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April 9, 2007 Issue

Ari Berman looks at one Congressman’s commitment to wounded veterans, Peter Schrag draws lessons from California’s immigration i…

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Editorial

Porn Cop vs. US Attorney

A federal prosecutor fired as he was launching an investigation of a GOP Congressman now stands smeared by the White House and its antiporn crusader.

Max Blumenthal

Sami Al-Arian

Dr. Sami Al-Arian could die in jail.

The Editors

The Loan Shark Lobby

With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don't hold your breath.

Garrett Ordower

Looking Out for Veterans

Progressive Congressman Bob Filner is pursuing an ambitious agenda to secure proper care for wounded warriors.

Ari Berman

ACT UP at 20

The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.

The Editors

Column

Class War in Conrad’s Court

The jury selection for the trial of a Canadian press baron accused of looting shareholder earnings reveals popular discontent with the corporate elite.

Naomi Klein

The Many Man-Crushes of Chris Matthews

Like Elvis, the host of MSNBC's nightly shoutfest just can't help falling in love... with Bush, Giuliani, Thompson, Romney...

Eric Alterman

Mistakes Were Made

Calvin Trillin

Pentagon Cowers Behind Tillman’s Heroism

Outraged by a Pentagon report on the cover-up of Pat Tillman's friendly fire death, Tillman's parents finger Rumsfeld as the real culprit.

Robert Scheer

Al Gore, Global Statesman

America has lacked a real leader for so long, it comes as a shock to see someone as visionary as Gore speak clearly to Congress about the climate crisis.

Nicholas von Hoffman

Letters

REMEMBER THE MAINE!

Leesburg, Va.

Regarding Alexander Cockburn's March 5 "Beat the Dev...

Our Readers

Feature

The CIA’s Italian Job

The story of Hassan Nasr, a victim of "extraordinary rendition" who was interrogated and tortured in Egypt for four years, is finally being told.

Mohamad Bazzi

As California Goes…

What can the nation learn from the Golden State's struggles to deal with its immigrant population?

Peter Schrag

How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits

Wounded soldiers returning from Iraq are increasingly being wrongly diagnosed by the military, which prevents them from collecting benefits.

Joshua Kors

Surveillance Makes You Paranoid

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.

Nicholas von Hoffman

A Question of Blood

History repeats itself for the white residents of St. Bernard Parish, who tried and failed to restrict rentals in their devastated streets to blood relatives, barring blacks and Hi...

Billy Sothern

The War Against Google

Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?

Jeffrey Chester

Esperando a Mills

Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a ...

Ricardo Alarcón