February 2014 Volume 38, Issue 02

February 2014

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Viewpoint

We Shot John Lennon Susan J. Douglas

Is Another Crossfire Possible? Bhaskar Sunkara

Where Obama’s Class Speech Failed Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

A Private-Sector Model: Really? James Thindwa

Feature

New Rules for Radicals David Moberg

Saving Lake Superior John Collins

Kshama Sawant: The Great Red Hope Micah Uetricht

The Pope vs. Capitalism Dennis Coday

Dispatch

Single Payer Rises Again Sarah Jaffe

The ‘Sharing’ Hype Rebecca Burns

Grad Students Reunionize Andrew Mortazavi

Yinzers Toss Teach for America Theo Anderson

Culture

Not Wasted on the Young Jane Miller

Throwing Satire to the Wolf Michael Atkinson

The Minimal Selfie Catherine Tumber

A Very Adult Social Security Tantrum Chris Lehmann

Double, Double, Race and Gender Trouble Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

New Rules for Radicals

How George Goehl is transforming community organizing.

David Moberg

Saving Lake Superior

On the southern shore, the Chippewa band together to stop a mine.

John Collins

Kshama Sawant: The Great Red Hope

The socialist City Council member shares her plans for Seattle.

Micah Uetricht

The Pope vs. Capitalism

Will Francis' radical economic vision make a difference?

Dennis Coday

We Shot John Lennon

50 years ago, the Beatles ran afoul of America's pathologies.

Susan J. Douglas

Is Another Crossfire Possible?

Jon Stewart was wrong: America needs vigorous debate. Too bad the new Crossfire doesn't deliver.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Single Payer Rises Again

As the ACA takes effect, an alternative gains ground at the state level.

Not Wasted on the Young

Instead of worrying about achievement, we should be ensuring the young get proper youths.

Throwing Satire to the Wolf

Scorsese's latest is a romp through vicarious amorality.

Michael Atkinson

The ‘Sharing’ Hype

Do companies like Lyft and Airbnb help democratize the economy?

Grad Students Reunionize

NYU students win recognition through grassroots organizing.

Andrew Mortazavi

Where Obama’s Class Speech Failed

The president claims 'the opportunity gap in America is now as much about class as it is about race.' Is it?

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

The Minimal Selfie

Narcissism goes digital.

Catherine Tumber

Yinzers Toss Teach for America

An embattled public school system fights back against privatization.

A Private-Sector Model: Really?

How Obama and the Democrats failed to defend the universal right to healthcare.

A Very Adult Social Security Tantrum

Centrist Dems are horrified by Elizabeth Warren's plan to raise benefits. But populists aren't backing down.

Double, Double, Race and Gender Trouble

American Horror Story: Coven sets out to explore race, but doesn't get past white guilt.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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