The Progressive Magazine: May 2011
Volume 75, Number 5
In This Issue
Editor's Note
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Letters
Comment The Shores of Tripoli
On the Line
Columns
Terry Tempest Williams discusses a new documentary that compels us to view the universe differently.
Shirin Ebadi rises to defend her imprisoned lawyer.
Cover
The Republican War on Education Ruth Conniff
In state after state, governors take aim at public schools.
Features
Not Just a Plan for Wisconsin Lena Taylor
State by state, Republicans blast away.
Awash in Foreclosure Andrew Stelzer and Rachel Zurer
In Detroit, if you don’t pay your water bill, you can lose your house.
The Shadow of Fukushima Harvey Wasserman
We are witnessing nuclear power’s death spiral.
Interview
Sharif Abdel Kouddous Matthew Rothschild
“When people take power into our own hands, we bring each other together globally in a way that no government ever could,” says Democracy Now’s Middle East correspondent.
Culture
Palestine’s Unapologetic Leading Man Lisa Mullenneaux
Mohammad Bakri has never shied away from controversy.
Poem Liza Porter.
Kate Clinton connects our ancient wanderings to current migrations.
Dave Zirin slaps a T on David Stern.
Books Elizabeth DiNovella reviews Inside WikiLeaks, by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and WikiLeaks, by The Guardian.
Jim Hightower exposes the new Congress’s central obsession.
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CURRENT ISSUE: JUNE 2012
Cecile Richards
| "Millions of women are counting on us for care. And if we're gone, there's no one else there," says the head of Planned Parenthood.
What's at Stake in Wisconsin
Much more than Scott Walker's future hangs in the balance.
The Mother of Midwifery
Eleanor J. Bader | Ina May Gaskin has delivered more than 1,200 babies and revolutionized the field.
Scott Walker, the Monster.
See more at http://www.zinasaunders.com -- On June 5th, the voters of Wisconsin will decide whether to recall Scott Walker, the monster created by an unholy alliance between the radical right and big business, who has made attacking unions the hallmark of his administration. Cover for The Progressive magazine June 2012: http://www.progressive.org
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