October 8, 2007 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- The Crisis of the Republic
  Jonathan Schell
  , pp. 3-4
  Taking Power
- Politicize the War
  Christopher Hayes
  , p. 5
- Let the Chips Fall...
  Trudy Lieberman
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , p. 6
  Bush on Iraq
- The Richardson Surge
  John Nichols
  , p. 7
- Beat the Devil
  Alexander Cockburn
  , p. 8
  Fidel, You Got the Wrong Conspiracy
- Subject to Debate
  Katha Pollitt
  , p. 9
  Poverty Is Hazardous to Your Health
- Beneath the Radar
  Gary Younge
  , p. 10
  'Jena Is America'
- Olbermann Rules!
  Marvin Kitman
  , pp. 11-15
  Why he's whupping the competition and changing the face of news
- The GOP's Iraq Problem
  Robert Dreyfuss
  , pp. 16-18
  Republicans can block efforts to end the war---but they'll pay a price at the polls
- Had She Lived
  Byron Dobell
  , pp. 19-20
  I had spent the war years in an idyll. She had lived through unimaginable horror
- The High Price of Beauty
  Virginia Sole-Smith
  , pp. 21-24
  For workers, nail salons are a toxic mix of low pay and unregulated products
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  Root and Branch (5 Reviews)
  Ian Hacking
  , pp. 25-29
  Five Books on Evolution
  1. Living with Darwin by Philip Kitcher
  2. In the Beginning by Michael Lienesch
  3. The Edge of Evolution by Michael J. Behe
  4. The Creationists by Ronald L. Numbers
  5. A Religious Orgy in Tennessee by H.L. Mencken
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  Class Acts (Review)
  J. Hoberman
  , pp. 30-31
  Trinity of Passion, by Alan M. Wald
  1. Trinity of Passion by Alan M. Wald
- Abalone
  Jeffrey Yang
  , pp. 32-34
- The Logic of Survival
  Jennifer Moxley
  , pp. 35-40
- Cover art, design
  Robert Grossman, Gene Case, and Stephen Kling