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June 4, 2007 Issue
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage on energy independence, Vijay Prashad on the Third World, Richard J. Evans on World War II.
Cover art by: Cover art by Robert Grossman; design: Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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Editorial
Don't just get angry about the continuing Iraq debacle. Insist that your senators do something about it.
Medea Benjamin
The American labor movement must guard the interests of those it represents--even if it makes people in power uncomfortable.
David Sirota
A passionate critic of the Iraq War has this advice for the Class of 2007: Be afraid. And look within for answers to all the problems you have inherited.
Tom Engelhardt
The Third World was never imagined as a place but rather a project, one that was ultimately doomed by globalization--it awaits a resurrection.
Vijay Prashad
Under Bush, the right has failed to address energy independence. Can Democrats rise to the challenge?
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.
Micki McGee
The so-called bipartisan compromise on trade is a bad deal for all who seek to reform corporate-led globalization.
The Editors
Column
Baghdad's Green Zone is swiftly becoming a very unsafe place for Americans. How much worse can it get?
Nicholas von Hoffman
As Congressional testimony reveals Alberto Gonzales's loathsome behavior as Attorney General, remember he was carrying out the wishes of George W. Bush.
Robert Scheer
The one pledge Gordon Brown can deliver that would make his transition to power meaningful is to withdraw from Iraq immediately.
Gary Younge
If we are ever to solve the Israel/Palestinian conflict, learning each other's historical narratives is surely the place to begin.
Eric Alterman
Feature
If the Washington Post is a key player in American politics, why
does its editorial page consistently miss the point?
Michael Corcoran
Babe Ruth's big bang changed baseball forever, giving America a thrilling symbol of power and an itch for the quick fix at the ballpark and in the world. Why can't we just ban the ...
Robert Lipsyte
As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
Billy Sothern
A group of professors sign on to a letter opposing the Postal Rate Commission's recent decision to dramatically increase the cost of mailing for small, independent publications.
The Nation
How do the Chinese make such cheap TVs? By silencing, arresting and sometimes torturing labor rights activists.
Jehangir S. Pocha
The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.
Spencer Ackerman
Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.
Ari Berman
A favored Democrat's mayoral primary win divides a city between those who support his hardball anticrime tactics and minorities who see them as a blueprint for racial profiling.
Patrick Mulvaney
Books & the Arts
As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
Billy Sothern
Not spent those bloodshot friendships those
soul-marriages sealed and torn
those smiles of pain
I told her a mouthful
Adrienne Rich
The staged images in Jeff Wall's photographs mirror the fictional glamour of film stills and formal painting.
Arthur C. Danto
A 1920s Russian literary movement celebrating experimental narratives and absurdism never survived Stalin's reign.
Colin Fleming
Ian Kershaw's latest work analyzes ten decisions that shaped the outcome of World War II.
Richard J. Evans
Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.
Micki McGee
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