Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?
Lakshmi Chaudhry : The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.
The Editors on Norman Mailer, David Cole on a wayward prosecution, Brian Morton on Roscoe Mitchell.
Articles
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The Optimist
Eyal Press : To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Crisis as Opportunity
: The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?
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Justice Delayed
David Cole : The government's case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activists?
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Carter Speaks His Mind
John Nichols : A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.
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Noted.
: Norman Lear on the WGA picket line, sex and teen delinquency, and the power of Pakistani attorneys.
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Norman Mailer
: Ave atque vale, Aquarius.
Reviews
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book
Rules of the Game
Marcela Valdes : A fresh translation of a Portuguese classic offers a poignant portrait of a country's decline.
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book
Triumph of the Wills
Daniel Brook : A new apologia for Anglo-Saxon noblesse oblige needs a reality check.
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music
Roscoe Mitchell's Wolf Tones
Brian Morton : The subtle sounds of this saxophonist defy definition.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Pat Robertson, Protector of Traditional Family Values, Endorses Rudy Giuliani, a Serial Adulterer...
Calvin Trillin : Why Pat loves Rudy.
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BEAT THE DEVIL
In Transports of Horror and Delight
Alexander Cockburn : On airports Heathrow and De Gaulle, bicycles and trains.
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SUBJECT TO DEBATE
The Atheist's Dilemma
Katha Pollitt : Atheists versus imams? Can't we have more choices?
Web
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TruthDig
Cheering for Ron Paul
Robert Scheer : It takes a libertarian Republican to shame Democrats into acknowledging the true cost of this war for ordinary Americans.
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Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees
Ben Lynfield : Abandoning Israel's longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.
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The Thinking Person's Reader's Digest
Evan Cornog : Lapham's Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.
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Luxury Grub
Barbara Ehrenreich : What's so great about designer chocolate if it's infested with cockroach droppings? As the economic widens, rich and poor still occupy the same food chain.
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As the World Burns
Tom Engelhardt : Uncomfortable questions nobody wants to raise about the worldwide drought.
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Confronting the Global Timber Barons
James North : From a church in a rugged rural parish in Honduras, Father Andres Tamayo leads a grassroots movement to protect dwindling timberlands. Bills introduced in the US Congress might help save the forests.
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Gay Muslims Unveiled in 'Jihad for Love'
Rashi Kesarwani : Parvez Sharma's new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.
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Old McDonald Had a Farm...and He Got Arrested?
David E. Gumpert : As consumers increasingly seek out farmers who raise organic and unpasteurized food, suddenly energized regulators claim they want to "protect" us from pathogens and other dangers. What gives?
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Insecurity Cameras
William Pentland : The more sophisticated security technology becomes in our nation's cities, the more reason privacy activists have to be alarmed.
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What to Do About Campaign Finance Loopholes
Deborah Goldberg : Political reporters are fixated on the candidates' endless money chase and the expected flood of corporate funds into shadow campaigns. But they have forgotten why we care.
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VideoNation: The Cost of War
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Democratic candidates need to make the war as a campaign issue, and hammer away at the staggering economic and human, costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Torture for Dummies
The new attorney general says he doesn't know if waterboarding is torture. Of course it is.
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Trappings of Democracy in Pakistan
Graham Usher : As hopes fade for the rule of law in Pakistan, the Bush Administration signals it will settle for just the trappings of democracy. People are braced for disaster.
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Don't Sell Your Soul
National Service provides service opportunities--and paychecks--to college graduates.
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Taking a Stand?
Lions for Lambs relies on the same oversimplified talking points it condemns.
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Climate Change Power Shift
Anya Kamenetz : Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.
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What Did the US Expect?
What no one seems to be saying is that US dollars are going to help Musharraf repress the Pakistani people.
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Saving Johnny's Lumbar Vertebrae
Pop quiz. How much money do America's public elementary and secondary schools spend each year on textbooks?
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The War Comes Home
Three young Iraq war veterans process their varied experiences before and after the service. What can their reflections tell us about war, peace and ourselves?
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Blackwater's Brothers
Jeremy Scahill : A deepening conflict-of-interest scandal envelops the Krongard brothers--Howard, a State Department official overseeing Blackwater contracts, and his brother Alvin, who has long been cozy with the mercenary firm.
Cover by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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