who helped create the current crisis.
Chris Hayes
Remembering Studs

Studs Terkel’s longtime publisher looks back on the historian’s remarkable career.
André Schiffrin
Obama’s Iraq Challenge

Will Obama make good on his promise to end the war in Iraq?
Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s New Deal

Obama has an opportunity to further racial and economic justice by fusing the New Deal and civil rights traditions.
William P. Jones
Noted.

Third-party gains, good times for Wal-Mart, the Minnesota recount and what’s next for Howard Dean.
The Editors
The First 100 Days

If Democrats can succeed in improving people’s lives, the electorate won’t care whether the Obama administration governs from left, right or center.
The Editors
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Column

Change We Can Bank On

Reject the old-boy network whose sexism, stupidity and greed helped drive our current financial crisis. How about Sheila Bair for Treasury Secretary?
Robert Scheer
Why We Shouldn’t Save GM

The bailout should be used to expand unemployment compensation instead of propping up a single, failing corporation.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Paulson Plays While We Pay

A little under $300 billion of the $700 billion bailout has been invested, loaned out or lost. And as long as Henry Paulson’s in charge, we won’t know where it went.
Nicholas von Hoffman
In Praise of a Rocky Transition

Every sweetheart deal the Bush administration makes threatens to hobble Obama’s ability to deliver on his promise of change.
Naomi Klein
These Are Better Days

A mighty train of change is coming to Washington: will the insider establishment hop aboard?
Eric Alterman
Uncooperative Housing

As our spanking-new era of optimism dawns, ask yourself, How integrated is your neighborhood?
Patricia J. Williams
On the Trashing of Sarah Palin

It wasn’t her idea, was it?
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Sloveniafest

What is it about Slovene poetry that has attracted so many American poets?
Jordan Davis
The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t

The untold story of US-perpetrated atrocities in Vietnam and how the press killed it.
Nick Turse
Out of Africa: The Traps of Safari Journalism

Two new books by African writers share many flaws with their Western predecessors.
Fatin Abbas
Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained

What we talk about when we talk about art.
Barry Schwabsky
City of Shards: The Novels of Elias Khoury

Elias Khoury and the literature of witness.
Siddhartha Deb
Obama Needs a Protest Movement

A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.
Frances Fox Piven
A My Lai a Month

In Operation Speedy Express, new evidence of civilian slaughter and cover-up in Vietnam.
Nick Turse
Remembering Studs

Studs Terkel’s longtime publisher looks back on the historian’s remarkable career.
André Schiffrin
Texas

Fanny Howe
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Letters

Letters

Hoary Myth Laid to Rest
Great Falls, Va.
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December 1, 2008

Feature

Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.

Given a severe global economic crisis and the election of Barack Obama, the possibility of a serious discussion about a US exit strategy from the Afghan disaster hovers on the horizon.

Barack Obama may be able to seize the moment and push a new kind of politics, but not unless he is pushed to do so. So here’s a young voter’s post-election guide, from the grassroots to the Hill.

Six Guards may be charged in Iraq massacre, but critics fear the company’s ‘reckless behavior’ will continue.

The untold story of US-perpetrated atrocities in Vietnam and how the press killed it.

The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.

Obama’s “Southern strategy” pays off.

A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.

In Operation Speedy Express, new evidence of civilian slaughter and cover-up in Vietnam.

Editorial

Barack Obama’s electoral victory is momentous but ethereal. Progress is eroded when not pushed forward–and there is still much yet to be done.

To avoid the mistakes of the past, there are two basic criteria: First, no Wall Streeters; second, no one who helped create the current crisis.

Studs Terkel’s longtime publisher looks back on the historian’s remarkable career.

Will Obama make good on his promise to end the war in Iraq?

Obama has an opportunity to further racial and economic justice by fusing the New Deal and civil rights traditions.

Third-party gains, good times for Wal-Mart, the Minnesota recount and what’s next for Howard Dean.

If Democrats can succeed in improving people’s lives, the electorate won’t care whether the Obama administration governs from left, right or center.

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Column

Reject the old-boy network whose sexism, stupidity and greed helped drive our current financial crisis. How about Sheila Bair for Treasury Secretary?

The bailout should be used to expand unemployment compensation instead of propping up a single, failing corporation.

A little under $300 billion of the $700 billion bailout has been invested, loaned out or lost. And as long as Henry Paulson’s in charge, we won’t know where it went.

Every sweetheart deal the Bush administration makes threatens to hobble Obama’s ability to deliver on his promise of change.

A mighty train of change is coming to Washington: will the insider establishment hop aboard?

As our spanking-new era of optimism dawns, ask yourself, How integrated is your neighborhood?

It wasn’t her idea, was it?

Books & the Arts

What is it about Slovene poetry that has attracted so many American poets?

The untold story of US-perpetrated atrocities in Vietnam and how the press killed it.

Two new books by African writers share many flaws with their Western predecessors.

What we talk about when we talk about art.

Elias Khoury and the literature of witness.

A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.

In Operation Speedy Express, new evidence of civilian slaughter and cover-up in Vietnam.

Studs Terkel’s longtime publisher looks back on the historian’s remarkable career.

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

Letters

Hoary Myth Laid to Rest Great Falls, Va.

Crossword

ACROSS

Hoary Myth Laid to Rest
Great Falls, Va.