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Vol. 078 Issue 010 (October 1 2014)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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A Vision of Peace
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Conniff, Ruth
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EDITOR’S NOTE by RUTH CONNIFF A Vision of Peace This issue of our magazine focuses on the threat of a rightwing takeover of Congress in November—and how progressives can respond. It’s not just at...
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The Blue Jean Rebellion
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COMMENT The Blue Jean Rebellion The November elections are upon us, and much hangs in the balance. If the Republicans succeed in taking over the Senate, they could end President Obama’s ability...
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No Comment
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NO COMMENT The Pentagon Goes to School City police departments aren’t the only ones taking advantage of the Pentagon’s offer of free or low-cost surplus armaments. Ten different school districts...
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We Hear You
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WE HEAR YOU Bravo I have just finished reading cover to cover the July-August issue and have to congratulate you on a splendid job. Your new look is appealing, and your merger with the Center for...
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On the Line
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Mason, Jessica
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ON THE LINE by JESSICA MASON Ferguson Demands Justice for Michael Brown For more than two weeks, citizens in Ferguson, Missouri, took to the streets to protest the August 9 shooting of Michael...
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The Smoking Gun
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Surgey, Nick
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THE SMOKING GUN by NICK SURGEY We obtained this document from a public records request in Ohio, which shows the draft agenda for the American City County Exchange’s (ACCE) first meeting in July...
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Why There Might Not Be a GOP Tsunami
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Cobble, Steve
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Why There Might Not Be a GOP Tsunami By Steve Cobble Unlikely. arlier this year, Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus declared that the 2014 midterm elections were shaping up to be a...
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Meet Alison Grimes, McConnell's Nightmare
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NICHOLS, JOHN
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Meet Alison Grimes, McConnell’s Nightmare By John Nichols The luckiest break Democrats have had in the 2014 election cycle—a political twist so significant that it could allow the party to...
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More Dark Money Than Ever
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Fischer, Brendan
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More Dark Money Than Ever H Jk will almost cer-\J I ^Ttainly be the most expensive, most secretive Senate election in history. But just wait for 2016. In just the first half of 2014, with months...
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Lifting Wages at the Ballot Box
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Jaffe, Sarah
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Lifting Wages at the Ballot Box By Sarah Jaffe This November, ballot measures are becoming the tool of choice for progressive activists, and low-wage workers’ issues are on the agenda now in a way...
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Our Coal, Our Responsibility
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Bass, Rick
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Our Coal, Our Responsibility By Rick Bass In the old days, our country could be counted on for making a stand, for doing the hard, if not always convenient, thing. Or that was the myth I was...
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With the Kurds in Iraq
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Erlich, Reese
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With the Kurds in Iraq By Reese Erlich auzi Ali, a Yazidi, had given birth just two days earlier when she walked through the Sinjar mountains, crossed briefly into Syria, and then went into Iraqi...
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Interview: Michael Eric Dyson
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Love, David A.
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THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW Michael Eric Dyson By David A. Love Michael Eric Dyson is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University and a political analyst for MSNBC. A prolific writer, he is...
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Smug Shots
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Durst, Will
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OFF THE MAP by WILL DURST Smug Shots Knew he shouldn’t. Couldn’t help himself. I’m talking about the sneering leer peering out of Rick Perry’s mug shot. Or to be more precise, his smug shot. In...
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A New Day Dawns for NBA Players
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Zirin, Dave
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EDGE OF SPORTS by DAVE ZIRIN A New Day Dawns for NBA Players For the last several years, the weakest union in professional sports has been the one representing the players of the National...
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The Recording Angel
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POEM The Recording Angel The Recording Angel sat behind a big black desk consulting his little notebook. Grey sky outside. His office walls were grey. His sideburns (were they little horns?)...
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Naomi Klein's Climate Manifesto
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BOOKS by MATTHEW ROTHSCHILD Naomi Klein’s Climate Manifesto This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate By Naomi Klein Simon & Schuster, $30. 566 pages. Here is the long-awaited book...
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The Hellish Costs of War
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Hightower, Jim
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VOX POPULIST by JIM HIGHTOWER The Hellish Costs of War War is hell. Major General Harold Greene could certainly tell you all about that—but he’s dead. On August 5, Greene became the...
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