October 24, 2005 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- Crony Constitutionalism, p. 3
- Time to Fix the System, pp. 4-5
- Pat Tillman, Our Hero
  Dave Zirin
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , pp. 6-7
  I Think I Heard a Liberal Say
- Blank Check for Bush?
  David Cole
  , p. 8
- Oil-for-Food: It Worked!
  Ian Williams
  , pp. 8-9
- Comix Nation
  Joe Wezorek
  , pp. 10-12
  Perp Walk
- Diary of a Mad Law Professor
  Patricia J. Williams
  , p. 13
  The Little Black Book of Virtues
- The Liberal Media
  Eric Alterman
  , p. 14
  The First Time Was Tragedy...
- Communities Without Borders
  David Bacon
  , pp. 15-23
  Indigenous migrants put down new roots, without abandoning the old
- A Real Contract With America
  Robert L. Borosage
  , pp. 24-26
  As GOP corruption piles up, it's time for Democrats to clean the stables
- Building a New Table
  David Dyssegaard Kallick
  , p. 27
  New York's post-9/11 rebuilding offers lessons---and warnings---for Gulf Coast activists
- Revving Up the China Threat
  Michael T. Klare
  , pp. 28-32
  The Bush Administration is spoiling for a new cold war in the Far East
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  Why Is Africa Still Poor? (3 Reviews)
  Andrew Rice
  , pp. 33-37
  The Fate of Africa, by Martin Meredith
  1. The Fate of Africa by Martin Meredith
  2. The End of Poverty by Jeffrey D. Sachs
  3. The Shackled Continent by Robert Guest
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  A Hero for Our Time (Review)
  Mark Lotto
  , pp. 38-43
  Indecision, by Benjamin Kunkel
  1. Indecision by Benjamin Kunkel
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  Rearranging the Furniture (5 Reviews)
  Elif Batuman
  , pp. 44-47
  Five Books by Viktor Shklovsky
  1. Theory of Prose by Viktor Shklovsky
  2. A Sentimental Journey by Viktor Shklovsky
  3. Zoo, or Letters Not About Love by Viktor Shklovsky
  4. Third Factory by Viktor Shklovsky
  5. Knight's Move by Viktor Shklovsky
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  Films: Lessons of Darkness (2 Reviews)
  Stuart Klawans
  , pp. 48-56
  A History of Violence (2005 Film), by David Cronenberg
  1. A History of Violence (2005 Film) by David Cronenberg
  2. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005 Film) by George Clooney
- Cover art, design
  Nora Ligorano, Marshall Reese, Gene Case, and Stephen Kling, ...