Obama's Afghan Dilemma
Robert Dreyfuss : Obama calls Afghanistan "the right war." But sending more US troops into the quagmire will only make the crisis worse.
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Alexander Cockburn on moral responsibility, Calvin Trillin on Bush, Stuart Klawans on Milk, Australia and Wendy and Lucy
Articles
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Who Are the Taliban?
Anand Gopal : Who, exactly, are the Taliban? It's clear Afghan insurgents are far from monolithic.
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The Battle for Human Rights
Barbara Crossette : Which idea of human rights will prevail: Western notions of freedom from fear or poorer nations' insistence on freedom from want?
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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After Mumbai
: There is no military solution to the crisis in South Asia. It falls to Barack Obama to create a new path out of the deepening Afghan-Pakistan crisis.
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Ending the Mindset
: Dissenting views on Iraq and Afghanistan will have to come not from the hawkish national security team, but from outside Washington, and from Obama himself.
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Noted.
: Wal-Mart's toxic workplace; higher ed takes a hit; the right-wing blame game.
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India's Muslims
Barbara Crossette : The deep grievances of marginalized Indian Muslims are a source of major societal rifts, exacerbated by the anti-Muslim propaganda of Hindu fundamentalists.
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Trading Partners
John Nichols : Xavier Becerra, Obama's pick for US trade representative, could bring the change working people here and abroad can believe in.
Reviews
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art
Jarring Bottles
Arthur C. Danto : The paintings of Giorgio Morandi render new meaning to the term natura morta.
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book
Trilling's Sandbags
Stefan Collini : Re-reading a literary critic who regarded intelligence as a moral imperative.
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film
Epic Moments
Stuart Klawans : Gus Van Sant's Milk, Baz Luhrmann's Australia, Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Bush Labor Department Hurries to Change Toxic Substance Rules Before Obama Takes Office
Calvin Trillin : White House duck vs. the coal-mine canary.
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BEAT THE DEVIL
Shibboleth!
Alexander Cockburn : Why is it so hard for lawmakers, media and moguls to take moral responsibility?
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
Barack Obama, Feminist in Chief?
Katha Pollitt : Obama should make gender equality a keystone of his presidency--and the economic stimulus is a great place to start.
Crossword
Web
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Blagojevich Wiretap Re-enactment
The Rachel Maddow Show : Perhaps Rod Blagojevich's profanity-laced tirades only sound incriminating on paper. Maddow puts this theory to the test.
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The Imperial Transition
Tom Engelhardt : Obama's transition is the earliest, biggest, fastest, best organized and most efficient on record. But has the media failed to see the larger architecture of this moment, and what it portends for the presidency to come?
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United Electric Worker Speaks Out
Grit TV : A labor organizer from Chicago sheds light on the ongoing protest for wages owed to Republic Windows and Doors workers.
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TruthDig
Socialism for the Rich
Robert Scheer : Two presidents named Bush--aided by Bill Clinton--brought corporate socialism to America. Getting out of the mess they make requires much more than bailouts.
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Building for the Future
Supriya Pillai : An activist calls for engaging youth in political life beyond the election.
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Blackwater Indicted
Democracy Now : Five Blackwater security guards are charged for their role in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill weighs in.
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Greece in Flames, Again
Maria Margaronis : The police shooting of a boy in Greece has unleashed the fury of a lost generation of youth and the seething resentment of a society betrayed by a corrupt and incompetent government.
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Iraq Interrogator Slams Torture
The Daily Show : Matthew Alexander, an Air Force vet and interrogator based in Iraq, tells Jon Stewart he's "never seen coercive methods pay off."
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Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater
Jeremy Scahill : Federal charges are filed against Blackwater guards accused of killing and maiming Iraqi civilians. But the company continues to operate in Iraq and its executives escape scrutiny.
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Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : Can the people who broke the banking system fix it? And is there a way taxpayers could save Motor City while making it green?
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Here Comes Hillary
Saturday Night Live : Amy Poehler's version of Clinton muses, "Would you rather fix the economy or travel the globe? Point Hillary!"
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Chavismo Takes a Hit
Alexander Cuadros : Venezuela's poor have seen life improve under Hugo Chávez. But opposition gains in regional elections signal corruption, and crumbling public services have taken their toll on his popularity.
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The Right Stimulus
VideoNation : Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses strategies for Obama to rebuild the public infrastructure and rethink the stimulus package so Wall Street isn't the only recipient.
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Southpaw
Burress Shooting: Cue the Hypocrites
Dave Zirin : His NFL career shot to pieces for a stupid stunt with a gun, Plaxico Burress now becomes the latest athlete everyone loves to hate.
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Listening to Odetta
Bruce Shapiro : Her voice a force of nature and her theatrical sense undimmed, Odetta-made music of extraordinary compassion, intuition and grace.
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