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April 2005 (v16, no4)


Cover design by Aaron Morales Features Goodbye to All That Kevin Mattson The ﬁrst lesson for any opposition movement today is that the '60s were actually the decade of the right's triumph. One Nation, Under Siege Sasha Abramsky Apartheid is becoming a distant memory in South Africa. But is a country this consumed by crime really free? The Front Laura Rozen and Jeet Heer Hard-liners want evidence that Iran is up to no good. And they're turning to strange sources to get it. The Women's View Jodi Enda The pro-choice movement has seen moral complexity as its enemy. But moral complexity is exactly why choice must be saved. Two If By Sea James Verini The port complex of Los Angeles is America's umbilical cord to world trade. And it's still an open bull's-eye. Zapatero Steps Up Geoff Pingree and Lisa Abend Legalized gay marriage -- in Spain? That hardly begins to describe the new prime minister's dramatic ﬁrst year in ofﬁce	Columns The Bolton Fights (Plural) Michael Tomasky John Bolton's nomination is worth going to barricades -- especially because he can be beaten. Their Sun Also Rises Paul Starr China's ascension will be unstoppable if the United States just abdicates the throne. They Make It Up. You Decide. Robert S. McIntyre The Taxonomist tangles with the Heritage Foundation. Culture & Books A Different Equality Sarah Blustain Women's lib is on magazine covers again, but its mystique is fading. Freedom Freely Imagined James A. Morone Every generation wins its own form of liberty. Hello, Henhouse? Fox Calling Todd Gitlin So conservatives say they want to work at mainstream newspapers. There's just one problem: That would mean doing actual reporting. Liberals, Think Big David Greenberg Alan Wolfe returns to search for greatness. Street Fights Harold Meyerson It's easy to forget that Wall Street didn't always mean shareholders Ã¼ber alles. Departments Devil in the Details The American Prospect Staff Rick Santorum, a new man; three more pathetic judicial nominees; the congressman who wants to nuke Syria; and more. Dossier: You Pay, They Play The American Prospect Staff You're paying your taxes this month. Are corporations? Dispatches College Try Jeffrey Dubner As Ohioans prepare for the battle over David Horowitz's "academic bill of rights," they might take a look at the mayhem it's already caused in Colorado. Labor Intense Harold Meyerson The frustration and rage that burst forth at the AFL-CIO's Las Vegas meeting portends a dramatic and possibly ugly summer showdown. Must Joe Go? Matthew Yglesias It may be a fool's errand to run a primary against an incumbent senator. But some Nutmeg Staters are in search of one brave fool.

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