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Editorial
The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs
Paul Ryan’s poverty plan uses old tricks to make deep cuts.
Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
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Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment
In remarks made at a secret Koch donor conference and leaked to The Nation, the Senate minority leader doubles down on obstructionism and crony capitalism.
The Editors
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Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq
If we don’t act now, constitutional restraints on presidential warmaking will be eviscerated.
Robert Naiman
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Will Scotland Choose Independence?
Fed up with Thatcherite and New Labour politics, Scots have grown farther apart from their southern neighbors.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Column
Why Firing David Gregory Won’t Change ‘Meet the Press’
The Sunday classic is chasing ratings off a cliff.
Eric Alterman
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Books & the Arts
A Long Series of Uncertainties
Trials and tribulations along the migrant trail from Central America to the United States.
Adam Goodman
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Jokowi’s Way
Can Indonesia’s charismatic new president solve the slow-burning crises of the world’s third-largest democracy?
Thomas Meaney and Saskia Schäfer
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Ferguson’s Anthem
How “Fuck the Police” came to narrate the town’s humiliations and violations.
Joshua Clover
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Letters
Letters
Richmond, a work in progress… romancing Palestine… porking the wuzzle… FSM 50th anniversary…
Our Readers and Steve Early
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3335
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto