The Progressive Magazine: July 2012
Volume 76, Number 7
In This Issue
Editor's Note
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Letters
Comment Twelve More Years in Afghanistan
On the Line
Columns
Ruth Conniff celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of The Other America.
Cover
The 9 Most Loathsome Lobbyists Ian Murphy
This bunch is vile even by Washington's low standards.
Features
Arizona Insurgent Kari Lydersen
Navajo progressive Wenona Benally Baldenegro is running a spirited campaign for Congress.
The Left’s Moment in Greece
| Suddenly there’s a crack in the stifling order of Europe.
Culture
Sage of Somalia Moustafa Bayoumi
Nuruddin Farah aims to keep his country alive through his writing.
Poem José Hernández Díaz
1st Person Singular
A Letter to June Jordan Alice Walker
Missing a friend and a powerful voice that was stilled ten years ago.
Interview
Thomas Frank
| “The right was able to recast itself as a populist movement,” says the author and cultural critic.“This is the secret to conservatism’s success.”
Will Durst rates the potential GOP VP picks.
Dave Zirin judges a new Olympic event.
Books Tom Hayden reviews The Passage of Power, by Robert Caro.
Jim Hightower doesn't want to eat Agent Orange Corn.
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CURRENT ISSUE: July 2013
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