The Progressive Magazine: October 2010

October 2010

Volume 74, Number 10

In This Issue

Editor's Note

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Letters

Comment Rampant Xenophobia

On the Line

Columns
Terry Tempest Williams finds similarities between the BP oil spill and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.




The Race for Obama's Senate Seat Kari Lydersen
The nasty Illinois contest pits a centrist Democrat against a Republican dissembler and a Green from the projects.

Cover
Surprising Angle in Nevada Abby Scher
Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley distance themselves from their heritage to gain acceptance.

Feingold Fights for His LifeRuth Conniff
The independent Democrat faces a tough challenge from a millionaire plastics manufacturer.

Interview
Rosanne Cash Antonino D'Ambrosiol
""Sarah Palin is a great example of someone that just stirs the pot for the sake of attention."


Poem Martín Espada


Will Durst says gay marriage is on the side of good.

Dave Zirin x-rays the NFL's concussion problem


Books
Matthew Rothschild reviews The Promise: President Obama,Year One, by Jonathan Alter.


Jim Hightower plows up some Republican astroturf.









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