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March 3, 2008 Issue

Alexander Cockburn on political mistakes, Frederika Randall on Italian politics, a poem by Charles Bernstein.

Cover art by: Cover by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels

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Editorial

The History of Hope

Voters drawn to Barack Obama are often criticized as naive. But appeals to our collective hope for a more decent society are core to the American experience.

Peter Dreier

Give Dennis Kucinich His Due

Routinely ridiculed as a political eccentric, Kucinich is a braver progressive than most. As he fights for his political life, he deserves our support.

Steve Cobble

Unstoppable Obama

All of us, of whatever race, want a fresh start. That's what "change" means right now: Get us out of here!

Barbara Ehrenreich

Donna Edwards Wins in Maryland!

Maryland progressive activist Donna Edwards upset veteran Congressman Al Wynn in a Democratic "fight for the soul of the party" primary, confirming that sentiment for change...

John Nichols

Raise the Bar

Grassroots Democrats, parched for their party's attention, should play hardball with candidates on Iraq.

Laura Flanders

Noted.

Uncommitted superdelegates, antiwar agitation in Berkeley, immunity for telecoms and more.

The Editors

Generation O

The depth and substance of Obama's youth phenomenon has yet to be tested.

Cora Currier

Purple Obama

While Obama was winning over Virginians he was not supposed to have a prayer with, McCain was losing some voters he must have.

Bob Moser

More Guns, No Butter

The bloated military budget is choking our democracy--and it must become an issue in the presidential campaign.

The Editors

Candidate in a Corner

After the losses of February, Hillary Clinton must start March with wins that restore her delegate lead.

John Nichols

Column

Castro and the Colossus

He caused the Cuban people much suffering, but the giant to the north bears even greater responsibility for the island's plight.

Robert Scheer

Steroid Circus on Capital Hill

Roger Clemens's face-off with lawmakers moved the guardians of our democracy far beyond the absurd.

Dave Zirin

Mistakes They Made: From Hillary to Rush to Bush

Staying married, demonizing McCain, romancing Wall Street

Alexander Cockburn

CORPORATE GREED/ N

R.O. Blechman

Glad to See the Back of Him

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Men Got Them Post-Abortion Blues

Oakland, Calif.

Our Readers and Sarah Blustain

Feature

‘End the War in 2009’

Barack Obama has hastened his timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, setting the stage for an election battle with John McCain and the forces of neoconservatism.

Tom Hayden

Potshots in Space

From the heaving deck of the USS Lake Erie, the Bush Administration takes shaky aim at a rogue satellite hurtling to Earh, carrying unknown secrets. The missile attack is purely hu...

Tom Engelhardt

The Day After Fidel

Most authoritarians leave office in a coup or a coffin. Fidel Castro is leaving on his own terms.

Peter Kornbluh

Rigged Trials at Gitmo

In an exclusive interview, Col. Morris Davis, former chief prosecutor for Guantánamo's military commissions, says that the Pentagon has foreclosed the possibility of acquitt...

Ross Tuttle

Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho

Our Story: As the probe into the supposed suicide of her political mentor unfolds, Kang is grilled by an intriguing homicide cop, and suddenly new troubles develop.

Gary Phillips