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December 22, 2008 Issue - 16 Articles- Letters, p. 2
Editorials & Comment
- After Mumbai, p. 3
- Ending the Mindset, p. 4
- Noted, p. 5
- Deadline Poet
Calvin Trillin
, p. 6 Bush Labor Department Hurries to Change Toxic Substance Rules...
- India's Muslims
Barbara Crossette
, pp. 6-7 - Trading Partners
John Nichols
, p. 8 Columns
- Beat the Devil
Alexander Cockburn
, p. 9 Shibboleth!
- Subject to Debate
Katha Pollitt
, p. 10 Barack Obama, Feminist in Chief?
Articles
- Obama's Afghan Dilemma
Robert Dreyfuss
, pp. 11-16 Can he succeed by scaling down Bush's rhetoric, negotiating---and adding troops?
- Who Are the Taliban?
Anand Gopal
, pp. 17-19 The movement is a mix of nationalists, Islamists and bandits
- The Battle for Human Rights
Barbara Crossette
, pp. 20-34 A clash of visions between North and South
Books & the Arts
- Jarring Bottles
Arthur C. Danto
, pp. 35-37 -
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Trilling's Sandbags (2 Reviews) Stefan Collini
, pp. 38-42 The Liberal Imagination, by Lionel Trilling
- The Liberal Imagination by Lionel Trilling
- The Journey Abandoned by Lionel Trilling and Geraldine Murphy
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Films: Epic Moments (3 Reviews) Stuart Klawans
, pp. 43-48 Milk (2008 Film), by Gus Van Sant
- Milk (2008 Film) by Gus Van Sant
- Australia (2008 Film) by Baz Luhrmann
- Wendy and Lucy (2008 Film) by Kelly Reichardt
- Cover Design
Gene Case and Stephen Kling