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 Vol. 075 Issue 003 (March 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 History Leaps to Life There are times when history seems dead. And then there are times when history leaps to life. This is such a time, a time when people, rather...
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NO COMMENT
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No Comment Forced Conversions Joseph Rehyansky, a vet and former official at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, district attorney's office, wrote an op-ed opposing gay men in the military, before Don't...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Brawner, Mikl; Doerr, Edd; Denneen, Bill
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Letters to the Editor Saving the Earth Your last issue was a home run. Every article and interview was proof of the potential to save our planet. That The Progressive, a political magazine,...
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COMMENT
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Pal, Amitabh
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Comment The Arab Revolution This year has already proven to be the most memorable in modern Arab history. When I visited Egypt back in 2002, I met human rights activists who were constantly...
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ON THE LINE
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On the Line Inaugural Protests Protesters greeted the new governors of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin when they took office in January. These Republican leaders have made it clear...
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TRADING WYOMING FOR GAS
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Williams, Terry Tempest
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Open Space Terry Tempest Williams Trading Wyoming for Gas America's Natural Gas Alliance is up in arms over the Academy Award nomination that went to Gasland for best documentary. The trade group...
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HATE BLEEDS OUT OF ARIZONA
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Rodriguez, Luis J.
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Writing to America Luis J. Rodriguez Hate Bleeds Out of Arizona The shooting rampage in Tucson occurred against a backdrop of hatred against brown-skinned people that we must address. At the same...
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DID LOSING HELP THE DEMS?
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Conniff, Ruth
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Political Eye Ruth Conniff Did Losing Help the Dems? Should the floridly psychotic be able to buy, conceal, and carry automatic weapons in -to shopping malls and college campuses? If so, would it...
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THE TRUTH ABOUT PAUL RYAN
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Bybee, Roger
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By Roger Bybee Illustration by Zachary Pullen The Truth About Paul Ryan How the New Republican Budget Chair Wrecked His District and Rose to Power W-HEN REPUBLICAN LEADERS chose Representative...
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EXPLOITING THE "HANDICAP WAGE"
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Ervin, Mike
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By Mike Ervin Illustration by Nicole Schulman Exploiting the "Handicap Wage" Disabled Workers Got 45 Cents an Hour JAMES KEITH BROWN WORKED in a meat processing plant on the turkey evisceration...
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CHEMICAL COMPANY GOES AFTER ACTIVIST
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Paskus, Laura
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By Laura Paskus Illustration by Rama Hughes Chemical Company Goes After Activist Around the turn of the twentieth century, Arturo Uribe's family settled in Mesquite, New Mexico, a small town in...
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MY MOTHER IS SUFFERING WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
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Garcia, Angela
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By Angela Garcia Illustration by Dushan Milic My Mother Is Suffering Without Health Insurance My mother is sick. There is a large tumor in her womb, and it is causing her severe and sudden pain....
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THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID SIMON
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Beiser, Vince
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THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW by Vince Beiser David Simon David Simon is piloting his road-worn Volkswagen Passat through the streets of New Orleans, his mind on the city. As we roll from one filming...
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SUFI ROCK STAR SINGS FOR PEACE
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Pal, Amitabh
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By Amitabh Pal Illustration by Mickey Duzyj Sufi Rock Star Sings for Peace IT SEEMS LIKE ANY OTHER college class. A professor starts off by handing back homework assignments. He invites a couple...
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POEM
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Gomez, Magdalena
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Poem On This Day of Awakening (For the people of Egypt, you are bread for a starving world) For you, with fists in your voice who without arms or rope break the aberrant mule. (All apologies to...
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SERVING WITH DIGNITY
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Clinton, Kate
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Unplugged Kate Clinton Serving with Dignity After the historic lame duck repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, many have written about the esprit de corps, about readiness, and, inevitably,...
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BASEBALL'S TRAGEDY IN TUCSON
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Zirin, Dave
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Edge of Sports Dave Zirin Baseball's Tragedy in Tucson Dallas Green has long held a cozy corner of baseball history. After an inauspicious playing career, he was the manager of the Philadelphia...
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BOOKS
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Books The Insurance Flack Who Fled Deadly Spin By Wendell Potter Bloomsbury Press. 288pages. $26. I've often wondered how people can front for RJ Reynolds, or ExxonMobil, or Massey Coal, or...
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TEA PARTY TROJAN HORSE
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Hightower, Jim
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Vox Populist Jim Hightower Tea Party Trojan Horse When John Boeh-ner was sworn-in as the new Speaker of the House, he tipped his hat to the teabag activists across the country who had fueled the...
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