The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
February 15, 2009 -- Volume 15, Number 3


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER/Katharine Mieszkowski p. 1
The tortoise and the sun

EDITORIAL p. 2
Obama’s fast start

JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Obama must be bolder than FDR; Stop coddling elite crooks; Grumpy Bushites; Probe presidential excesses; Banker bonuses; Bring fairness to work
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
Privileges of a new generation

DISPATCHES p. 5
Bush by the numbers; Corporate guns fight ‘Buy American’ stimulus; GOP attacks aid for college students; Bush turned US into ‘lemon socialists’; Ledbetter pay equity act passes ...

FROMA HARROP p. 6
Health reform may happen
NATE PEDERSEN p. 6
Nonpartisan League changed N. Dakota

JONATHAN THOMPSON p. 6
Will Obama slow natural gas boom?
GENE LYONS p. 7
The cowboy rides away
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Gulf between hope and change
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 7
GOP clings to Reagan myth
MUCKRAKER/Kate Sheppard p. 8
Getting down to work
ALISA GRAVITZ p. 9
6 ways to stabilize our economy
ART CULLEN p. 9
Skeptical senator

JOHN BUELL p. 9
Can Congress enact adequate stimulus?

MICHAEL LIND p. 10
An economic bill of rights for Americans
DEAN BAKER p. 11
Role of government: Keep the wealthy rich
JOAN WALSH p. 11
‘Torture is not moral, legal or effective’
JOHN NICHOLS p. 11
Call America to highest patriotism
REBECCA TRAISTER p. 12
A day at the Mall
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 12
Obama’s sober sermon on the Capitol steps
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 13
Obama’s summons
BOB BURNETT p. 13
Heroes of the resistance

JOEL D. JOSEPH p. 14
How to rebuild America

KENT PATERSON p. 14
Border activists demand change

JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Obama needs us to push reform
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Depression stew for states

MEDIA BEAT/Norman Solomon p. 15
Playing journalist on TV
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Pharmas lose blockbusters

WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Enacting a real stimulus plan

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 16
New beginning

ANDREW LEONARD p. 16
Worst crisis since Depression? Is not! Is too!
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Asia finds voice in a multipolar world

JOE CONASON p. 17
The real reason Clinton pardoned Marc Rich
AMERICAS/Roberto Rodriguez p. 18
Fighting for migrant justice
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
The ghosts at Obama’s side
DON ROLLINS p. 18
Not-love and the new guy

PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader p. 19
Protecting consumers
TED RALL p. 19
That’s it?
WILLIAM G. SINKFORD p. 19
Hope and change for low-wage workers
GARY KAMIYA p. 20
Obama and the spirit of Hawaii
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
‘Fairness’ not needed

POPULIST PICKS p. 21
Recent releases of DVDs and CDs

JOYCE MARCEL p. 21
War of the theater groups
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
A long train ride
GARRISON KEILLOR p. 22
A new America emerging
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Let’s all help out the new president
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Bernie Madoff, lawyers’ friend


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