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COVER/Irin Carmon p. 1
GOP fights female rights
EDITORIAL p. 2
Mandate or Medicare
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Banker hubris knows no bounds; Global warming, God and Inhofe; Single moms, child abuse, state legislators; Kochs & Cato; Army whistleblower speaks truth to power
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Morality left out of corporate calculations
DISPATCHES p. 5
Dishonoring Trayvon Martin; Concealed Carry death toll mounts; States debate ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws; Exxon profits up, taxes down; Obama orders strong carbon rules; 5 banks control 52% of US assets ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Expensive care that hurts patients
ANDREW KORFHAGE p. 6
USDA keeps ingredients secret
BEN LONG p. 6
Sportsmen ignore Teddy Roosevelt’s legacy
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Corporate layer ploy
RACHEL SOLEM p. 7
Spend taxes on people, not job killers
GENE LYONS p. 7
Netanyahu beats war drums against Iran
RICHARD ESKOW p. 8
‘JOBS’ Act eliminates social protections
CECILE RICHARDS p. 9
Celebrate women’s health in federal ACA
BOB BURNETT p. 9
‘Game Change’ documents GOP ID crisis
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 9
Birth control argument revisits ’60s
RANDOLPH T. HOLHUT p. 10
GOP drives away youth and minorities
MARGIE BURNS p. 10
Republicans head for heated convention
DON ROLLINS p. 11
GOP rep says no poor folks in N.C.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
‘Delevering’ and our desperate need for wins
ROBERT REICH p. 11
Corporate execs ignore public stewardship
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 12
The 99% pays the bill for Wall Street
JOAN WALSH p. 13
GOP ready to ride Ryan budget to ruin
MARK ANDERSON p. 13
Keystone pipeline meets stubborn Texan
DEAN BAKER p. 14
Medicare costs too much, better not cut it
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Democracy is a right, not a luxury
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky p. 14
Looking at a year of revolt in Wisconsin
I. VOLSKY & T. WALDRON p. 10
House GOP budget destroys social welfare
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Medicare on chopping block
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Romney and Santorum ridicule college
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 16
Military returns from Afghan quagmire
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Not going postal
ROGER BYBEE p. 17
Recall fight opens progressive era in Wis.
DANNY SCHECHTER p. 17
Occupy Wall Street to return in spring
WILL DURST p. 18
We’re all muppets now
TINA DUPUY p. 18
Purpose-driven lies and gender equality
JOHN BUELL p. 18
Politics in these times
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 19
Energy costs shifted to society
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Greece debt concerns global economy
TED RALL p. 19
Now Susan Collins is a peace child?
JIM CULLEN p. 20
Ten documentaries to look for
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Young people retire in ‘Portlandia’
POPULIST PICKS p. 21
German rocks at beggars banquet
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
‘ShockRaged’ by NFL’s Saints suspension
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Blogging the cost of war
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Walking while black killed Trayvon Martin
DONALD KAUL p. 23
I don’t like Ike memorial
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Anorexia cures obesity
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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