3-27-07, 1:00 pm
As global warming threatens to destroy human life on Earth, David Zink details the various alternative energy options and the political struggles to win a new direction on energy consumption. Joelle Fishman, chair of the Communist Party’s Political Action Commission, discusses looming congressional battles for peace, workers’ rights, universal health care, and more. Prasad Venugopal and Joel Wendland examine the causes and consequences of the US and Ethiopian invasion of Somalia. Rémy Herrera looks at the political economic issues behind Bush’s endless war. With an evolving role in global affairs, China’s international policies threaten to impede and even undermine US global hegemony, writes Gerald Horne. Why do US government policies seem to reflect Washington’s own definition of what terrorism is? asks Nooshin Shabani.
Find these articles plus book reviews, poetry, a short story and much more in this issue.
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Departments
04 Letters 05 Marxist IQ 06 Commentary Who's the boss? By Bob Rossi
The Terrorist in the Mirror By Nooshin Shabani
07 That’s Illogical By Owen Williamson
09 Nobody Asked Me, But... By Don Sloan
10 Book Reviews Jasenovac and the Holocaust in Yugoslavia: Analyses and Survivor Testimonies Reviewed by Norman Markowitz Final Victim of the Blacklist: John Howard Lawson, Dean of the Hollywood Ten Reviewed by Michael Shepler
12 Poetry
On the Line By Lucy Duroche
Pyramid Builders By Brian Fitzpatrick
Siempre By William Aberg
41 Fiction The Vegan Vampire: An unfinished gothic novel By Karin S. Coddon
Features:
Cover Story 24 Clean and Green: The Road to a Sustainable Future How can we turn the tide against global warming and save the planet? By David Zink
14 Things Fall Apart: China and the Decline of US Imperialism The decline of the empire opens new global possibilities for liberation and sovereignty. By Gerald Horne
20 Bleeding Somalia Dry: US Imperialism in the Horn of Africa The Pentagon declares Somalia to be the new model for its brand of military intervention. By Prasad Venugopal and Joel Wendland
28 Setting a New Agenda: Politics 2007 The broad movement takes on Bush and the Republicans. By PA
30 Cyberpower: How the Internet Impacts US Politics What role will the Web play in the 2008 presidential election? A huge one. By Lawrence Albright
34 War and Crisis Behind war is economic and political crisis in the capitalist system. By Rémy Herrera
38 People Before Profits: A Review of the Work of Victor Perlo Victor Perlo’s contribution to Marxist thought. By Stan Perlo
44 Limpio y Verde: El camino a un futuro sostenible Por David Zink
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