July 11, 2005 Issue
Cover art by: Cover by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels, cover illustration by José Chicas
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Features
Generation Chickenhawk
Getting the party started at the College Republican National Convention.
Max Blumenthal
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How to Deter White-Collar Crime
Because of spotty enforcement, white-collar criminals are far more likely to get away with their crimes than poor folks.
David Feige
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Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jon Wiener
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Letter From El Salvador
El Salvador today is an Exhibit A casualty of the American imperium.
Peter Davis
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Racism Rebooted
Forty years after the now-famous murders of three civil rights workers, racism persists in Mississippi.
Gary Younge
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Editorials
On to Ohio
With Ohio's GOP tainted by scandal and corruption, Democrats see an opening for 2006.
Chris Hayes
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Reviewing the Patriot Act
Senate Dems defending privacy rights move toward the majority, while their opponents stay in the minority.
David Sirota
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No Flat World in Europe
Despite alarmist talk, the European economy is not in shambles.
Thomas Geoghegan
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Labor Splits Open
As its July convention approaches, the AFL-CIO is on the brink of a major break-up.
David Moberg
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Reality Bites
Bush's political capital can't buy him support on the Iraq war and Social Security.
the Editors
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Columns
Iranian Revolution Is Thriving in Iraq
Did those wily ayatollahs give us the purple finger again?
Robert Scheer
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If the Frame Fits…
Reframing abortion takes the issue out of its real-life context, which is the experience of women.
Katha Pollitt
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The History of Smoking Guns
As long as I've lived in America I've enjoyed the comic ritual known as the "hunt for the smoking gun," a process by which our official press tries to inoculate itself and its readers against p
Alexander Cockburn
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A Short Summary of the Questions Being Asked About Governor Jeb Bush…
What's the deal with Governor Jeb Bush?
Calvin Trillin
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Books and the Arts
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.
Matt Steinglass
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Reflections on the Body Politic
Novelist David Grossman discusses Israel and the role of politics in his writing.
Mark Sorkin
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Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jon Wiener
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Letters
California Dreamin’
Articles on Bolivia, Pat Tillman and democracy in California attract comments and questions.
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