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Readying For Election Day
Everything you need to know about Election 2006.
In These Times Staff
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The Odd Couple: Nixon and Lieberman
Nixon and Lieberman both supported pro-war policies while claiming to be anti-war.
Rick Perlstein
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Middle America Confronts Its Own Taliban
Extremism Split Michigan Republicans
Hans Johnson
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Fear and Voting in the USA
People are terrified over the future of the republic.
Susan J. Douglas
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Go Midwest (and Border State), Young Progressives
Economic populism is the key for Democrats to maintain majority.
Cliff Schecter
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George W. Bush v. The U.S. Constitution
From misleading the nation on its reasons for war to fighing an unending war on terror, the Bush administration threatens our Constitution and our freedom.
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
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The Abramoff Babies
Like the "Watergate Babies" of 1974, the new Democratic Congress will have to pick between sustanative or procedural reforms.
Christopher Hayes
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Year of the Black Candidate
Many Black candidates sought and won office in the 2006 takeover by the Democrats.
Laura S. Washington
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The Role of the Religious Right in the Foley Affair
The Religious Right will condemn others, but never holds themselves accountable.
Hans Johnson
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In Loco Parentis: A Gay Pages Experience
Faith can be restored in Congress despite the Foley Page Scandal.
John Ireland
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Counterfeit Drugs: Infected with Greed
Counterfit drugs are flooding hospitals and markets worldwide.
Terry J. Allen
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The Importance of Not Getting Over It
A new Book Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? suggests that doctored memory cards on electronic voting machines stole the election.
Joel Bleifuss
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Route-Stepping? Our Way to WWIII
Scare-tactic allusions to war allow Bush to push an extremist agenda.
Gregory D. Foster
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End Medical Experimentation on Prisoners Now
Prisoners have no rights regarding the quality of their medical care or their participation in experiments.
Silja J.A. Talvi
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The Neocons Lexicon
Republican term "Islamofacism" conflates the war on terro as a battle between the Enlightenment and Theocracy.
Salim Muwakkil
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9/11 Refracted
Post-9/11 reporting has been full of commercialization, ideology and manipulation, not unbiased reporting.
Susan J. Douglas
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Katrina and the Politics of Disposability
News reporting on the aftermath of Katrina blames the victims rather than helps them.
Henry Giroux
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Fighting the Larger War
The War On Terror is unique because its political, temporal and geographic borders are unknown and its enemy is fluidly ill-defined.
Neve Gordon
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Corporal Punishments Hidden Costs
Corporal punishment of children linked to later interpersonal violence.
Salim Muwakkil
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Sick to Death of Bush
Disease research at Fort Detrick, MD further undermines U.S. and international law.
Terry J. Allen
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Pushing Back Against Ad Censorship
Television networks refuse progressive ads more often than conservative ones
Paul Waldman and Matthew Biedlingmaier
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No Cause For Celebration
A Toronto conference on AIDS disappoints activists.
Michael McColly
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The True Temptations of the West
Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond is a travelogue by Pankaj Mishra about the shadow of poverty in South Asia.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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The Reparations Bandwagon
Hurricane Katrina opens eyes to the need for reparations to repair the race/class divide.
Salim Muwakkil
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