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Fall 2008
Table of Contents
Editor's Page
Editor's Page Michael Walzer
Politics Abroad
The Three Lefts of Latin America Ignacio Walker
The Writer in Russia Kirill Medvedev
Refusing to Save Darfur Eric Reeves
Decision '08
Barack Obama in the Public Imagination Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
All Fired Up: Women, Feminism, and Misogyny in the Democratic Primaries Christine Stansell
For Labor, Armageddon Harold Meyerson
Race & Gender in Politics Lillian B. Rubin
Articles
A Human Rights Agenda for the New Administration Suzanne Nossel
The World's Warden: Crime, Punishment, and Politics in the United States Marie Gottschalk
Rising Productivity, Deepening Inequality Horst Brand
Student Debt and The Spirit of Indenture Jeffrey J. Williams
Reclaiming Education
Resisting the Threat to Public Education Deborah Meier and Susan Harman
Disastrous Legacy: Aftermath of A Nation at Risk Gerald W. Bracey
Notebook
Reviving James Michener: The Relevance of South Pacific Nicolaus Mills
Books
Dystopia and the End of Politics Benjamin Kunkel
Catastrophic Exceptions Gary J. Bass
Modernism in the Streets Marshall Berman
Defending the Enlightenment Richard Wolin
The Last Page
Servers, Service, and Social Hierarchy Cassandra Cornell
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