• Disaster Capitalism: State of Extortion

  Naomi Klein : Globalization

  As the planet is rocked by multiple shocks, here's a look at how disaster capitalists are reaping the benefits--leveraging the Iraq War, the push for arctic drilling and the global food crisis.

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  The Jindal Mystique

  Deepa Fernandes : Presidential Election 2008

  Young and ambitious, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal lands on the GOP VP shortlist.

• Grand Theft Hoops: The Stealing of the Sonics

  Dave Zirin : Sports

  Two Oklahoma corporate raiders have stolen one of Seattle's most beloved sports franchises with an unlikely accomplice, the NBA's commissioner, David Stern.

• Bush's Last Chance on Climate

  Janet Redman : Environment

  At the G-8 Summit, he can help the developing world bear the brunt of climate damage caused by the developing world. But don't hold your breath.

• Dorothy Day's Day

  Colman McCarthy : Religion

  The movement she inspired--passionate, pacifist and siding with the scorned--is seventy-five and going strong.

• The Creep of Things

  Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow : Non-Fiction

  Two new anthologies explore the virtues and occasional shortcomings of Bill McKibben's quest for environmental salvation.

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  Preaching to the Choir

  Max Blumenthal : Religion

  With little to lose and everything to gain, Obama has lifted high the cross. But are there invisible strings attached?

• Talking Points for an Energy Crisis

  Nicholas von Hoffman : Environment

  Now that rising gas prices and plummeting sales of gas hog vehicles has gotten everyone's attention, let's talk about a long-term plan.

• The White Whale

  E.L. Doctorow : George W. Bush Administration

  Just as Moby-Dick was too much for Ahab, our new century may be too difficult for us to comprehend.

• McCain, Obama and Russia

  Stephen F. Cohen : Presidential Election 2008

  Overshadowed by the US disaster in Iraq, Moscow's impact on our foreign policy will continue long after that war ends. Why aren't Obama and McCain addressing that?

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  This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment

  Brave Nation : Video

  Legendary activist Tom Hayden talks with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, about the state of the fourth branch of government.

• Impeach Bush Now

  Elizabeth Holtzman : Executive

  If we don't act now, future generations will see that a weapon intended to defend the rule of law grew rusty and unusable on our watch.

• Supreme Politics

  The Editors : Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court's final rulings remind us that civil rights and a sane vision of the Constitution rest with the next President's judicial appointments.

• Human Ecology

  Mike Davis : Environment

  As human actions change the planet in irreversable ways, will human bonds suffer irreversable damage, too?

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