May 2007 Volume 31, Issue 05

May 2007

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Viewpoint

The Guantánamo Hunger Strike H. Candace Gorman

Why Women Hate Hillary Susan J. Douglas

Poisoning Pets with Industrial Food Terry J. Allen

Globalism with Combat Boots Salim Muwakkil

Thank You Mr. Vonnegut Joel Bleifuss

Feature

Rebelde for the Cause Chelsea Ross

Defining Hate in the United States John Ireland

Making Trade Work for Everyone David Moberg

Duck and Cover William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan

A Crime to Fit the Punishment Christopher Capozzola

GI Bill Fails Vets Terry J. Allen

The Talented Mr. Griffin Greg Palast

Dispatch

Circumcision Promotion Divides AIDS Activists Dana Goldstein

Gone, But Not Forgotten Wes Enzinna

Power to the Public Financing Michael Burgner

Abuses Alleged During Immigration Raid Kari Lydersen

Culture

In Praise of Pageantry Jen Angel

Our Profit Margin Could Be Your Life Anne Elizabeth Moore

Deconstructing Hezbollah Allen McDuffee

Rebelde for the Cause

United Farm Worker pioneer leads immigrant rights struggle

Chelsea Ross

Defining Hate in the United States

Despite widespread public support, hate crime law across the country remains inconsistent and the crimes often go unpunished.

John Ireland

Making Trade Work for Everyone

Voters aren't happy with the reality of free trade--and Democrats are starting to listen

David Moberg

The Bush admininstration's "Complex 2030" plan is reviving the nuclear threat

William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan

A Crime to Fit the Punishment

Black-listed Salt of the Earthhonors 1950s Empire Zinc strike in Grant County, New Mexico

Christopher Capozzola

GI Bill Fails Vets

Soldiers returning from Iraq aren't receiving their education stipends until it's too late

Terry J. Allen

The Talented Mr. Griffin

The senators grilling Alberto Gonzales should ask him about Arkansas' new U.S. attorney--and his history of suppressing minority voters

Greg Palast

In Praise of Pageantry

Art and activism together facilitate a larger discussion of politics and theory while reinspiring activists who are tired of the same old marches

Circumcision Promotion Divides AIDS Activists

Should results of African AIDS study be applied in the United States?

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Why Bolivians want the United States to extradite their exiled ex-president

The Guantánamo Hunger Strike

Fasting prisoners force-fed twice a day as 30-inch plastic tubes are forced into their esophaguses

H. Candace Gorman

Our Profit Margin Could Be Your Life

Indie punk band HeWhoCorrupts maximizes profits by eliminating frills like melody or the standard chorus/verse/chorus structure

Anne Elizabeth Moore

Why Women Hate Hillary

She reinforces the Genghis Khan principle of American politics that our leaders must be ruthless and macho

Susan J. Douglas

Power to the Public Financing

Fair Elections Now Act would reward candidates who spend time with their constituents, and not golfing or dining with lobbyists

Michael Burgner

Poisoning Pets with Industrial Food

Lacking transparency, industry relies on alchemy of pet food to turn its waste into profits

Deconstructing Hezbollah

Abuses Alleged During Immigration Raid

Globalism with Combat Boots

The Fraudulence of Voter Fraud

The Bush administration purged U.S. attorneys for failing to prosecute crimes that didn't occur

Thank You Mr. Vonnegut

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