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  The Missing Debate

  Stephen F. Cohen : Russia

  Why aren't the presidential candidates talking about Moscow's impact on our national security?

• The Counter-Family

  Chris Lehmann : Fiction

  British author Jonathan Coe departs from grand social transformations and turns to the domestic sphere in The Rain Before It Falls.

• Federal Reserve Freakout

  Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy

  The Fed scrambles for solutions to the mortgage meltdown--but saving prudent homeowners also involves bailing out a huge number of wealthy speculators. What good is that?

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  The Age of the Wooden Spoon

  Benjamin Lytal : Fiction

  The radical subjectivity and reckless politics of Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun find new expression in recent English translations and editions.

• Backlash Spectacular

  Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women

  From campus to courtroom, longstanding gains for women are being eroded everywhere you look.

• The Year of the Prisoner

  Alexander Cockburn : Iraq

  Will Bush make America the ultimate POW by launching an attack on Iran?

• Vice President Clinton?

  Nicholas von Hoffman

  Is there a deal in the works for Clinton to be Obama's running mate? If so, it's a really bad idea.

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  Race to the Bottom

  Betsy Reed : Presidential Election 2008

  How Hillary Clinton's campaign played the race card--and drove a wedge into the feminist movement.

• Young Voters Hold the Key

  Katrina vanden Heuvel

  Young voters have proven themselves to be a vital part of the Democratic base. They could make the difference in November--if they can get to the polls.

• Market Media Meltdown

  Danny Schechter : U.S. Economy

  Financial news outlets, tethered to a mission to pump up confidence and support their advertisers, helped fuel the subprime meltdown.

• Blogged Down

  Dave Zirin : Sports

  Some sportswriters just don't get it.

• Cruel and Unusual Punishment

  Billy Sothern : Death Penalty

  As executions resume in the wake of a Supreme Court decision, we are reminded that a life cannot be willfully ended without violence.

• Looking Past Clichés

  Laila Lalami : The Short of It

  The Visitor is that rare film that defines Arabs not as ethnic or religious stereotypes but as individuals.

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  The New Geopolitics of Energy

  Michael T. Klare : US Foreign Policy

  The Pentagon has now placed resource competition at the center of its strategic planning.

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