December 2009 Volume 33, Issue 12
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December 2009
Viewpoint
Pitbullies of the Right
Susan J. Douglas
Arms Control is Not Enough
Paul Magno
INSIDE CUBA: A Day in My Life (Any Day)
Yohamna Depestre
INSIDE CUBA: Gay Life in Cuba
LGBT Cuba News Today
INSIDE CUBA: Guerrilla Blogging
Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
INSIDE CUBA: From Fidel to Raúl
Norberto Codina
INSIDE CUBA: Against the Demons Who Kidnap Information
José Alejandro Rodriguez
INSIDE CUBA: Mystery Island
Leonardo Padura
INSIDE CUBA: Voices From the Island
Achy Obejas
Shawn of the Left
Robert Hirschfield
Toxic Turf?
Gemma Baltazar
Dispatch
Snapshot: H1N1 in Afghanistan
Rachel K. Dooley
Exhibits of Conscience
Kari Lydersen
Sitting in for Healthcare
Diana Novak
Blowing Their Tops
Melinda Tuhus
Jews on J Street
Ralph Seliger
Culture
Empathy, Not Apathy
Karla Jay
Assassinated by the State
Salim Muwakkil
Good Grief
Kristian Williams
School’s Cool
Eve Ewing
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Culture
Empathy, Not Apathy
An open letter to my students.
Karla Jay
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Dispatch
Dear ITT Ideologist: Vexatious Nations and Komunists
Pete Karman
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Culture
Assassinated by the State
The federally sanctioned murder of a Black Panther.
Salim Muwakkil
Viewpoint
Pitbullies of the Right
Susan J. Douglas
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Dispatch
Snapshot: H1N1 in Afghanistan
Rachel K. Dooley
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Dispatch
Exhibits of Conscience
A nationwide initiative pulls museums into one of today's most highly charged issues: immigration.
Kari Lydersen
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Culture
Good Grief
Opaque prose aside, Judith Butler's new book asks crucial questions about how we tolerate state-sanctioned death.
Kristian Williams
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Dispatch
Sitting in for Healthcare
A new group takes the fight for a single-payer system directly to insurers—and politicians.
Diana Novak
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Culture
School’s Cool
If we are to revive American schools, we must stop dwelling on despair and celebrate the power of learning, a new book argues.
Eve Ewing
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Dispatch
Blowing Their Tops
Miners, environmentalists clash over coal.
Melinda Tuhus
Viewpoint
Arms Control is Not Enough
Paul Magno
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Dispatch
Jews on J Street
A new liberal Washington lobby comes of age at its first annual conference.
Ralph Seliger