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 Vol. 075 Issue 011 (November 1 2011)
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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 For the Commons Here at The Progressive, we were all taken aback by the news that Wangari Maathai died on September 25. She was one of our heroes. Our colleague...
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NO COMMENT
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No Comment Executive Excess Some companies pay their CEOs more than what they pay in taxes, according to a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies. For example, the International Paper...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Augustyn, Debra; Clausen, Dennis M.
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Letters to the Editor Public Education Not for All While I disagree with the idea of using vouchers to send disabled kids to substandard, for-profit warehouses, I also disagree with the assumption...
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COMMENT
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Rothschild, Matthew
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Comment Class Warfare, Anyone? If you live in Washington, D.C., for any time at all, the rigged nature of our system becomes blatantly obvious. So dominant is the power of money, so subservient...
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ON THE LINE
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On the Line Time for Climate Action On September 24, people in 175 countries got moving for bold climate action. People biked, skated, marched, swam, and kayaked to show the need for reducing...
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A MUSICAL ON MY FAITH
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Willilams, Terry Tempest
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Open Space Terry Tempest Williams A Musical on My Faith It can't be that good, I thought to myself. No doubt, they will have gotten some things wrong. Who knows, I might even be offended. I'm...
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THOUGH LOVE
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Feldman, Michael
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Not Much, You? Michael Feldman Tough Love Maybe we need a Super-Duper Committee. Super may not cut it. Look, your average Congressional committee couldn't even nail Roger Clemens. The easy peasy...
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OVERDUE NOTICE: DEFEND OUR LIBRARIES
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D'Ambrosio, Antonino
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By Antonino D'Ambrosio Illustration by Christophe Vorlet Overdue Notice: Defend Our Libraries If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.—Cicero I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD WHEN...
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A DERRICK BY YOUR CAMPSITE
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Cusac, Anne-Marie
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Text and Photos by Anne-Marie Cusac A Derrick by Your Campsite I'M HIKING THE WINDING PATHS and footbridges toward Cedar Falls at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. I'm feeling a damp, soothing...
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THE GROUP BEHIND THE REPUBLICAN TAKEOVER
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Dinovella, Elizabeth
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By Elizabeth DiNovella Illustration by David Gothard The Group Behind the Republican Takeover YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which helps Republicans...
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MEDIA ACTIVIST RUNS FOR CONGRESS
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Bernstein, Dennis
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By Dennis Bernstein Illustration by Daniel Morgenstern Media Activist Runs for Congress I FIRST ENCOUNTERED NORMAN Solomon nearly thirty years ago, when I was teaching writing to prisoners in a...
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THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JODIE EVANS
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Barsamian, David
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THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW by David Barsamian Jodie Evans Jodie Evans is a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm. Ever on the move, ever planning new demonstrations, campaigns, and boycotts, she puts...
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POEM
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Wilson, Eliot Khalil
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Poem The Abject Happening Far too often we'd arrive just before death and the blood's evacuations. Always there'd be two half circles of men around: soldiers at an outer orbit, thinking only of...
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THE HA-HA RESPONSE
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Clinton, Kate
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Unplugged Kate Clinton The Ha-Ha Response In late 2010, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a plan to survey the well-being of the residents of the United Kingdom. To gauge their...
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ADVANTAGE UNION
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Zirin, Dave
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Edge of Sports Dave Zirin Advantage Union When we think W about the pro :nnis tour—with its :arched whites, seven-igure paydays, and ountry club environs—the first thing that pops up isn't, "Those...
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BOOKS
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Conniff, Ruth
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Books What's Wrong with School Reform Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools By Steven Brill Simon & Schuster. 478 pages. $28. By Ruth Conniff Steven Brill has a thing for...
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PERRY TALES
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Hightower, Jim
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Vox Populist Jim Hightower Perry Tales It's bedtime, children, so put on your jam-mies, scootch under the :overs, and I'll tell you nother story about the Texas governor. He is flitting hither,...
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