The Case for Shared Sovereignty
Meron Benvenisti
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Let's give up the illusion of a two-state solution--Israel's already a binational state.
The Editors on what lies ahead for Congress, Michael Reynolds on the abstinence gluttons, Barry Schwabsky on the art of Gordon Matta-Clark.
Articles
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For a Secular Democratic State
Saree Makdisi : Zionism has run its course, and in doing so has killed any possibility of a two-state solution.
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The Abstinence Gluttons
Michael Reynolds : Meet the religious conservatives at the faith-based feeding trough who are getting rich controlling sex education in America.
Letters
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Letters
Our Readers & Alexander Cockburn : Readers attack Alexander Cockburn for doubting the environmental crisis--and Cockburn bites back.
Editorials & Comment
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The Honeymoon Is Over
: Democrats in Congress failed to deliver on their promises, and for progressives that means there's a lot more work to do.
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Endless Occupation?
: On the fortieth anniversary of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, the issue remains unchanged: the rights of two peoples to live in peace and dignity on fully equal terms.
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Cindy Sheehan's Farewell
John Nichols : Her unscripted activism was characterized by an element so often missing from politics: genuineness. But we haven't seen the last of Cindy Sheehan.
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Crackdown in Iran
H. Abrishami : Thanks in part to Condi Rice's machinations to foment regime change in Iran, three innocent people are now charged with espionage.
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The Polonium Papers
Edward Jay Epstein : A lack of hard evidence in the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko has stopped neither the wheels of British justice nor the cameras of Hollywood.
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'SI' Cooks the Books
Jonathan Cohen : Sports Illustrated's "all time" team is unfairly skewed to honor major league players from the segregation era at the expense of equally deserving players from the Negro League.
Reviews
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book
The State of Zionism
Brian Klug : Tracing the course of Zionism and the splintered state it has created.
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book
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Mark Sorkin : Teenage presents a lively but scattershot portrait of youth in the modern era.
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art
Breaking and Entering
Barry Schwabsky : Gordon Matta-Clark's art displays how empty spaces illuminate the structures they are housed in.
Columns
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
Potemkin Paper?
Eric Alterman : The New York Sun's alleged success is a figment of its conservative owners' imaginations.
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LOOKOUT
Baghdad Burns, Calgary Booms
Naomi Klein : The Iraq War has set off one of the largest oil booms in history--and the race to mine the tar sands of Alberta is heading toward environmental disaster.
Web
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Southpaw
Sheffield Strikes Out on Latino Players
Dave Zirin : Slugger Gary Sheffield's intemperate remarks about the black/Latino divide have rattled batting cages and plunged baseball into the immigration debate.
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When Prosecutors Get Political
Justin Levitt : What does a politicized Justice Department look like? Political hack Bradley Schlozman gave the Senate Judiciary Committee an idea when he testified about his tenure as a US Attorney in Missouri.
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Howl
Why We Need Fringe Candidates
Nicholas von Hoffman : They're laughed at and pushed to the edge of the podium as frontrunners dominate the debate, but they sometimes have the guts to tell the truth.
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Jefferson Should Go
Billy Sothern : The people of New Orleans suffered another blow with the indictment of Representative William Jefferson. They deserve better.
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TruthDig
Iraq: The New Korea
Robert Scheer : Bush's proposal to model America's presence in Iraq is as outlandish as it is alarming.
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'Coming Out' for the Palestine Solidarity Movement
On June 10, the first-ever international solidarity march and lobby day in the US will call for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
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Can You Buy Freedom?
Following the money has never been so easy!
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Whither Women Leaders?
A look at the future of female political leadership.
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From Campus to Combat
A profile of Afghanistan war veteran Perry O'Brien.
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Alterman's Arrest
Joan Connell : Eric Alterman, arrested in New Hampshire over whether he really belonged at a post-debate party, explains exactly what happened.
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Emerging Writers
'Tasting the Sky': An Interview With Ibtisam Barakat
Molly Bennet : A Palestinian writer discusses her new book and her attempts to humanize the plight of people living in the occupied territories for Western readers.
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Bringing the War Home
Laura Hanna & Astra Taylor : Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan, in a Memorial Day protest that turned Times Square into a combat zone.
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Howl
Hillary's Political Horror Story
Nicholas von Hoffman : A new biography reveals that the Senator from New York--and a host of other Democrats--did not get all the facts before casting a crucial vote to invade Iraq.
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Emerging Writers
Winning the War of Words
Stephanie Condon : Prochoice activists are taking a page from the right by applying a values-driven strategy designed to prevent abortions.
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Moral Compass
Our Future Is In Your Hands
Harold Prince : A cultural icon advises Gettysburg College graduates that social disengagement puts at risk everything unique and idealistic about our way of life.
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Work for Change
Earn a living and make the world better. Sound impossible? Check out our recommendations for summer employment for socially conscious young folks.
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Booker's Balancing Act
Newark's young mayor Cory Booker takes on conventional machine politics and brings a new vision to combating crime, corruption, and improving education.
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Moral Compass
Words in a Time of War
Mark Danner : A journalist speaks to UC Berkeley graduates about how the Bush Administration uses and abuses language to manipulate public opinion and distort reality.
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music
A Day in the Life: 'Sgt. Pepper' Turns 40
Jon Wiener : Four decades later, much of the thrill is gone from The Beatles' magnum opus. Except for one song.
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