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May 7, 2007 Issue

John Nichols describes the grassroots movement to impeach Bush, Jeff Goodell investigates the coal industry’s earth-friendly claims, a…

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Editorial

Impeachment Fever Rises

An "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam, and Congress needs to pay attention to it.

John Nichols

The Fight of Our Lives

Passing progressive immigration legislation this year is a moral imperative. History is in our hands.

Deepak Bhargava and Angelica Salas

Going Green

We can no longer prevent global warming, but we can survive it--if we have the collective will to act.

The Editors

Kurt Vonnegut

Vonnegut's best novels were as profound as any writing that deals with ultimate questions.

The Editors

Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy

Unless the US Postal Service reverses its steep increases in bulk-mailing rates to favor large corporate publishers, the future of small magazines is grim.

Teresa Stack

Column

The Real ‘Fake News’

Progressives need to take on Fox News's ugly propaganda.

Eric Alterman

The Good Victim

Why do we hand-pick seemingly pure and innocent victims of injustice--such as the Rutgers basketball players--in order to combat American racism?

Gary Younge

The Saga of Paul Wolfowitz

Calvin Trillin

Bush Blames the Troops

Bush is hiding behind the fiction that officers in the field are calling the shots.

Robert Scheer

Letters

KEEP THOSE FILMS COMING...

Memphis

To add to everyone's list of films on labor ["Letters," Ap...

Our Readers

Feature

Fevered Imagination

Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.

Lawrence Weschler

Don’t Bet on Offsets

Erasing your "carbon footprint" is tougher than it seems.

A.C. Thompson and Duane Moles

Flying Into Trouble

Airplanes produce staggering amounts of carbon dioxide—and there’s no way to make them more energy-efficient.

George Monbiot

The Dirty Rock

Could clean coal become a reality, or is it just another corporate fantasy?

Jeff Goodell

China vs. Earth

The world's most industrialized countries started the climate crisis, but China might well finish the job.

Elizabeth Economy

Farewell, Sweet Ice

Melting ice is threatening the centuries-old society of the Gwich'in tribes.

Matthew Gilbert

Adapt or Die

Areas like Bangladesh and New Orleans, which promise to be hard hit by climate change, face a stark decision.

Mark Hertsgaard

Cooler Elites

Can the ruling classes save the world from global warming?

Doug Henwood

Big Is Beautiful

Green utilities are growing, but they need to grow faster.

Christian Parenti

Why We Can’t Wait

If Congress follows these five suggestions, we could solve the problem of global warming.

James Hansen

This Space for Sale

The Philadelphia Inquirer is planning to run an editorial column sponsored by Citizens Bank. What's next--the Phillip Morris column on health issues?

Barbara Ehrenreich

Murder in Monterrey

A labor organizer was beaten to death after exposing exploitative labor practices in the United States and Mexico.

Felicia Mello

A Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Billy Sothern, member of the legal team that represented Patrick Kennedy, convicted of child rape, in a landmark Supreme Court death penalty decision this week, explained the iss...

Billy Sothern