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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
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Editorial
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
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
Walter Mosley joins the editorial board, Dave Zirin becomes the magazine's first sports correspondent.
The Editors
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
Democratic Party leaders should listen to the House members who want a strong antiwar message on the platform.
John Nichols
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
Sure, greedy consumers play their part. But George W. Bush is responsible for the five-fold increase in the price of oil.
Robert Scheer
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
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
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
When it comes to American Empire, Obama's change is parsed as running the planet with greater efficiency.
Alexander Cockburn
When the shoe is on the other foot...
R.O. Blechman
Letters
Sixty years of birth pains in Israel; Phyllis Schlafly's honorary doctorate; more on the Alzheimers comic.
Our Readers
Feature
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
We can blame the Burmese government for the unfolding tragedy in the wake of the cyclone. We can also blame ourselves.
Allan Nairn
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
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
In its zeal, the federal immigration agency has been deporting US citizens.
Jacqueline Stevens
Can a populist uprising flourish in a sector traditionally hostile to collective action?
David Sirota
The notorious mercenary firm is now a one-stop shop for security outsourcing, offering CIA-like services to Fortune 500 companies.
Jeremy Scahill
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
Books & the Arts
An exhibition looks at the bits and pieces that made up some of the great artwork of Californian artist Jess.
Barry Schwabsky
How conservatives have turned a sense of exclusion into a powerful philosophy of self-styled truancy.
Corey Robin
And you go down that street
Rainbows ahead bling you
like midnight never does
and I wonder where
evening will be tonight
My loved ones waiti...
John Godfrey
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