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Who Wants to Vote Them Off the Island?
Americans do, but you wouldn't know it from the current crop of GOP presidential hopefuls.
February 2012
COVER STORY
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The Austerians Attack!
How we the people can fight back against plans to cut the social safety net.
Features
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The Anti-Lady Laws of 2012
An ALEC affiliate crafts model legislation to deny women their reproductive rights.
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The Silence of the Technocrats
Democrats let the resurgent Right claim the mantle of populism—and win.
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Illinois' Injustice System
Budget cuts are hard on ex-cons trying to make good.
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Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq
Yanar Mohammed says the U.S. invasion and occupation hurt women's rights.
Act Locally
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Will Arizona Hold ALEC Accountable?
Proposed legislation would treat corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council like what its critics say it is: a lobbyist organization.
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People vs. Putin Power
The Russian Spring begins in winter.
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Egypt’s Revolution Is Not Over
Hosni Mubarak resigned as president last February, but the violent struggle for democracy continues.
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Thunderstruck in Honduras
'Operation Lightning' allows the country's soldiers to play sheriff, but violence continues in Latin America's 'butcher shop.'
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In Palestine, to Exist Is to Resist
Behind the headlines, Palestinians are using nonviolent direct action to protest the status quo.
culture
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Culture
ALEC's Arizona Escort Service
Our intrepid reporter learns he is not welcome at an annual summit for business-friendly lawmakers.
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Exit Signs
Christopher Hitchens: A D.C. Requiem
The fawning homages triggered by the prolific polemicist's death missed the true tragedy of his later career.
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film
Required Viewing: 2011's Top Political Films
From The Black Power Mixtape to Werner Herzog's Into the Abyss, here's what you need to watch now.
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books
A Puritan's Dilemma
Religion, politics and the agony of David Foster Wallace.
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From the Old Country
When Less is More Political Engagement
The only good thing about our new age of austerity is how it inspires a new wave of activists.
Columnists
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Editorial
It's More Than a War of Words
If Democrats can't inspire progressives to vote this year, Barack Obama will be a one-term president.
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Back Talk
It's the Stupid Republicans, Stupid
Progressives shouldn't be shy about mobilizing voters around singe-issue passions.
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U.S. Military Toxins: The Gift That Keeps on Killing
A tragic history of pollution continues in Iraq and Afghanistan.
