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Greece in Meltdown

In less than two years, Athens has changed from a reasonably prosperous capital to a broken city.

Maria Margaronis

America’s Fossil Fuel Fever

Costly technologies have opened up new sources in the Western Hemisphere—but they pose immense environmental dangers.

Michael T. Klare

Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’

The transition to a low-carbon future is ambitious and, so far, has been remarkably smooth.

Paul Hockenos

Duvalier and Haiti’s Triple Threat

Why was Baby Doc able to return after decades of exile and evade justice, despite his crimes?

Amy Wilentz

Jeremy Lin Inspires a Nation

The NBA point-guard phenom has sparked a national discussion about racism against Asian-Americans.
 

Dave Zirin

The Failure of Austerity

The eurocrisis fully exposes the folly of deficit mania in a time of recession. So why are the GOP candidates still oblivious?

The Editors

The GOP Theo-Cons Hop on Board the Crazy Train

Attacks on church-state separation by Romney, Gingrich and Santorum reflect the growing power in the party of religious extremists.

John Nichols

Noted

Umar Farooq on NYPD spying, Victor Navasky on Italy’s Il Manifesto, Ruth Baldwin on Anthony Shadid and Jen Marlowe on supporting the family of Troy Davis

Various Contributors

The Man Behind Ron Paul

Why does 76 percent of the civil libertarian’s Super PAC money come from billionaire Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Technologies helps the government spy on citizens?
 

Mark Ames

Genocide on Trial in Guatemala

Finally, after years of persistent effort by courageous women activists, one of the world’s most brutal dictators has been indicted.

Laura Carlsen

I Thought That I Would Never See a Pol Who Loved the Height of Trees

Calvin Trillin

Right-Wing Racism: Past, Present—and Future

The GOP panders to racists, and liberals are blamed for a “neurotic” obsession with race.

Eric Alterman

Duvalier and Haiti’s Triple Threat

Why was Baby Doc able to return after decades of exile and evade justice, despite his crimes?

Amy Wilentz

Life After Merce

Can the work of Merce Cunningham survive his death and the closing of his dance company?

Marina Harss

Of Deserts and Promised Lands: The Dream of Global Justice

Jenny Martinez and Kathryn Sikkink offer conflicting histories of the ascendency of international courts.

Samuel Moyn

How to Watch a Police Beating

Drew Gardner

A Man Escaped

Jafar Panahi’s This Is Not a Film; Kimi Takesue’s Where Are You Taking Me?; Manfred Kirchheimer’s Art Is…The Permanent Revolution

Stuart Klawans

Letters

Do justices feel shame?—the Met found wanting—can Congress feel our pain?—eyewitnesses: not 20/20—a reviewed author objects—Rainbow Rowell’s welfare essay
 

Our Readers and Caleb Crain

Puzzle No. 3229

And check out Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad, just starting this week!

 

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto