December 19, 2005 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- Anatomy of a Victory, p. 3
- The Abramoff Effect
  John Nichols
  , pp. 4-5
- The War on Al Jazeera
  Jeremy Scahill
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , pp. 6-7
  Reprensible
- Taking Liberties
  David Cole
  , pp. 8-9
  Post-9/11 Shell Game
- In Fact..., pp. 10-11
- Comix Nation
  Rick Meyerowitz
  , p. 12
  Dr. Bird Says
- Diary of a Mad Law Professor
  Patricia J. Williams
  , p. 13
  Killing the Messenger
- The Liberal Media
  Eric Alterman
  , p. 14
  The Putsch at Public Broadcasting
- Can the Democrats Win the Ground War at Home?
  Christopher Hayes
  , pp. 15-20
  They'll have to expand grassroots organizing---and democratize their own politics
- Titans of Trash
  Heather Rogers
  , pp. 21-22
  The garbage industry rolls out ever more hazardous ways of disposing of our waste
- The Iraq Index
  John S. Friedman
  , pp. 23-25
  The toll---so far---of a war that refuses to end
- Overcoming Apartheid
  Jonathan Kozol
  , pp. 26-30
  Segregation is not inevitable. Where there's political will, schools are diverse
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  The Chosen People (2 Reviews)
  Daniel Lazare
  , pp. 31-35
  The Jewish Century, by Yuri Slezkine
  1. The Jewish Century by Yuri Slezkine
  2. A History of the Jews in the Modern World by Howard M. Sachar
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  Letter of the Law (Review)
  Jack Rakove
  , pp. 36-38
  America's Constitution: A Biography, by Akhil Reed Amar
  1. America's Constitution: A Biography by Akhil Reed Amar
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  Nancy Has Two Mommies (Review)
  Brenda Wineapple
  , pp. 39-40
  Girl Sleuth, by Melanie Rehak
  1. Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak
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  In Our Orbit (Review) , pp. 41-48
  And They All Sang, by Studs Terkel
  1. And They All Sang by Studs Terkel
- Cover
  Gene Case and Stephen Kling