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 Vol. 062 Issue 003 (March 1 1998)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 EDITOR'S NOTE
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Rothschild, Matthew
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Editor's Note Matthew Rothschild Voids and Visions I’m writing this column on February 5. By the time it reaches you, the United States may already be bombing Baghdad. It’s terrifying to...
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HONEST LIVING
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Kroninger, Stephen
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HONEST LIVING Stephen...
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LETTERS
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Letters to the Editor Rotten to the Core For a brilliant intellectual, Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Interview by Jane Slaughter, January issue) came up with the oxymoron to beat all oxymorons: humanize...
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TOMORROW'S NEWS TONIGHT
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Brodner, Steve
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TOMORROW’S NEWS TONIGHT Steve...
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The Case Against War
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COMMENT The Case Against War ‘There is no military option that would be an adequate substitute for inspectors on the ground.’ —U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen. As the United States...
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Sex and Death in Washington
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Conniff, Ruth
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FURTHER COMMENT Ruth Conniff Sex and Death in Washington The Progressive’s late editor Erwin Knoll once told me he got terribly depressed as a reporter in Washington, D.C., during the dark days...
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NO COMMENT
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No Comment Good Narc From an Associated Press story datelined Oxnard, California: “Kevin Lee Wallace says he taught his three-year-old son well—so well, in fact, that the toddler eagerly...
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It's Good for the Gays
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Clinton, Kate
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Unplugged Kate Clinton It’s Good for the Gays When discussing any political matter, my friend Leslie’s grandmother Sophie always asked, “Is it good for the Jews?†The clarifying nature of...
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ON THE LINE
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On The Line Nationwide Protest Against Sanctions In January, peace activists in forty-four American cities demanded an end to U.N. sanctions against Iraq. And some vow to go to Baghdad as...
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Remembering Denise Levertov
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Cusac, Anne-Marie
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REFLECTIONS By Anne-Marie Cusac Remembering Denise Levertov This past December, a friend came up casually and asked, “Did you hear Denise Levertov died?†It was news to me. My friend thought...
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Click Here
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Douglas, Susan
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Talking Back Susan Douglas Click Here Like millions of Americans, I quickly got fed up with the Monica Lewinsky feeding frenzy. We all know the media is sensationalistic, superficial, unreliable,...
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Dim and Dimmer
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Silverstein, Ken
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Dim and Dimmer By Ken Silverstein Given the generally weak intellect our nation’s lawmakers display, compiling a list of the ten dumbest members of Congress would appear to be a relatively easy...
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Power Grab
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Moberg, David
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Power Grab Big business wants to tighten its hold with a new global trade pact BY DAVID MOBERG Since 1995, negotiators from the world’s twenty-nine richest countries have been meeting regularly...
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The Poverty of Nationalism
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Said, Edward W.
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The Poverty of Nationalism By Edward W. Said Immediately preceded by Benjamin Netanyahu, Yasir Arafat arrived in Washington for a meeting with Bill Clinton on January 22, the very day the...
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The Women of Chiapas
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Flinchum, Robin
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The Women of Chiapas By Robin Flinchum Barefoot, with a baby in a sling on her back, Calendaria Morales Perez runs up a dusty road and brandishes a stick. Her orange skirt flounces around her...
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Sex Happens
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Ehrenreich, Barbara
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Sex Happens By Barbara Ehrenreich The Monica Lewinsky crisis throws a new light on that enigmatic photo of Bill and Hillary, their generous flesh covered only in bathing suits, mock-waltzing...
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POEM
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Hoagland, Everett
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Poem Everett Hoagland In the Boston MFA “There is an exhibit in Paris to spotlight the fact that much art stolen by Nazi officers still has not been returned to surviving owners and rightful...
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Ursula Le Guin
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SLAUGHTER, JANE
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The Progressive Interview Ursula Le Guin ‘Opening doors in walls is the image I always get back to. If I have any particular job as a writer, it’s to open as many doors and windows as possible...
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BOOKS
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Books Race Runs Through It The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, A Death, and America’s Dilemma by Alex Kotlowitz Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. 317 pages. $24.95. By Salim...
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A Dodge Too Far
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Ivins, Molly
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SMALL FAVORS Molly Ivins A Dodge Too Far Great green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts. What. A. Mess. Clinton in the soup again. His timing is incredible. You notice this occurred just as he...
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