July 14, 2008 Issue, THE NATION

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- Letters, p. 2
- A Subprime Bailout, p. 3
- The Waitress Test
  Connie Schultz
  , p. 4
- Noted, p. 5
- Getting Pakistan Wrong
  Graham Usher
  , p. 6
- Deadline Poet
  Calvin Trillin
  , pp. 6-7
  A Smear-cheer for Michelle Obama
- Comix Nation
  Ward Sutton
  , p. 8
- Diary of a Mad Law Professor
  Patricia J. Williams
  , p. 9
  Movin' On Down
- The Liberal Media
  Eric Alterman
  , p. 10
  Obama vs. the Smart Guys...
- The Subprime Swindle
  Kai Wright
  , pp. 11-21
  How the mortgage industry stole black America's hard-won wealth
- John McCain's Voodoo Reformism
  Ari Berman
  , pp. 22-27
  His maverick image obscures a tight relationship with lobbyists
- The White Whale
  E.L. Doctorow
  , pp. 28-32
  It may be that our new century is too much for us to take in
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  Hello Cruel World (2 Reviews)
  John Palattella
  , pp. 33-37
  Only Love Can Break Your Heart, by David Samuels
  1. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by David Samuels
  2. The Runner by David Samuels
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  The American Way of Spying (4 Reviews)
  Spencer Ackerman
  , pp. 38-42
  Legacy of Ashes, by Tim Weiner
  1. Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
  2. Failure of Intelligence by Melvin A. Goodman
  3. Enemies of Intelligence by Richard K. Betts
  4. Spying Blind by Amy B. Zegart
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  Film: Playing Politics for Laughs (3 Reviews)
  Stuart Klawans
  , pp. 43-45
  Full Battle Rattle (2008 Film), by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss
  1. Full Battle Rattle (2008 Film) by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss
  2. Get Smart (2008 Film) by Peter Segal
  3. The Exiles (1961 Film) by Kent MacKenzie
- Back Talk
  David Levine
  , pp. 46-48
- Cover Photograph, Design
  Christopher Martin, Gene Case, and Stephen Kling, ...