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A Freegan World
Hundreds of urban activists, combining the words "free" and "vegan" have set out to change the way we think and act
September 2007
COVER STORY
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The Trial (And Errors) of Hugo Chávez
Venezuelans are debating whether Chávez is putting the windfall of revenue from oil revenues to good use or squandering it through disorganization, corruption and misplaced priorities
Features
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Labor Takes a Seat in the Classroom
Educators are taking steps to bring union history into American schools
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Extending Tours, Stressing Troops
Despite a growing body of medical research, the Pentagon is extending tours of duty to their longest levels since World War II, precipitating the first time in history that active-duty soldiers will spend more time in combat than at home
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Farming the Concrete Jungle
In cities across the country urban farmers are growing communities, greening the landscape and revolutionizing food politics.
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Creating the 21st Century Library
The Prelinger Library eschews the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress systems, and is organized instead by what Megan Shaw Prelinger calls "a map of my brain"
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A Dream Deferred
Only sustained community activism will reverse the Supreme Court's most recent betrayal of Brown v. Board of Education
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Scorned on the Bayou
Louisianans fear a new plan to restore costal wetlands could destroy their way of life
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Palestinians in Iraq Face a Second Exile
Threatened in Iraq, these refugees have no country to return to.
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In Condemnation of Opting In
Our voices are being drowned out by our peers in the supposedly independent media, like Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore, who calls Starbucks "the new record store," and music journalists like the Chicago Reader's Miles Raymer, who argued in a piece called "In Praise of Selling Out" that the music industry's decline can be "rescued by corporations that make everything but music"
News
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Restoring Classroom Justice
Restorative justice in schools has picked up steam in response to "zero tolerance" policies, which lead to "schoolhouse-to-jailhouse tracking"
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Universal Health Care for Wisconsin?
In late June, the Wisconsin state senate ratified "Healthy Wisconsin," a plan that is "the boldest and most comprehensive health care reform from any state," according to the Progressive States Network
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The Promise of Low Power FM
The voices aired on low-power stations include evangelists, social critics, tomato pickers and indie rockers--all linked by the credo that radio should reflect the heterogeneity of the communities it serves
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No Match? No Mas!
The Department of Homeland Security is trying to force employers to either fire workers whose names and Social Security numbers don't match. Widespread job loss often results when the government dons its immigration-enforcement blinders
culture
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The Kids Aren't Alright
Daniel Brook's The Trap reminds us that inequality is bad for everyone, rich and poor
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books
The Secret Lives of Plutocrats
In Richistan, Robert Frank offers a breezy, well-observed peek into this gated community. You too could visit if you graduate from "butler boot camp" and become a $120,000-a-year "household manager"
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Unveiling Muslim Feminism
Muslim women's bodies are too frequently used to symbolize the state of Islam in Iran, and the degree to which it associates itself with the West
Columnists
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Blogs Up, Hacks Down
Oh, what a difference a year makes. At the second annual YearlyKos conference in Chicago in early August, now-confident progressive bloggers played... more
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Climate Change Refugees
It has already started. The first ripples from rising seas are inundating low-lying areas, threatening coasts and islands. Climate refugees around the... more
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How Does Laura Bush Sleep at Night?
Laura provides PR cover for George, pretending that they're helping children while he screws them through 'No Child Left Behind.'
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Gitmo's Last Honest Man
The difference between Abraham and the Bush White House is that Abraham has an attachment to justice and fairness.
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The Counterproductive War on Gangs
'Aggressive tactics make the situation worse by alienating local residents and trapping youth in te criminal justice system.'
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The Crafting of Obama
To my esteemed colleague, In These Times Senior Editor Salim Muwakkil: I love your work, but I have to call you out... more
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