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Get Out Now
The case for an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan.
November 2009
COVER STORY
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Built to Trash
Is 'heirloom design' the cure for consumption?
Features
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No Such Thing as a Free Putsch
Lies, violence and the fight for freedom in Honduras.
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Labor’s New Leader
The AFL-CIO stakes its future on Richard Trumka.
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The Dark Side of the Bright Side
In her new book, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the origins of contemporary optimism.
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A Party With No Punch
Three parables for progressives and the Grand Old (Democratic) Party.
Act Locally
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Grease Guzzlers
Why diesel engines and vegetable oil should become best friends.
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Snapshot: Festival of the Goddess
Siliguri, West Bengal, India--On September 28, a girl carries the head of the goddess Durga after its immersion in... more
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Ten Years After Seattle
The global justice movement evolves.
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America's Real Death Panels
Jurors in capital cases must pledge support for the death penalty.
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Should Neve Gordon Be Punished?
An Israeli professor's support for the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement sparks controversy.
culture
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books
The Barney Frank Story
Not your average left-handed, gay, Jewish congressman.
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books
The Pillage People
One year after the Wall Street bailout, real reform of the financial sector is still a dream.
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books
Free Speech Radical
Mario Savio and the Free Speech Movement.
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Harm Reduction: The Anti-Drug
A common sense approach to stopping unnecessary death.
Columnists
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Views
The Right Battles a Mighty Acorn
The right is trying to undermine one of the left's most effective groups, Acorn, using film clips of... more
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Back Talk
Women Reach a Breaking Point
How tired are you of seeing a tiny minority of wingnut Americans--"birthers," "teabaggers," Obama-haters--get so much coverage... more
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Restless Vagina Syndrome
It's not your fault, ladies (and certainly not your partner's), that you don't orgasm every time you have... more
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Editorial
It’s the Message, Stupid
A few months ago, healthcare reform seemed inevitable. Then came August. So-called teabaggers, with their dire warnings of... more

