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July 2, 2007 Issue

Stephane Hessel on Israel’s destiny, D.D. Guttenplan on Gordon Brown, Charles Glass on Gertrude Bell.

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

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Editorial

Digby Speaks: The Netroots Revolution

The pseudonymous Southern California blogger accepts the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award on behalf of progressive bloggers everywhere--and invites the nation to join the pa...

Digby

The YouTube Election

Edwards primps, Hillary spoofs The Sopranos and Obama Girl oozes charm. But can web campaigns turn clicks into votes?

Rebecca Tinkelman

Hedging Bets

Why would anyone trust a hedge fund?

Jordan Stancil

Israel’s Choice

It's time for a democratically governed Israel to grant liberal civil rights to its Arab minority.

Stephane Hessel

Curing the Rot at Justice

Congress has thus far failed to hold Alberto Gonzales accountable for politicizing the Justice Department. Polite words must now give way to bold actions.

John Nichols

Remembering June 12

Twenty-five years after the largest antinuclear demonstration ever, the movement has dwindled. But the threat of mass destruction grows greater.

Jonathan Schell

US Justice, Euro Prisons

The Council of Europe and courts at home are calling the Bush Administration to account for secret torture outposts in Poland and Romania.

The Editors

Column

Hamas Holds the High Cards

It's too late for the corrupt remnants of the PLO to make any credible claim of leadership, even if the US, Israel and EU throw aid dollars their way.

Robert Scheer

Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt

Corrupt college administrators have sold out students and buried them in a mountain of debt.

Nicholas von Hoffman

Shots in the Dark

When guns claim lives where any middle-class child might be, America mourns. But in barrios, projects and trailer parks, it's as if the crime never happened.

Gary Younge

Laboratory for a Fortressed World

Gaza is in chaos, but Israel's economy is booming as high-tech entrepreneurs scramble to meet the post-9/11 world's hunger for spy tools and containment walls.

Naomi Klein

The Liberal Voice

Thanks to the potty-mouths of Bush and Cheney, we've won the right to accidentally curse on the public airwaves. Now, what about all the networks' intentional antisocial behavior?

Eric Alterman