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December 29, 2008 Issue - 21 Articles- Letters, p. 2
Editorials & Comment
- Stimulus From Below, p. 3
- Sit-Down in Chicago
John Nichols
, p. 4 - Noted, p. 5
- Stop Senator No
William Greider
, p. 6 - Deadline Poet
Calvin Trillin
, p. 6 On the Auctioning Off of Obama's Seat
- Beward School 'Reformers'
Alfie Kohn
, p. 7 - Editorial Malpractice
Mark Ames
, p. 8 - Hard Times Without Studs
Tom Engelhardt
, p. 9 - Diary of a Mad Law Professor
Patricia J. Williams
, p. 10 American Dreams
- The Liberal Media
Eric Alterman
, pp. 11-12 'Center-Right'? Not Quite...
Articles
- The Pragmatist
Christopher Hayes
, pp. 13-15 What does the label mean for Obama
- A Crime Against Society
Ann Jones
, pp. 16-19 Rape destroyed the social fabric of Congo
- Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word
Andre Schiffrin
, pp. 20-21 The case for public ownership
- Meddling in Kenya's Elections
Karen Rothmyer
, pp. 22-24 Will Obama change US Africa policy?
Books & the Arts
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In Congo Square (2 Reviews) Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
, pp. 25-29 Building the Devil's Empire, by Shannon Lee Dawdy
- Building the Devil's Empire by Shannon Lee Dawdy
- The World That Made New Orleans by Ned Sublette
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That Girl (Review) Rick Perlstein
, pp. 30-32 Patty's Got a Gun, by William Graebner
- Patty's Got a Gun by William Graebner
- Back Talk: Thelma Golden
Christine Smallwood and Thelma Golden
, p. 33 -
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Pixies, Sheilas, Dirtbags and Cougar Bait (2 Reviews) Caleb Crain
, p. 34 Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang, by John Ayto and John Simpson
- Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang by John Ayto and John Simpson
- The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English by Tom Dalzell
- Poem Including History
Joseph Massey
, pp. 35-40 - Cover Design
Gene Case and Stephen Kling
