The Progressive Magazine: October 2011
Volume 75, Number 10
In This Issue
Editor's Note
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Letters
Comment Demand the Impossible
On the Line
Columns
pays tribute to her mentors, human and coyote.
praises Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.
Cover
Inside the ALEC Dating Service Mark Pocan
What I witnessed at the annual lovefest between corporations and their political lackeys.
Feature
Chiquita in the Dock Kirk Nielsen
A lawsuit alleges that the banana giant is liable for war crimes in Colombia.
Don't Throw Away the Key Luis J. Rodríguez
Life without parole is not a moral alternative to the death penalty.
1st Person Singular
My Gonzo Run for Congress Ian Murphy
I did everything wrong. But was it wrong enough?
Interview
Steve Earle Nick A. Zaino III
“The difference between human beings and animals is not an opposable thumb,” says the musician and activist. “It’s the fact that we create and consume art.”
Culture
Poem Lauren Schmidt
Spotlighting the Undocumented Carl Kozlowski
The film A Better Life is perfect for your Anglo friends.
Will Durst spots a ruse, a sham . . . Super Congress!
Dave Zirin proposes a solution to the NBA lockout.
Books
Amitabh Pal reviews
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan.
Jim Hightower exposes Rick Perry’s misrule in Texas.
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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
We’ve released our second eBook from a new “Hidden History“
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Preserving Our Home on Earth: 100 Years of Environmental Writing from the Archives of The Progressive Magazine. is now available from Amazon and Barnes&Noble.
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