November 17, 2008

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Feature

Election Protection is Working

It’s clear that efforts to protect voters rights are working this time–in Virginia, Florida and Ohio.
Andrew Gumbel
YouTubing the Election

In America’s first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people–not campaigns or the news media–grabbed most of the attention
Ari Melber
The People’s Art Comes Out For Obama

This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.
Lucas Mann
Virginia: The New Florida?

More than two dozen polling places are reported close to a standstill as record numbers of voters cast ballots in this crucial swing state.
Andrew Gumbel
This Election’s In Your Hands

The only one way Tuesday’s vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.
Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis
Democrats Abroad Cast Their Votes

Energized by Obama’s candidacy, expatriate Americans are voting in record numbers this year.
Christopher Lisotta
Peaceful Revolution in Maldives

An island nation long gripped by authoritarianism votes for democracy–and wins.
Barbara Crossette
Foreclosed: The George W. Bush Story

The property is worth a lot less than when he took ownership in 2000, and the world is far more dangerous place. Now it’s up to the rest of us to clean up the mess.
Tom Engelhardt
Women’s Choice at Risk on Election Day

Attorney Sarah Weddington discusses the impact this election could have on reproductive rights.
Reeve Hamilton
Political Haiku Winners

From the thousands of politicized poets who submitted election-themed verse to People for the American Way’s haiku contest, here are the winners.
Erica Landau
Slouching Towards Bankruptcy

GM is banking on a merger that may threaten the company and its workers’ survival.
The Nation
Invest in Innovation

The US economy rewarded the finance industry at the expense of our most creative problem-solvers. We need an innovation revival to grow our way back to health.
James S. Henry and Jim Manzi
Web Puts Dog-Whistle Politics on a Leash

Self-appointed Internet cops are forcing accountability for the dirtiest tricks in politics.
Ari Melber
The Road to Socialism?

Contrary to what you may have heard from John McCain, there’s a long way to go.
Philip Green
Father d’Escoto’s United Nations

The General Assembly’s new president is a champion for the world’s most dispossessed.
Barbara Crossette
Establishment Disorder

Obama must decide between small-bore reforms and a far more ambitious agenda to remake the economy.
William Greider
Working Together for a Green New Deal

Wise, compassionate forces from civil society must join green business to change our politics.
Van Jones

Editorial

Obama’s Dream Team

A fantasy lineup of progressive advisors to help the next president end war, repair alliances and rebuild the economy.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nairobi: Euphoria and Questions

A nation riven by differences marvels at his message of civility and inclusion. Yet there is some worry about an Obama administration’s policies on Africa.
Karen Rothmyer
Paris: ‘America is Back’

People here are looking in wonderment at the culture that produced Obama and at the people who put him in the White House. In short, they’re looking at us.
Jordan Stancil
London: A Sense that the Nightmare is Over

When the votes were finally counted, Europe’s wish to usher George W. Bush into the dustbin of history made for widespread jubilation.
Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
Rahm Emanuel: Face of Change?

Clinton’s NAFTA-backing insider is in the running for Obama chief of staff.
John Nichols
UN: Hope that America Rejoins the World

Quiet relief, an undercurrent of caution and hope for a new approach to human rights, the environment and the problems of the poor.
Barbara Crossette
President Obama: This Proud Moment

Against all odds, Obama persuaded a majority of Americans to believe in their own better natures. By electing him, the people helped make it true.
William Greider
Studs Terkel: Vigilant Optimist

Studs Terkel always stood for the radical idea of the long memory. Telling the stories of our times, he remained to the end a vigilant optimist about civil rights and social progress.
Bruce Shapiro
Studs Terkel: The Power of His Prose

He was our Boswell, our Whitman, our Sandburg. He could get people to open up and share their innermost thoughts and dreams.
Dennis Kucinich
End the ‘Voter Fraud’ Debate

Fight the conservative bogeyman of voter fraud by supporting a system of universal voter registration.
Joel Barkin and Christian Smith-Socaris
Vermont v. Bush

Charlotte Dennett is running for Vermont attorney general on a platform that includes not letting George W. Bush get away with murder.
John Nichols
Wanted: A Climate Bailout

The United States and the world need to launch a climate rescue plan that’s at least as ambitious as the Wall Street bailout.
Mark Hertsgaard
Noted.

John Nichols on problematic pardons, Sarah H. Arnold on debate protesters.
The Editors
We’re All Minskyites Now

Lessons from a free-market critic on the contradictions of economic crisis.
Robert Pollin
The Marathon Man

Ralph Nader is a man of political substance trapped in an era of easy lies.
William Greider
Why We Vote

To change the country, to make our voices heard and, most of all, to declare that we are all in this together.
The Editors
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Column

Morning Again in America

Goodbye, Pax Americana–and all the neoconservative economic and political ideologies that have dominated our public life.
Robert Scheer
The Bailout: Bush’s Final Pillage

Brace yourself for a final, frantic stripping of public wealth as the Bush regime goes out the door.
Naomi Klein
A Liberal Supermajority (Finally) Finds Its Voice

All evidence to the contrary, mainstream media continue to frame election issues with discredited right-wing assumptions.
Eric Alterman
Sarah Palin’s Bubble Deflates Just as Her Clothing Bills Arrive

All dressed up with no place to go.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

The Idiocrats

Why do Internet boosters continue to confuse social networking with art?
Alexander Provan
Studs Terkel: Vigilant Optimist

