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Feature

A Devil’s Bargain

The United States may well have its way and exclude Venezuela from the UN Security Council, in retribution for Hugo Chávez’s diabolical roast of George W. Bush. But doesn’t the world have larger issues to worry about?
Ian Williams
Netroots Challenge Dems’ Electoral Strategy

Democratic House candidates who once were long shots now have a crack at winning. Will party power-brokers lend them a hand?

Ari Melber
Google, YouTube and You

The Google/YouTube merger is not just a big media deal: It’s the leading edge of a data-driven marketing system that will follow our every move and immerse us in interactive marketing messages.
Jeffrey Chester
The Coming Gay Republican Purge

How will the GOP woo back values voters after the Foley scandal? How about a purge of gay Republicans in Congress? That’s the Rev. Don Wildmon’s idea.
Max Blumenthal
Needed: A New Security Plan

The failure of Bush’s foreign policy should open the way for Democrats to present substantial alternatives and rethink what makes us safe. Sadly, that is not happening.
William D. Hartung
Laboring Toward Election Day

Despite the split following the 2004 election, labor groups are gearing up for the November elections like never before.
David Moberg
Pelosi’s Moment

If Democrats take control of the House, they could revitalize national politics by convincing reluctant senators and presidential candidates to embrace a more progressive agenda.
William Greider
Who’s Running Afghan Policy?

Even if the United States has the will to do the hard work necessary to rebuild Afghanistan, there are few signs that senior Administration officials are engaged.
David Corn
Taliban Rising

If the corruption of Karzai’s government is Afghanistan’s new cancer, then the Taliban are increasingly seen as chemotherapy: an unpleasant but necessary remedy.
Christian Parenti

Editorial

Pamuk’s Prize

If Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is a political writer, it is by virtue of his sympathy for what is old and faded, for what no longer matters, or what never did.
Maria Margaronis
Microcredit, Macro Issues

The Swedish Academy bestowed this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit. It’s easy to believe Yunus’s low-interest loans to the poor are a silver bullet against global economic injustice. But it’s not that simple.
Walden Bello
Greasing the Skids

OK, market forces control oil prices. But market forces–with a lot of push from Republicans–are driving down the price of gas. And you can be sure they’ll rise again after the election.
Nomi Prins
Israel’s Cassandra

If Israel is to fulfill the Zionist vision of being a state like any other, it must take responsibility for the ever-more explosive Middle East.
Arno Mayer
Anna Politkovskaya

The killing of Anna Politkovskaya has rallied her journalistic colleagues and fellow citizens in a way few other recent events have.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ban’s First Challenge?

South Korea’s quiet-spoken and principled Ban Ki-moon, who has just been nominated to replace Kofi Annan as the UN Secretary General, may find it difficult to confront US unilateralism.
Ian Williams
Bush Busts Unions

Bush’s NLRB has redefined what it means to be a supervisor, and as a result some 8 million healthcare, construction and manufacturing workers no longer have the right to organize. Labor plans to fight back.
The Editors
Shock Waves From Kilju

A forgetful world was reminded this week that Kim Jong Il now holds in his hand the same pitiless weapon possessed by a growing number of nations.
Jonathan Schell
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Column

The Killing Fields of Iraq

The carnage the US has visited upon Iraq in the name of fighting terror has taken more than 600,000 lives. We are not building democracy, we are creating mayhem.
Robert Scheer
Escape From Iraq

Bring back Saddam. Spring him from the slammer and put the old dictator back to work. Otherwise, we’re never gonna get out of Iraq.
Nicholas von Hoffman
No ‘Comments’

How can the MSM maintain they hold themselves to higher standards than the Drudge-driven political blogosphere when they ape its most irresponsible practices?
Eric Alterman
Warlords of the First Amendment

A right-wing radio host on the vanguard of the English Only movement provides a platform for religious crazies to keep them from ruining the funeral of murdered Amish girls.
Patricia J. Williams
As Denny Hastert Stumbles Through an Array of Denials That He Knew About Mark Foley’s Behavior and Did Nothing About It

What makes you think he knows anything?
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Legal Legacy

Four new books explore the impact of Bush appointees on the newly politicized Supreme Court and the power they wield over our public and private lives.
Herman Schwartz
My Friend, the Enemy

Sandy Tolan’s The Lemon Tree is a novelistic account of two intertwined lives, one Palestinian and one Jewish, and a house with two histories.
Roane Carey
Whose Art Is It Anyway?

