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COVER/Michael Lind p. 1
Obama turns attention from Iraq to Asia
EDITORIAL p. 2
The battle is joined
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Santorum denies class inequality; Repeal the farce of ‘corporate personhood’; Poppy war in Afghanistan; Ugly surprise from Big Oil; GOP ‘mad as a hatter’ about EPA regs
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Bugs, biotech salesmen pester farmers
DISPATCHES p. 5
Saul Alinsky — the ‘radical’ Republicans love to hate; States lag in health care overhaul; Big GOP wants to shut down Newt; Working-class voters souring on Romney; Union targets ‘job cremator’ Romney ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Huntsman threatened Obama re-election
ANDREW KORFHAGE p. 6
Earthquakes underscore fracking danger
ED QUILLEN p. 6
Fixing what ain’t broke in Foggy Bottom
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Rich folks occupy America
BILL JOHNSTON p. 7
Many Catholics don’t follow ‘holy’ orders
GENE LYONS p. 7
Investigative reporters ignored by media
ROBERT REICH p. 8
Newt accuses Mitt of looting companies
JONATHAN TURLEY p. 9
10 reasons US no longer land of the free
MARK WEISBROT p. 9
Obama increases hostility toward Venezuela
JEFFREY SACHS p. 10
Libertarian Ron Paul shakes up election
TA-NEHISI COATES p. 10
Ron Paul and Louis Farrakhan share traits
DON ROLLINS p. 11
Hitchens made the zombies think
BOB BURNETT p. 11
Tea Partiers just can’t stand Romney
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
Look to the mayors for leadership
BILL MOYERS & M. WINSHIP p. 12
The 99% fight to save American Dream
WENDELL POTTER p. 12
Romney’s health care fantasy world
SAM PIZZIGATI p. 13
Uncle Sam shelters SWAG economy
ELLEN BROWN p. 13
Postal banking creates economic mobility
JOEL JOSEPH p. 14
Obama touts free trade deals
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
S.C. shows how far we have to go
M. BRUNE & B. McKIBBEN p. 14
Big Oil demands Keystone pipeline
JEFFERSON MORLEY p. 15
Occupy Congress greets returning lawmakers
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Medical debt is the trifecta of misery
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Narcotics laws don’t make pharmacies safe
JOHN BUELL p. 16
GOP sheds tears for oppressed wealthy
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Corporate man
ALLAN BRAWLEY p. 17
Stand with unions against workers’ enemies
DEAN BAKER p. 17
Social Security: Time is on our side
TINA DUPUY p. 18
S.C. detours GOP march to inevitable nominee
SETH SANDRONSKY p. 18
Charter schools grow amid questions
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
US will go to war with Iran
TED RALL p. 19
GOP exploits anti-Wall Street protests
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Neocons prepare for war in Iran
JEFF BIGGERS p. 20
Who’s afraid of ‘The Tempest’? Arizona
ANNIE KEEGHAN p. 20
Marine urination video displays mental issues
POPULIST PICKS p. 21
Muslims become common folk in Dearborn
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Songs were only a start for Harry Belafonte
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Muhammad Ali turns 70
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Time to talk politics at the dinner table
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Guantanamo prison turns 10 years old
DONALD KAUL p. 22
Giving up on climate change and guns
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
America’s new Horatio Alger story
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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