August 27, 2007 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- Things Fall Apart, p. 3
- Funding Higher Ed
  Anya Kamenetz
  , p. 4
- Farm Bill Showdown
  John Nichols
  , p. 5
- Rupert Gets His Wish
  Robert Grossman
  , p. 5
- Sacco & Vanzetti Today
  Moshik Temkin
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , pp. 6-9
  Disappointment in Iowa
- Beat the Devil
  Alexander Cockburn
  , p. 10
  How the Democrats Blew It...
- Subject to Debate
  Katha Pollitt
  , p. 11
  Who's Sorry Now?
- Diary of a Man Law Professor
  Patricia J. Williams
  , p. 12
  The Protect Alberto Gonzales Act of 2207
- The NAFTA Superhighway
  Christopher Hayes
  , pp. 13-21
  It's big. It's scary. But is it real?
- The Diana/Whore Complex
  Lakshmi Chaudhry
  , pp. 22-25
  Lovelorn stars are out. Today's celebs are prized for their bad behavior
- Hillary's Labor Gambit
  Ari Berman
  , pp. 26-28
  Senator Clinton has a pro-worker voting record. So why are unionists skeptical?
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  Stars and Bars (5 Reviews)
  Daniel Lazare
  , pp. 29-31
  Five Books on Imprisonment
  1. American Furies by Sasha Abramsky
  2. Punishment and Inequality in America by Bruce Western
  3. Marked by Devah Pager
  4. Locked Out by Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen
  5. The Prison and the Gallows by Marie Gottschalk
- From "The Larger Nature"
  Pam Rehm
  , pp. 32-35
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  Spirited Away (2 Reviews)
  Thomas Laqueur
  , pp. 36-41
  Phantasmagoria, by Marina Warner
  1. Phantasmagoria by Marina Warner
  2. Muses, Madmen, and Prophets by Daniel B. Smith
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  Films: Spy Games (2 Reviews)
  Stuart Klawans
  , pp. 42-48
  The Bourne Ultimatum (2007 Film), by Paul Greengrass
  1. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007 Film) by Paul Greengrass
  2. The Simpsons Movie (2007 Film) by David Silverman
- Cover design
  Gene Case and Stephen Kling