The Progressive Magazine: February 2011
Volume 75, Number 2
In This Issue
Editor's Note
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Letters
Comment Obama Grabs Repressive Tools
On the Line
Columns
Terry Tempest Williams returns to the sea.
Luis J. Rodríguez weighs “the Latino vote.”
Cover
The Rule of the Rich
| Plutocracy and democracy don’t mix.
Features
Grading Obama's Education Policy Michael W. Apple
In spite of improvements, Obama's approach still clings to a flawed model.
Everything You Shouldn't Need to Know in Kindergarten Kelly McMahon
My kindergartners are being overwhelmed with tests.
To Negotiate or Not? Belquis Ahmadi
Afghan women wrestle with the Taliban.
Fighting Fire with Water Colman McCarthy
Pacifism does not equal passivity.
Interview
An Interview with Matt Taibbi
| “On Wall Street, you either lose or join in the criminality,” says the Rolling Stone reporter.
Poem Martín Espada
Kate Clinton discovers that aging leads to happiness.
Solidarity with Athletes
Dave Zirin says a victory for the players’ union would be a victory for all.
Books Ruth Conniff reviews The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot.
Jim Hightower diagnoses a new Vietnam Syndrome.
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Spying on Occupy Activists
| How local law enforcement and Homeland Security help Wall Street.
The Commerce of Violence
Wendell Berry | The cheapening of life is surely the dominant theme of our time, from Guantánamo to the Boston Marathon.
Jason Collins, Meet Brittney Griner
Dave Zirin says Jason Collins and Brittney Griner can teach the guys in the huddle a lot.
Preserving Our Home on Earth
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