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May 2006 (v17, no5)


Cover design by Aaron Morales Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Features First Among Thirds Greg Sargent Since 1998, New York's Working Families Party has been that rare thing: a third party that doesn't run spoilers and has real-world impact. Now, the party is testing the waters beyond the Empire State. Life After Wartime Eamonn Fingleton The recent feuding between Japan and China underscores a little-noted historic dispute -- Japan's miserly compensation of imperial victims. Party in Search of a Notion Michael Tomasky The opportunity before the Democrats is far bigger than a few House and Senate seats if they can recognize -- and seize -- this unique historical moment. Vice Squad Robert Dreyfuss They terrorize other government officials, and they're so secretive that their names aren't even revealed to a harmless federal employee directory. And they've helped ruin the country. Meet Dick Cheney's staff. Special Report A Technology Too Far Phil Keisling Internet Voting? Going Postal Robert Kuttner With vote by mail, Oregon has higher voter turnout and spends less money running elections. Kitchen-Table Democracy Don Hamilton On the Oregon Trail Sam Rosenfeld In a backlash against new electronic calamities, vote by mail spreads far beyond its roots, one county at a time. The Oregon Voting Revolution Don Hamilton How a vote-by-mail experiment transformed the democratic process.	Columns Next Stop Iran? Paul Starr Yes, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is dangerous. So was Stalin. Containment may be our only option. The Labour Soap Opera Mark Schmitt Once upon a time, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown had a deal to make Brown next in line But that was then. The Soldier in Me Markos Moulitsas Zuniga We're Working on Them Jane Hamsher Mainstream media please take note: Liberal bloggers are here to help you. Well, for the most part ... Culture & Books Don't Get Mad, Get Even Ann Crittenden As Evelyn Murphy and E. J. Graff show, the dream of wage equality for women is still just that. Fight Now, Think Later Matthew Yglesias David Sirota's Rx for the Democrats is half right, but it would be nice if he could just chill out a bit. God, This Guy's Good Devin McKinney Don't laugh -- the reggae, rap, and devotion that infuse Matisyahu's third album place him in an elite tradition of lofty style blenders. The Curse on Unions Harold Meyerson In two new books, the authors protest labor-union corruption -- but they protest a little too much. Departments New Issue PDF The American Prospect Staff To download the new issue and special report in PDF Up Front The American Prospect Staff Dispatches Europe: Continental Drift Mark Leon Goldberg Demagogues and the dangerous tide of anti-immigrant populism Nicaragua: The New Guy by Stephen Kinzer Stephen Kinzer Daniel Ortega plots a comeback -- but an unlikely foe stands in his way. The Philippines: Power Outage Joshua Kurlantzick Twenty years after People Power, things look like they did before it.

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