Two books on art controversies and arts funding in America explore how and when taxpayer money can be used to support public art.
Peter Plagens
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Letters

Letters

THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

Portland, Ore.
Trudy Lieberman , Our Readers and Max Blumenthal

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October 30, 2006

Feature

The United States may well have its way and exclude Venezuela from the UN Security Council, in retribution for Hugo Chávez’s diabolical roast of George W. Bush. But doesn’t the world have larger issues to worry about?

Democratic House candidates who once were long shots now have a crack at winning. Will party power-brokers lend them a hand?

The Google/YouTube merger is not just a big media deal: It’s the leading edge of a data-driven marketing system that will follow our every move and immerse us in interactive marketing messages.

How will the GOP woo back values voters after the Foley scandal? How about a purge of gay Republicans in Congress? That’s the Rev. Don Wildmon’s idea.

The failure of Bush’s foreign policy should open the way for Democrats to present substantial alternatives and rethink what makes us safe. Sadly, that is not happening.

Despite the split following the 2004 election, labor groups are gearing up for the November elections like never before.

If Democrats take control of the House, they could revitalize national politics by convincing reluctant senators and presidential candidates to embrace a more progressive agenda.

Even if the United States has the will to do the hard work necessary to rebuild Afghanistan, there are few signs that senior Administration officials are engaged.

If the corruption of Karzai’s government is Afghanistan’s new cancer, then the Taliban are increasingly seen as chemotherapy: an unpleasant but necessary remedy.

Editorial

If Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is a political writer, it is by virtue of his sympathy for what is old and faded, for what no longer matters, or what never did.

The Swedish Academy bestowed this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit. It’s easy to believe Yunus’s low-interest loans to the poor are a silver bullet against global economic injustice. But it’s not that simple.

OK, market forces control oil prices. But market forces–with a lot of push from Republicans–are driving down the price of gas. And you can be sure they’ll rise again after the election.

If Israel is to fulfill the Zionist vision of being a state like any other, it must take responsibility for the ever-more explosive Middle East.

The killing of Anna Politkovskaya has rallied her journalistic colleagues and fellow citizens in a way few other recent events have.

South Korea’s quiet-spoken and principled Ban Ki-moon, who has just been nominated to replace Kofi Annan as the UN Secretary General, may find it difficult to confront US unilateralism.

Bush’s NLRB has redefined what it means to be a supervisor, and as a result some 8 million healthcare, construction and manufacturing workers no longer have the right to organize. Labor plans to fight back.

A forgetful world was reminded this week that Kim Jong Il now holds in his hand the same pitiless weapon possessed by a growing number of nations.

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Column

The carnage the US has visited upon Iraq in the name of fighting terror has taken more than 600,000 lives. We are not building democracy, we are creating mayhem.

Bring back Saddam. Spring him from the slammer and put the old dictator back to work. Otherwise, we’re never gonna get out of Iraq.

How can the MSM maintain they hold themselves to higher standards than the Drudge-driven political blogosphere when they ape its most irresponsible practices?

A right-wing radio host on the vanguard of the English Only movement provides a platform for religious crazies to keep them from ruining the funeral of murdered Amish girls.

What makes you think he knows anything?

Books & the Arts

Four new books explore the impact of Bush appointees on the newly politicized Supreme Court and the power they wield over our public and private lives.

Sandy Tolan’s The Lemon Tree is a novelistic account of two intertwined lives, one Palestinian and one Jewish, and a house with two histories.

Two books on art controversies and arts funding in America explore how and when taxpayer money can be used to support public art.

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

Letters

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