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The Limits of Empathy
Brian Cook

Dispatch
Torturers R’ Us
President Bush denies reality
Kristian Williams
Land o’ hate crimes ...
Silja J.A. Talvi
Viewpoint
The War on our Children
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.)
Happy Thanksgiving—now spit out that bird!
Jessica Clark

Feature
Throw the Books at Them
A slew of new essays and studies show that fighting against inequality is the battle of our time
David Moberg
Viewpoint
The Times Disses Women
Susan J. Douglas

Dispatch
White Phosphorous Lies
Did the Pentagon use chemical weapons indiscriminately in Fallujah?
Frida Berrigan

Viewpoint
This Is the Race
A candidate whose record demands progressives' support
David Sirota

Feature
Who is Sherrod Brown?
An unabashed progressive takes aim at a Senate seat in Ohio
Christopher Hayes
Viewpoint
Jump-Starting a Movement
Salim Muwakkil

Feature
The Trouble with French Identity
The riots in France reveal the cracks in its national project
G. Pascal Zachary
No FOIA allowed! Look out for BARDA, a new, top secret gov’t agency.
Silja J.A. Talvi
Viral Video on Iraq war and need for indy media
Tracy Van Slyke
Viewpoint
When Boys Will be Jarheads
Lakshmi Chaudhry

Feature
Voter Disenfranchisement by Attrition
With friends like FEMA, who needs Jim Crow?
Benjamin Greenberg
Comics
torture
Mikhaela B. Reid
Viewpoint
Cops and Harm Reduction Hotties, Oh My!
Silja J.A. Talvi
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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