June 16, 2008 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- A Progressive Push, p. 3
- Obama's Choice
  Bob Moser
  , p. 4
- Noted, p. 5
- The 'FCC-Word'
  Garrett Epps
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , pp. 6-7
  McCain and Lobbyists
- Comix Nation
  Robert Grossman
  , p. 8
- Diary of a Mad Law Professor
  Patricia J. Williams
  , p. 9
  Character Assassinations
- The Liberal Media
  Eric Alterman
  , p. 10
  Say It Ain't So, Joe
- Who'll Unplug Big Media? Stay Tuned
  Robert McChesney and John Nichols
  , pp. 11-16
  The media reform movement has made inroads---but there's a long way to go
- Labor's Growing Pains
  Esther Kaplan
  , pp. 17-23
  SEIU battles the California nurses---and dissidents within its own ranks
- Mr. Lessig Goes to Washington
  Christopher Hayes
  , pp. 24-31
  The man who inspired the "free culture" movement takes on money in politics
- Letter from Lille: Echoes of '68
  Marc Perelman
  , pp. 32-35
  France has by far the most vibrant revolutionary left in Western Europe
- Translating Our Bodies, Ourselves
  Linda Gordon
  , pp. 36-38
  The feminist health manual's message has evolved as its impact has spread
- Adams Ribbed
  Nicholas Guyatt
  , pp. 39-43
- My So-Called Independents
  Heather Hendershot
  , pp. 44-47
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  Things Fall Apart (2 Reviews)
  Fatema Ahmed
  , pp. 48-50
  Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, by Patrick Hamilton
  1. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton
  2. The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton
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  Films: Twilights (3 Reviews)
  Stuart Klawans
  , pp. 51-53
  Speed Racer (2008 Film), by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
  1. Speed Racer (2008 Film) by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
  2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008 Film) by Steven Spielberg
  3. The Edge of Heaven (2007 Film) by Fatih Akin
- Back Talk
  Billy Bragg
  , pp. 54-56
- Cover Design
  Gene Case and Stephen Kling