The Somalia Crossroads: Piracy and an insurgency tempt Washington to get it wrong—again.

Can a Union Divided Stand?: UNITE HERE dissolves in conflict...with a little help from SEIU.

Anarchists Go to Church: A Michigan church files federal suit against Bash Back! over a Sunday morning protest.

The Legacy Lives On: The Republic Windows and Doors factory occupation in Chicago inspired a similar revolt halfway across the country.

The Israel Lobbies: Left, Right and Center: A new book helpfully details Jewish-American lobbying organizations spanning the political spectrum.

SEIU Fights Banks Over Bonuses: One of the largest unions in the country may alter corporations’ executive pay practices.

All-American Squatters: Take Back the Land is “liberating” foreclosed homes to fight homelessness.

Small Towns vs. Nestlé: Rural residents organize to keep their water out of corporate water bottles.

Cinema in the Sand: Refugees and celebrities draw attention to a forgotten conflict.

COMMENTARY

Jon & Kate Plus Mindless Drivel: Susan Douglas on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and the seemingly inevitable decline of U.S. media.

Progressive Blind Spots: Ken Brociner asks: "Shouldn’t progressives be devoting more energy toward achieving a complete overhaul of American foreign policy?"

Daring to Dream: David Sirota on the state of the nation: "For all the positive, even admirable steps Obama's America seems poised to take, the aspirations still seem too small, too unimaginative."

More Drugs, Please: Terry Allen on the painful consequences of international narcotics regulation.

Getting Off the Grid: "I vaguely recall a life without cell phones and computers (well, other than Nintendo)," Sirota notes. "But my addiction has clouded that memory in sepia tones."

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Jeremy Gantz, Web editor