February 28, 2011 Teaching Guide

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BROWSE GUIDES FROM RECENT YEARS

Feature

Backward, Christian Soldiers

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.
Stephen Glain
The Kids Are All Right

As a mentoring program shows, the arc of a child’s life can be altered by a single stable adult.
David Kirp
How Bloomberg Does Business

The mayor’s company created a “coalition” to promote its interests in the Comcast-NBC merger, proving itself an agile peddler of influence in Washington.
Aram Roston

Editorial

For Democracy in Egypt

Will Obama follow Washington tradition by undermining the protests in the name of “stability”? Or will he practices what he preaches and stand with protesters?
The Editors
Fighting for Liberation in Tahrir Square

Protesters in Egypt all agree on one thing: Mubarak must go.
Anand Gopal
Noted.

John Nichols on the AOL/Huffington Post merger, Ari Berman on the Democratic Leadership Council’s demise and Riddhi Shah on invisible government benefits
Various Contributors
Discomfited by Democracy

The uprising in Egypt is a rare opportunity to support democracy without imperialism. Will Obama take the chance?
Chris Hayes
The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror

Congressman Peter King’s dark fantasies about American Muslims are intruding on reality.
Michelle Goldberg
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Column

Dishonoring Reagan

The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.
Alexander Cockburn
It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

Whether you’re a tiger mother, a soccer mom, a helicopter parent or something else, if you’re not in poverty, then your kids will probably end up okay.
Katha Pollitt
Donald Rumsfeld’s Memoir

Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Dishonoring Reagan

The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.
Alexander Cockburn
The Dying Swan: On Jennifer Homans

Jennifer Homans thinks ballet is dying, its masters dead and gone. But ballet, which exists in time and leaves no record, is always dying.
Marina Harss
Crooked Sticks: On Utopianism

At the utopian community of Fruitlands, vegetables were not only eaten. They were also imitated.
Brenda Wineapple
Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco

Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco reduce the artistic gesture to the smallest effective intervention into reality.
Barry Schwabsky
Turning Oil Into Water

After a plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica ran aground, the Saudis used their oil wealth to build desalination plants for watering their desert kingdom.
Frederick Deknatel
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Letters

Letters

Our Readers and Dan Kaufman

Crossword

Puzzle No. 1621

This puzzle originally appeared in the February 28, 2011
Frank W. Lewis

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February 28, 2011 Teaching Guide

Feature

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.

As a mentoring program shows, the arc of a child’s life can be altered by a single stable adult.

The mayor’s company created a “coalition” to promote its interests in the Comcast-NBC merger, proving itself an agile peddler of influence in Washington.

Editorial

Will Obama follow Washington tradition by undermining the protests in the name of “stability”? Or will he practices what he preaches and stand with protesters?

Protesters in Egypt all agree on one thing: Mubarak must go.

John Nichols on the AOL/Huffington Post merger, Ari Berman on the Democratic Leadership Council’s demise and Riddhi Shah on invisible government benefits

The uprising in Egypt is a rare opportunity to support democracy without imperialism. Will Obama take the chance?

Congressman Peter King’s dark fantasies about American Muslims are intruding on reality.

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Column

The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.

Whether you’re a tiger mother, a soccer mom, a helicopter parent or something else, if you’re not in poverty, then your kids will probably end up okay.

Books & the Arts

The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.

Jennifer Homans thinks ballet is dying, its masters dead and gone. But ballet, which exists in time and leaves no record, is always dying.

At the utopian community of Fruitlands, vegetables were not only eaten. They were also imitated.

Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco reduce the artistic gesture to the smallest effective intervention into reality.

After a plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica ran aground, the Saudis used their oil wealth to build desalination plants for watering their desert kingdom.

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

Letters

Crossword

This puzzle originally appeared in the February 28, 2011