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 Vol. 074 Issue 012 (December 1 2010)
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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 The Feingold Loss November 2 was a brutal night. I was stuck in a local TV studio watching my Senator, Russ Feingold, go down in a crushing defeat to Ron Johnson,...
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NO COMMENT
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No Comment Dead on Arrival According to Harper's Magazine, the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan named its transition operation from foreign to local security forces "Inteqal," which means...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Singer, Sandra; Kramer, Emanuel; Goldstein, Rachael; Caldwell, Mariel; Gardiner, Cynthia P.; Ostrander, Richard; Shapira, Willard B.; True, Michael
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Letters to the Editor Ad Nauseam Is The Progressive so poor that it must accept all paid advertisements? If so, then I understand the inclusion of the paid advertisement by Jake High-ton, "Clamp...
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COMMENT
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Rothschild, Matthew; Conniff, Ruth
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Comment Lessons of November November's slaughter at the polls should sound the death knell for corporate liberalism and should silence Barack Obama's apologists. The President's post-mortem press...
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ON THE LINE
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On the Line Defending Our Homes i ome 100 protesters picketed outside the American Bankers Association annual convention in Boston. The protesters called on banks to halt foreclosures. The action...
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ARCTIC MONUMENT
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Williams, Terry Tempest
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Open Space Terry Tempest Williams Arctic Monument Ginny Wood is sitting on her porch in Dogpatch, Alaska, looking out over the golden birches now at their autumn peak. The light is transcendent,...
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THE GREAT CLIMATE SELLOUT
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Conniff, Ruth
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Political Eye Ruth Conniff The Great Climate Sellout The warm fall weather in the Upper Midwest was beautiful. Sunny and clear, it was in the mid-sixties through the end of October, with humidity...
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SAVE THE EARTH ONE TRIP AT A TIME
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Alvord, Katie
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By Katie Alvord Illustration by Daniel Zalkus Save the Earth One Trip at a Time IN 1992, I BEGAN ATRIAL SEPARATION from my car. I garaged my slogan-crusted Honda Civic for use in a pinch and made...
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THE NIGHTMARE OF SCHOOL LUNCHES
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Cooper, Ann
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By Ann Cooper Illustration by Dongyun Lee The Nightmare of School Lunches ON A SATURDAY A FEW WEEKS ago, I went to the Boulder Farmers' Market to buy food for a friend's baby shower. I love...
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THE NEWS FROM THE LAND
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Berry, Wendell
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By Wendell Berry Illustration by Jacqui Oakley The News from the Land IT HAS BY NOW BECOME MY obligation to speak of things as an elder. I have been collecting memories and observations of my...
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH WENDELL BERRY
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Kirkland, Taylor Lee
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Wendell Berry By Taylor Lee Kirkland Wendell Berry is a farmer, poet, essayist, novelist, and environmentalist. Q: You took to the streets in Washington, D.C., in...
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BETWEEN SOIL AND SOIL
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Jackson, Wes
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By Wes Jackson Illustration by Wesley Bedrosian Between Soil and Soil A TEN-YEAR-OLD HAS LIVED through 25 percent of all the oil ever burned. A twenty-two-year-old has lived through 54 percent of...
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RECONSTRUCTING OUR DESIRES
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Kingsolver, Barbara
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By Barbara Kingsolver Illustration by Zela Lobb Reconstructing Our Desires First, decide: what are we saving, exactly? The world as most people knew it is gone, and it's not coming back. In my...
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BILL MCKIBBEN
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Rothschild, Matthew
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Bill McKibben By Matthew Rothschild Bill McKibben is author of "The End of Nature" and many other works, including his latest, "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New...
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SOLAR ENERGY GOLD RUSH
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Mark, Jason
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By Jason Mark Illustration by Christopher Serra Solar Energy Gold Rush For environmentalists, it was like going back to the future. In early October, White House officials unveiled plans to...
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH VANDANA SHIVA
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Rothschild, Matthew
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Vandana Shiva By Matthew Rothschild Vandana Shiva is an eco-feminist and author based in India. Q: How did you get interested in the environment? Vandana Shiva: My...
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SAVING THE SEAS
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HELVARG, DAVID
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By David Helvarg Illustration by Matthew Leake Saving the Seas Perhaps the worst part of spending a hot, oily summer in the Gulf reporting on the BP disaster was knowing that the...
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CATALOGUING WASTE
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Douglas, Susan J.
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By Susan J. Douglas Illustration by Barry Bruner Cataloguing Waste Another day, another twelve catalogues in the mailbox. Many, like the ones touting mail order steaks, or Hammacher Schlemmer,...
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID SUZUKI
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Rothschild, Matthew
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH David Suzuki By Matthew Rothschild David Suzuki is a geneticist and broadcaster, who has hosted since 1979 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's long-running...
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TEN STEPS TO A LESS TOXIC FUTURE
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Williams, Florence
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By Florence Williams Illustration by Taylor Callery Ten Steps to a Less Toxic Future 1. Start Testing Eighty-five percent of the 82,000 chemicals registered for use in the United States have...
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JEROME RINGO
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Kupfer, David
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Jerome Ringo By David Kupfer Jerome Ringo, the former head of the National Wildlife Federation, is a past president and current board member of the Apollo...
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TAKE ON THE CORPORATE BULLIES
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Sanders, Senator Bernie
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By Senator Bernie Sanders Illustration by Alex Nabaum Take On the Corporate Bullies IF THERE WAS EVER A MOMENT in our nation's history to seriously combat the scourge of global warming, truly...
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVEIW WITH MARGARET ATWOOD
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Rothschild, Matthew
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A PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Margaret Atwood By Matthew Rothschild Margaret Atwood is a novelist, essayist, and poet. Q: Your latest book, The Year of the Flood, concerns the environment. Why...
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REDEMMPTION IS FOR THE YOUNG
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Zirin, Dave
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Edge of Sports Dave Zirin Redemption Is for the Young This off season, I stood in front of every last National Basketball Association rookie at an event called the Rookie Transitional Program, a...
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POEM
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Bass, Ellen
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Poem Deepwater Oil It's a morning so green in Virginia you feel like you could walk and just keep walking, fling yourself out on the spine of the world, trusting in the goodness of leaves and...
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NO MORE BLUE DOG CHOW
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Durst, Will
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Off the Map Will Durst No More Blue Dog Chow OK, first things first. This is a post-election wrap-up, not a post-apocalyptic wrap-up. America is once again more red than blue, and ironically, the...
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BOOKS
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Books By Kate Clinton For five years, I have been in a book group. We meet monthly at different members' homes, order in, gossip like crazy, then discuss the book, usually a nonfiction policy...
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DEMOCRATIZE THE GRID
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Hightower, Jim
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Vox Populist Jim Hightower Democratize the Grid The Bible tells us that on the Sixth Day, God created man, allowing him to live in the lush garden and be steward of the whole Earth. But God's...
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THE PROGRESSIVE INDEX
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The Progressive Index volume 74, 2010 A list of authors and subjects, followed by title, month of issue, and page number. For example, "Apr 19" refers to page 19 of the April issue. Compiled by Ina...
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