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NEWS and FEATURES
The Honduran Connection: The U.S. right, including Bush appointee Otto Reich, mobilizes to support the putsch.
My Brother on Death Row: Troy Davis’ sister speaks out, as Davis awaits a Supreme Court decision.
Home Sweet Skid Row: Poor Los Angelenos fight gentrification and police abuse.
Outtakes of Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa begs for cinematic calls to action; this year’s Human Rights Watch film festival delivered.
Your Crap, Our Compost: Squat and the earth shall grow.
COMMENTARY
The Attack of the 1-Percenters: David Sirota on America's wealthiest citizens, and their efforts to block change.
The GOP’s Democracy Double Standard: "Beating the drums for democracy can be inspiring, but, in international affairs, the credibility of the messenger is as important as the message itself," James Thindwa writes.
Health Industry, Right-Wingers Will Stop at Nothing to Derail Reform: A guest column from Bill Moyers and Michael Winship.
China Is Here: "The challenges China poses aren't about Save-the-Children altruism, and they aren't distant triflings," David Sirota writes after visiting the world's most populous country. "We cannot simply cite inevitability as reason to ignore its metastasizing problems."
Jeremy Gantz, Web editor