February 23, 2009 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- Don't Escalate in Afghanistan, pp. 3-4
- 100 Days
  Christopher Hayes
  , p. 5
  Biden v. Summers
- Noted, p. 5
- France in the Streets
  Marc Perelman
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , p. 6
  Incentives
- 'Retire Bush' Contest Winner
  Edward Sorel
  , p. 7
- Beat the Devil
  Alexander Cockburn
  , p. 8
  Auguries in the Dawn of Obama-Time
- Subject to Debate
  Katha Pollitt
  , p. 9
  The Kindness of Strangers
- Lookout
  Naomi Klein
  , p. 10
  All of Them Must Go
- Jobless in America
  Nicholas von Hoffman
  , pp. 11-17
  Letters from the forgotten unemployed
- The People's Sheriff of Chicago
  John Conroy
  , pp. 18-19
  A protest compels Cook County's Tom Dart to suspend foreclosure evictions
- Toxic Coal in Tennessee
  John Conroy
  , pp. 20-22
  The Tennessee Valley Authority is a poster child for the failures of self-regulation
- Mail Matters
  Richard R. John
  , pp. 23-24
  Postal policies favor junk mailers and big media over political opinion journals
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  Crash Landings (Review)
  Bernard Avishai
  , pp. 25-27
  The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, by Paul Krugman
  1. The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman
- Dust in a Word
  Clark Coolidge
  , pp. 28-30
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  Happy Thoughts! (Review)
  Jordan Davis
  , pp. 31-33
  The Golden Age of Paraphernalia, by Kevin Davies
  1. The Golden Age of Paraphernalia by Kevin Davies
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  Films: Waste Management (Review)
  Stuart Klawans
  , pp. 34-40
  Gomorrah (2008 Film), by Matteo Garrone
  1. Gomorrah (2008 Film) by Matteo Garrone
- Cover Design
  Gene Case and Stephen Kling