Studs Terkel always stood for the radical idea of the long memory. Telling the stories of our times, he remained to the end a vigilant optimist about civil rights and social progress.
Bruce Shapiro
Studs Terkel: The Power of His Prose

He was our Boswell, our Whitman, our Sandburg. He could get people to open up and share their innermost thoughts and dreams.
Dennis Kucinich
Back Talk: Kelly Link

The novelist and publisher discusses zombies, teen romance and her reaction to being labeled a “New Weird” writer.
Christine Smallwood
Hooked: Bottomless Appetites and Overfished Seas

Three new books chronicle our wanton depletion of ocean life.
Emily Biuso
The Horror of Dirt: Virginia Woolf and Her Servants

Upstairs and downstairs with Virginia, Vanessa and the Bloomsbury set.
Elaine Blair
Lullaby: Susan Stewart’s Red Rover

In language stark and plain as hymns, Susan Stewart explores our insatiable desire to find meaning in remembrance.
Ange Mlinko
Manifesto

Elaine Equi
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Letters

Letters

China’s Confucian Revival
Dent, Minn.
Our Readers , Daniel Lazare and Orville Schell

Crossword

Crossword Classic #24

From the March 27, 1948, issue.
Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 3144

ACROSS

1 and 4 Two things a lineman must be able to do with hoisting equipment. (5,3,6)
Frank W. Lewis

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November 17, 2008

Feature

It’s clear that efforts to protect voters rights are working this time–in Virginia, Florida and Ohio.

In America’s first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people–not campaigns or the news media–grabbed most of the attention

This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.

More than two dozen polling places are reported close to a standstill as record numbers of voters cast ballots in this crucial swing state.

The only one way Tuesday’s vote will be protected is if citizens show up at the polls with cameras, note pads, cell phones and lawyers.

Energized by Obama’s candidacy, expatriate Americans are voting in record numbers this year.

An island nation long gripped by authoritarianism votes for democracy–and wins.

The property is worth a lot less than when he took ownership in 2000, and the world is far more dangerous place. Now it’s up to the rest of us to clean up the mess.

Attorney Sarah Weddington discusses the impact this election could have on reproductive rights.

From the thousands of politicized poets who submitted election-themed verse to People for the American Way’s haiku contest, here are the winners.

GM is banking on a merger that may threaten the company and its workers’ survival.

The US economy rewarded the finance industry at the expense of our most creative problem-solvers. We need an innovation revival to grow our way back to health.

Self-appointed Internet cops are forcing accountability for the dirtiest tricks in politics.

Contrary to what you may have heard from John McCain, there’s a long way to go.

The General Assembly’s new president is a champion for the world’s most dispossessed.

Obama must decide between small-bore reforms and a far more ambitious agenda to remake the economy.

Wise, compassionate forces from civil society must join green business to change our politics.

Editorial

A fantasy lineup of progressive advisors to help the next president end war, repair alliances and rebuild the economy.

A nation riven by differences marvels at his message of civility and inclusion. Yet there is some worry about an Obama administration’s policies on Africa.

People here are looking in wonderment at the culture that produced Obama and at the people who put him in the White House. In short, they’re looking at us.

When the votes were finally counted, Europe’s wish to usher George W. Bush into the dustbin of history made for widespread jubilation.

Clinton’s NAFTA-backing insider is in the running for Obama chief of staff.

Quiet relief, an undercurrent of caution and hope for a new approach to human rights, the environment and the problems of the poor.

Against all odds, Obama persuaded a majority of Americans to believe in their own better natures. By electing him, the people helped make it true.

Studs Terkel always stood for the radical idea of the long memory. Telling the stories of our times, he remained to the end a vigilant optimist about civil rights and social progress.

He was our Boswell, our Whitman, our Sandburg. He could get people to open up and share their innermost thoughts and dreams.

Fight the conservative bogeyman of voter fraud by supporting a system of universal voter registration.

Charlotte Dennett is running for Vermont attorney general on a platform that includes not letting George W. Bush get away with murder.

The United States and the world need to launch a climate rescue plan that’s at least as ambitious as the Wall Street bailout.

John Nichols on problematic pardons, Sarah H. Arnold on debate protesters.

Lessons from a free-market critic on the contradictions of economic crisis.

Ralph Nader is a man of political substance trapped in an era of easy lies.

To change the country, to make our voices heard and, most of all, to declare that we are all in this together.

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Column

Goodbye, Pax Americana–and all the neoconservative economic and political ideologies that have dominated our public life.

Brace yourself for a final, frantic stripping of public wealth as the Bush regime goes out the door.

All evidence to the contrary, mainstream media continue to frame election issues with discredited right-wing assumptions.

All dressed up with no place to go.

Books & the Arts

Why do Internet boosters continue to confuse social networking with art?

Studs Terkel always stood for the radical idea of the long memory. Telling the stories of our times, he remained to the end a vigilant optimist about civil rights and social progress.

He was our Boswell, our Whitman, our Sandburg. He could get people to open up and share their innermost thoughts and dreams.

The novelist and publisher discusses zombies, teen romance and her reaction to being labeled a “New Weird” writer.

Three new books chronicle our wanton depletion of ocean life.

Upstairs and downstairs with Virginia, Vanessa and the Bloomsbury set.

In language stark and plain as hymns, Susan Stewart explores our insatiable desire to find meaning in remembrance.

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

Letters

China’s Confucian Revival Dent, Minn.

China’s Confucian Revival
Dent, Minn.