March 21, 2011 Issue

Cover art by: On the cover: Protesters fill the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 16. Photo by Anne McClintock, design by Milton Glaser Incorporated

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The Spirit of Wisconsin

How Scott Walker’s unionbusting spurred a popular uprising.
John Nichols
In the Age of WikiLeaks, the End of Secrecy?

For a healthy democracy, transparency is the best medicine.
Micah L. Sifry
After Silvio Berlusconi, Nichi Vendola?

Can an openly left-wing, openly gay politician from the South revive an Italy in deep malaise?
Frederika Randall

Editorial

Madisonian Democracy

The spirit of democratic protest, so vibrant across the Middle East, has been kindled here in Middle America.
The Editors
Noted.

Carmel DeAmicis on pizzas for protesters, Molly O’Toole on solidarity rallies and Judith Friedlander on Hungary’s crackdown on media
Various Contributors
Why Washington Doesn’t Care About Jobs

For the condo-buying, sushi-eating Beltway elite, the recession is over. For the rest of America—not so much.
Chris Hayes
The Arab Spring

Suddenly, people all over the Arab world are feeling a sense of pride—and the West is paying attention.
Rashid Khalidi
The Peace Corps at 50: An Enduring Legacy of Cultural Exchange

A former legal counsel for the corps argues for its continuing usefulness.
Frank Sheed
The Peace Corps at 50: Remnant of a Bygone Era?

A former volunteer offers a more timely—and radical—alternative.
Karen Rothmyer
Why the Right Attacked Unions, ACORN and Planned Parenthood

Progressive service organizations connect real world needs to Beltway advocacy and lobbying. Conservatives fear and loathe that.
Ilyse Hogue
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Column

In Its Crusade Against Choice, Has the GOP Gone Too Far?

Not content with depriving women of reproductive healthcare, House Republicans want to starve them and their children too.
Katha Pollitt
The War on Women’s Futures

The ultimate aim of the GOP’s social agenda is to force women back into the home.
Melissa Harris-Perry
Governor Scott Walker Talks to ‘David Koch’

Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco

For Joanna Ruocco, language is a multiplier of worlds, a portal to alternate realities.
David Carroll Simon
An Accelerated Grimace: On Cyber-Utopianism

Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus is the latest monotonous revery about the Internet social revolution. Evgeny Morozov punctures that bubble.
Chris Lehmann
A Signature Copy

Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy; Matt Porterfield’s Putty Hill; Patricio Guzmán’s Nostalgia for the Light; J. Hoberman’s new book, An Army of Phantoms
Stuart Klawans
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Puzzle No. 1623

This puzzle originally appeared in the March 13, 1976, issue. Next week we’ll have five new ones, by the finalists in the competition to replace Frank W. Lewis.
Frank W. Lewis

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March 21, 2011 Issue

Feature

How Scott Walker’s unionbusting spurred a popular uprising.

For a healthy democracy, transparency is the best medicine.

Can an openly left-wing, openly gay politician from the South revive an Italy in deep malaise?

Editorial

The spirit of democratic protest, so vibrant across the Middle East, has been kindled here in Middle America.

Carmel DeAmicis on pizzas for protesters, Molly O’Toole on solidarity rallies and Judith Friedlander on Hungary’s crackdown on media

For the condo-buying, sushi-eating Beltway elite, the recession is over. For the rest of America—not so much.

Suddenly, people all over the Arab world are feeling a sense of pride—and the West is paying attention.

A former legal counsel for the corps argues for its continuing usefulness.

A former volunteer offers a more timely—and radical—alternative.

Progressive service organizations connect real world needs to Beltway advocacy and lobbying. Conservatives fear and loathe that.

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Column

Not content with depriving women of reproductive healthcare, House Republicans want to starve them and their children too.

The ultimate aim of the GOP’s social agenda is to force women back into the home.

Books & the Arts

For Joanna Ruocco, language is a multiplier of worlds, a portal to alternate realities.

Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus is the latest monotonous revery about the Internet social revolution. Evgeny Morozov punctures that bubble.

Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy; Matt Porterfield’s Putty Hill; Patricio Guzmán’s Nostalgia for the Light; J. Hoberman’s new book, An Army of Phantoms

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Crossword

This puzzle originally appeared in the March 13, 1976, issue. Next week we’ll have five new ones, by the finalists in the competition to replace Frank W. Lewis.