The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
April 1, 2011 -- Volume 17, Number 6


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER/Danny Schechter p. 1
Fed policies let bankers skate

EDITORIAL p. 2
Call the GOP on lies

JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
Kochs stir hornet nest; Corporate lawsuit abuse; Snorting corporate hallucinogens; Plenty of American jobs; Smokers: persona non hireable
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/McMillen p. 5
Insights into better mileage

DISPATCHES p. 5
Moore: America is not broke;
Wis. GOP faces loud town halls;
What’s good for biz is bad for people;
Good jobs report, but long way to go;
Enviro activist convicted for foiling illegal auction;
Aggies under fire for opposing guns on campus;
‘Birther’-whistling in GOP;
Tom Cruise makes case for property tax reform;
GOP moves to disenfranchise voters;
GOP hopes middle-class tax undermines health care law;
Wisconsin Gov. shaves $7M from capitol cleanup estimate;
Right-wing pranksters hit NPR ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Bachmann talks crazy about breast pumps
DON ROLLINS p. 6
South wants states’ rights

EMILY SHOFF p. 6
Uranium mill makes no sense
GENE LYONS p. 7
Walker trusts only cash
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 7
Walker says he is not intimidated
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Public pay offers statement of values
JIM VAN DER POL p. 9
Right wing aims for the kill

RANDOLPH T. HOLHUT p. 9
We all live in Wisconsin

DEAN BAKER p. 10
Economists flock to budget cuts
ANDREW LEONARD p. 10
GOP economic plan kills jobs
ROGER BYBEE p. 10
Madison gets dirty at statehouse
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 11
Congress debates shrinking budget
JIM WALLIS p. 11
Neocons play politics with budget
JIM GOODMAN p. 12
Autocrats bust unions

JOHN NICHOLS p. 12
Democracy rises in Madison
LEE FANG p. 13
Kochs make billions off subsidies
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL p. 13
Warren battles firms for consumers
ROBERT B. REICH p. 13
Republicans shake down Democrats
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Republicans ‘immoral’ on budget
MARY ANNE HITT p. 14
Polluters gain ground in Congress
SAM URETSKY p. 15
Tea party sparks fear in Americans

MARGIE BURNS p. 15
Tax dodgers choose bundled mortgages

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
More patients wait for kidneys

WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Reagan leaves legacy filled with holes

CHUCK COLLINS p. 16
Companies secure tax havens by theft
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 16
Democracy withers in America

N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Arabs revolt against dictators, imperialists

BOB BURNETT p. 17
Pirates hold Washington hostage

ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
America wars to the death
CATALINA NIETO p. 18
US throws money at drug war
PUBLIC INTEREST/Nader p. 19
‘Mad as hell’ in Madison
TED RALL p. 19
Americans do not see hope and change
WILLIAM RIVERS PITT p. 20
The liberal media strikes again
BILL JOHNSTON p. 20
Lack of organizing deters AFL-CIO
CHARLES BISHOP p. 20
Falling into the cold, dark well

ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Lawyers close high-tech range

POPULIST PICKS/Rob Patterson p. 21
Bright lights in country

EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Jocks stand with Wisconsin workers
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Uprisings from Mideast to Midwest
CONNIE SCHULTZ p. 22
Another 3-ring statehouse in Ohio
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Science can weather winter storm
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Shared sacrifce — American style

Cover illustration by Dolores Cullen


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