Is the Party Over?
Eyal Press : In the past two years, the GOP's dream of a permanent majority has become a nightmare.
Brian Beutler on McCain's record with veterans, Reed Lindsay on Haiti, Peter C. Baker on democracy
Articles
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Manufacturing a Food Crisis
Walden Bello : How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.
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Haiti on the 'Death Plan'
Reed Lindsay : Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.
Letters
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Letters
Our Readers & Eric Alterman : Readers write back on Jeremiah Wright's church and Henry Siegman's criticism of Israel; Eric Alterman answers his critics.
Editorials & Comment
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Burma's Desperate Hour
: The crisis in Burma justifies humanitarian intervention--but it should be carried out by the UN and limited to emergency relief.
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Obama's GOP Base
John Nichols : Judging by their voting patterns in the primaries, crossover Republicans may swing the presidential election for Barack Obama.
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Noted.
: Jeff Madrick on Clintonomics; John Nichols on the Ron Paul revolt; Ari Berman on superdelegate fence-sitters
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McCain Sells Out Vets
Brian Beutler : There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.
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Bring Back Antitrust!
Harry First : Americans interested in economic justice used to consider antitrust litigation a top priority. Perhaps soon we will think along these lines again.
Reviews
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Playing Games
Stephen Totilo : Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?
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Boxed In
Peter C. Baker : Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.
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A Wink and a Leer
Jess Harvell : Nick Cave's self-lacerating sense of humor helps him avoid being just another pretentious old rocker.
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Back Talk: Tod Papageorge
Christine Smallwood : Photographer Tod Papageorge reflects on the links between American sports and the Vietnam War.
Columns
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Comix Nation
Ask President Bush
Steve Brodner : Mr. President did you end up with debacle in Iraq?: "Sure did, fits right in my Bible belt."
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
Good Night and Good Luck
Eric Alterman : Pundits embrace the fantasy of Hillary Clinton's candidacy as foolishly as they embraced the Iraq War.
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LOOKOUT
Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
Naomi Klein : Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
Web
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Dollar-Driven Recruiting
Allen McDuffee : The Department of Defense has dramatically increased its military recruitment budget, but where will the troops come from?
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Why 'War, Inc.' Works
Jeremy Scahill : John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
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Gluttony on a Budget: The White Tee Makes a Comeback
Will the white T-shirt trend end any time soon? If girls have their way, it will.
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A (Brief) History of the Youth Vote: An Interview With Author Michael Connery
Youth to Power author Michael Connery chronicles how youth-led organizations are working behind the scenes, on a shoestring budget, to mobilize the 44 million Millennials.
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Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight
Christopher Lisotta : Champagne corks are popping in the Castro and West Hollywood, but elsewhere in America, the fight is just beginning.
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Howl
A Devil's Dictionary of Finance
Nicholas von Hoffman : An irreverent lexicon of terms that paved the way to the subprime mortgage meltdown.
Cover illustration by Victor Juhasz, design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/