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Feature
The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil
Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.
Wen Stephenson
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How to Democratize the US Economy
A long-term plan to renovate the American dream begins at the local level and scales up.
Gar Alperovitz
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Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt?
My country can perhaps offer Egyptians a strategy whereby a fearful and divided populace can rid itself of an oppressive regime.
Ariel Dorfman
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Editorial
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What Obama Has to Do to End the GOP Shutdown
And put an end to Republicans’ hostage-taking once and for all.
The Editors
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Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve Chair Is a Good Start…
But there are other openings on the board. Here’s a list of smart, independent-minded candidates who can fill them.
William Greider
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Was Your Grandmother a Communist?—and Five More Questions for Jonathan Lethem
Lethem’s new novel, Dissident Gardens, involves three generations of left-wing activists in New York City.
Jon Wiener
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Laramie Revisited: The Myth of Matthew
A new book by Stephen Jimenez tells a very different story about the killing of Matthew Shepard by Aaron McKinney.
JoAnn Wypijewski
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The GOP’s Southern Strategy
As the Republican Party becomes whiter and more Southern, obstructionist tactics are inevitable.
Ari Berman
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Column
The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist
Novelist Kate Manning richly reimagines Madame Restell as a defender of women from the horrors of poverty, male privilege and their own physiology.
Katha Pollitt
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Books & the Arts
Was Your Grandmother a Communist?—and Five More Questions for Jonathan Lethem
Lethem’s new novel, Dissident Gardens, involves three generations of left-wing activists in New York City.
Jon Wiener
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Laramie Revisited: The Myth of Matthew
A new book by Stephen Jimenez tells a very different story about the killing of Matthew Shepard by Aaron McKinney.
JoAnn Wypijewski
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The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist
Novelist Kate Manning richly reimagines Madame Restell as a defender of women from the horrors of poverty, male privilege and their own physiology.
Katha Pollitt
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Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt?
My country can perhaps offer Egyptians a strategy whereby a fearful and divided populace can rid itself of an oppressive regime.
Ariel Dorfman
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Citizen Marx
By refusing to treat Marx as our contemporary, Jonathan Sperber has brought him back to life.
Sam Stark
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Letters
Letters
Stop the rot!… run over on the runway… diapers: the new luxury… students always come last… ditch the bells & whistles
Our Readers
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3298
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto