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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…
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Editorial
Gay and ready to tie the knot? Take some advice from a couple of heteros: marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Annabelle Gurwitch
Americans interested in economic justice used to consider antitrust litigation a top priority. Perhaps soon we will think along these lines again.
Harry First
There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.
Brian Beutler
Jeff Madrick on Clintonomics; John Nichols on the Ron Paul revolt; Ari Berman on superdelegate fence-sitters
The Editors
Judging by their voting patterns in the primaries, crossover Republicans may swing the presidential election for Barack Obama.
John Nichols
The crisis in Burma justifies humanitarian intervention--but it should be carried out by the UN and limited to emergency relief.
The Editors
Column
How have the Saudis thanked George W. Bush for protecting their sorry oil well of a country? Just check the price of gas.
Robert Scheer
An irreverent lexicon of terms that paved the way to the subprime mortgage meltdown.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
Naomi Klein
Pundits embrace the fantasy of Hillary Clinton's candidacy as foolishly as they embraced the Iraq War.
Eric Alterman
Mr. President, did you end up with debacle in Iraq?: "Sure did, fits right in my Bible belt."
Steve Brodner
Letters
Readers write back on Jeremiah Wright's church and Henry Siegman's criticism of Israel; Eric Alterman answers his critics.
Eric Alterman and Our Readers
Feature
An argument over how US officials should speak about terrorism bodes ill for this political season.
Aziz Huq
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?
Nick Turse
In this 2008 interview, neither time nor age had blunted Berrigan’s fierce critique of American empire and his radical interpretation of the Gospels.
Chris Hedges
By conflating Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah, the President displays his ignorance--and could be laying the groundwork for attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah.
Mohamad Bazzi
China's response to the earthquake and other calamities of 2008 challenges the West to rethink its prejudices.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
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...
John Nichols
Research subjects in developing countries--often the poorest, the sickest and with the fewest options--become more vulnerable.
Sonia Shah
This week in Citizen Kang, a gun is brandished, feelings get hurt, clandestine meetings are suggested, and the watcher is watched.
Gary Phillips
The Department of Defense has dramatically increased its military recruitment budget, but where will the troops come from?
Allen McDuffee
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
Jeremy Scahill
Champagne corks are popping in the Castro and West Hollywood, but elsewhere in America, the fight is just beginning.
Christopher Lisotta
Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.
Reed Lindsay
How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.
Walden Bello
In the past two years, the GOP's dream of a permanent majority has become a nightmare.
Eyal Press
Books & the Arts
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?
Nick Turse
Germany's leading left daily wins the fight to name a street after a leader of the 1968 student movement.
Paul Hockenos
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
Jeremy Scahill
Photographer Tod Papageorge reflects on the links between American sports and the Vietnam War.
Christine Smallwood
Nick Cave's self-lacerating sense of humor helps him avoid being just another pretentious old rocker.
Jess Harvell
Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.
Peter C. Baker
Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?
Stephen Totilo
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