Print Magazine

June 23, 2008 Issue

Alexander Cockburn on Barack Obama, Jacqueline Stevens on immigration crackdowns, Barry Schwabsky on collage artist Jess…

Cover art by: Cover design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels, with apologies to Antonio Proh&8acute;as and MAD magazine

Purchase Current Issue or Login to Download the PDF of this Issue Download the PDF of this Issue

Editorial

Let the Resurrection Begin

Hillary Clinton's moving speech cemented a place for herself and the feminist movement in the unfolding drama of the 2008 presidential election.

Tom Hayden

Capitol Climate Change

The debate over the Climate Security Act reveals a lot about how the next Congress--and the next President--will address the most urgent issue facing humanity.

Mark Hertsgaard

Nation Notes

Walter Mosley joins the editorial board, Dave Zirin becomes the magazine's first sports correspondent.

The Editors

Noted.

John Nichols on Scott McClellan's book; Army Chaplain James Yee, Obama convention delegate; George Monbiot attempts a citizen's arrest; Mohamad Bazzi's prizewinning reporting on th...

The Editors

The Antiwar Plank

Democratic Party leaders should listen to the House members who want a strong antiwar message on the platform.

John Nichols

Obama Makes History

The Democratic nominee is betting on the basic decency of the American people, their hunger for a discussion of issues and their desire for real change.

The Editors

Column

Just Blame Bush

Sure, greedy consumers play their part. But George W. Bush is responsible for the five-fold increase in the price of oil.

Robert Scheer

Oil Change

Forget change you can believe in and start dealing with the changes coming at you as fast as the price of fuel makes its way skyward.

Nicholas von Hoffman

Can Soccer Stop the Violence?

In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.

Dave Zirin

Iron My Skirt

Once the bitterness of the present moment has faded, people will recognize they owe Hillary Clinton a standing ovation, even if they can't stand her.

Katha Pollitt

The Hope Giver

When it comes to American Empire, Obama's change is parsed as running the planet with greater efficiency.

Alexander Cockburn

Calcutta 2010

When the shoe is on the other foot...

R.O. Blechman

What Surviving Bush Loyalists In the White House Would Like to Say Privately to Scott McClellan

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Sixty years of birth pains in Israel; Phyllis Schlafly's honorary doctorate; more on the Alzheimers comic.

Our Readers

Feature

The New Face of Gentrification

Manhattan's El Barrio is facing an uphill battle against a private equity firm attempting to displace low-income residents in a struggle which reflects a growing crisis.

Kavita Shah

Drawing Your Last Breath Hungry

We can blame the Burmese government for the unfolding tragedy in the wake of the cyclone. We can also blame ourselves.

Allan Nairn

Pressure Points

This Week: Chief of staff Chet Kimbrough and Congresswoman Kang consider how to make people do what you want--in the name of the people, of course.

Gary Phillips

What Will the Next President Do About Climate Change?

Senate Republicans in denial about global warming blocked a vote Friday on the Climate Security Act, setting the stage for how the next President will address the Earth's most pres...

Mark Hertsgaard

Thin ICE

In its zeal, the federal immigration agency has been deporting US citizens.

Jacqueline Stevens

Dilberts of the World, Unite!

Can a populist uprising flourish in a sector traditionally hostile to collective action?

David Sirota

Blackwater’s Private Spies

The notorious mercenary firm is now a one-stop shop for security outsourcing, offering CIA-like services to Fortune 500 companies.

Jeremy Scahill

Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam’s Cyber Force Wants You!

Part of the Air Force's new "above all" vision of full-spectrum dominance, America's emerging cyber force has control fantasies that would impress George Orwell.

William J. Astore