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Dispatch
Wage War
Despite a setback, momentum for a living wage increases
Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

Dispatch
A Flash of Light
Christine Keyser

Dispatch
Don’t Drink the Water
Cuban embargo hits new low
Patrick Michael Rucker
Dispatch
Criminal Neglect
Death stalks the maquiladoras
Laurence Pantin

Culture
Why Hitchens Matters
Ian Williams

Feature
Fences and Windows
Who are the real globalizers?
Naomi Klein

Feature
The No-Fly List
Is a federal agency systematically harassing travelers for their political beliefs?
Dave Lindorff

Culture
The Subject Was Orchids
Joshua Rothkopf

Feature
A Democratic Multitude
David Graeber
Viewpoint
Patriarchy, New and Improved
Susan J. Douglas
Feature
Mixed Messages
Ana Marie Cox

Dispatch
Poetic Injustice
U.S. war interests in Turkey hinder democracy
Ian Urbina

Feature
The Agony of Defeat
David Moberg

Culture
As the World Yearns
Joshua Rothkopf

Culture
If You Only Knew
Will Boisvert

Dispatch
Trading Places
Protesters rock FTAA meetings in Quito
Justin Ruben

Feature
Breaking the Bank
David Moberg
Viewpoint
A Matter of Conscience
Joel Bleifuss
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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