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June 2, 2008 Issue

Brian Beutler on McCain’s record with veterans, Reed Lindsay on Haiti, Peter C. Baker on democracy…

Cover art by: Cover illustration by Victor Juhasz, design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels

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Editorial

Bring Back Antitrust!

Americans interested in economic justice used to consider antitrust litigation a top priority. Perhaps soon we will think along these lines again.

McCain Sells Out Vets

There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.

Noted.

Jeff Madrick on Clintonomics; John Nichols on the Ron Paul revolt; Ari Berman on superdelegate fence-sitters

Obama’s GOP Base

Judging by their voting patterns in the primaries, crossover Republicans may swing the presidential election for Barack Obama.

Column

Letters

Feature

War of Words

An argument over how US officials should speak about terrorism bodes ill for this political season.

Torturing Iron Man

The Pentagon does a star turn in Iron Man, and the summer blockbuster turns the realities of the war in Afganistan upside down. Will anyone notice?

The Fight of His Life

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, diagnosed today with a malignant brain tumor, is sidelined at the moment his party is poised to realize the causes and ideals he has promoted for so long...

Books & the Arts

Torturing Iron Man

The Pentagon does a star turn in Iron Man, and the summer blockbuster turns the realities of the war in Afganistan upside down. Will anyone notice?

Boxed In

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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