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COVER/Andrew Leonard p. 1
Mitt: the real European
EDITORIAL p. 2
GOP, heal thyself
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Stench of Bentonville spreads to Mexico—and back; Ryan’s religious rationalization for budget nuttiness; Mitt’s photo-op farce; Down and out on Wall Street; Slickest stunt at Sea World
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
College is a good investment for everybody
DISPATCHES p. 5
GOP cuts food stamps, school lunches and kids’ health care to protect weapons systems; Cons urge Court to double down on Citizens United; Beach Boys abide at Jazz Fest ...
CHRISTINA NEALSON p. 6
Wolf truth hard to find
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Higher ed debt replaces housing bubble
JIM VAN DER POL p. 6
Libs need to think like a winger
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Politics of sight
GENE LYONS p. 7
Ryan’s ‘path to prosperity’ is pure fantasy
DAVID ELLIOT p. 7
The class of 2012’s choice
DEAN BAKER p. 8
Ryan, Clinton offer flawed budget analysis
SEAN CAPTAIN p. 9
Did May Day succeed?
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 9
Trickle down doesn’t work
ROBERT REICH p. 9
Europe’s double dip could lead back here
MICHAEL SILVERSTEIN p. 10
Health industry prepares for Obamacare
ROGER BYBEE p. 11
Postal unions fight massive USPS cutbacks
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
Let’s not fret over who is more macho
LEO HINDERY p. 12
Trans-Pacific Partners free trade run amok
RICHARD (RJ) ESKOW p. 13
Burden of proof: Wall St.’s unpunished crimes
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 13
Romney’s big lie
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
French lesson
JAMIN RASKIN p. 14
Romney’s Borking strategy
ROBERT WEISSMAN p. 14
BP stalls on spill cleanup and prevention
C. COLLINS & S. KLINGER p. 15
Verizon’s corporate irresponsibility
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Cantor’s Third World budget
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Teen pregnancy drops from ’09 to ’10
MARK ENGLER p. 16
ALEC retreats while right wing freaks
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
A Green Mountain alternative
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 17
How to end a war without really ending it
WENONAH HAUTER p. 17
‘Global cattle drive’ to China is a bad idea
JOHN BUELL p. 17
The politics of the job market
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
Half million American died, nobody noticed
TINA DUPUY p. 18
GOP needs war on religion
BOB BURNETT p. 18
Two meltdowns: Fukushima and US
BOOK/Seth Sandronsky p. 19
Medical revolution
PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Recognizing heroes
TED RALL p. 19
News becomes Pravda-tized
JAMES VAN VLIET p. 20
Awaiting judgment
DON ROLLINS p. 20
John Edwards let his people down
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Ochs’ fortune ran out
POPULIST PICKS p. 21
Temple beautiful; House of lies
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Saying goodbye to Pat Summit
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
The NSA is watching you
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Go, Rachel, go
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Declaration of war
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
The drone poem
Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen
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