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November 2006 (v17, no11)


Cover illustration by Brian Hubble; Cover design by Aaron Morales Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Features War in Iraq, 2003-?? Spencer Ackerman The Pentagon had no intention of staying in Iraq forever. But the White House won't answer a simple yes-or-no question about permanent bases, and Pentagon brass are planning -- and building -- for the long haul. We Answer to the Name of Liberals Bruce Ackerman and Todd Gitlin A response to Tony Judt, and a manifesto for liberals in the waning Bush era. What Lies Beneath Joshua Kurlantzick Some oil companies boast about their commitment to fighting global warming. But as the Arctic heats up, these same companies are racing to drill in newly melted waters. The rush to exploit the melting ice cap is on. Special Report Getting Serious About Good Jobs Joan Fitzgerald We need to link training, job structuring, and economic development. No Justice, No Growth Harold Meyerson How Los Angeles is making big-time developers create decent jobs. Outsourcing: Bigger Than You Thought Alan S. Blinder The outsourcing wave is about to hit the service sector. To keep good service jobs, we need to prepare the workforce and understand the jobs. The Road to Good Jobs Robert Kuttner An ongoing American Prospect series of articles on different strategies to create more good jobs for Americans.	Columns Human Failings Mark Schmitt The human-rights lobby learns a hard lesson about bipartisanship in a recent fight over torture legislation. Map Quest Michael Tomasky Pyongyang Boomerang Paul Starr A nuclear Korea, a futile Iraq war, and an aggressive Iran -- such is Bush's progress on the "axis of evil." Where the Boys Are J. Goodrich The dubious data behind the "boy crisis" hype and the push for single-sex education. Culture & Books A Republic, If We Can Build It Rick Valelly Two takes on restoring our old social contract. Bodymore, Murdaland Richard Byrne Is The Wire a cop show? Well, yes. But having widened its gaze to City Hall and beyond, it's become a seminar on the fate of the American city. How Capitalism Works Now Harold Meyerson Three vital exposés of our workers-be-damned system. The New Open Society Jedediah Purdy Has the new utopia promised by the tech boom's cyber-prophets lived up to its billing? Depends on the book. What It Will Take Robert Kuttner Thomas Edsall's new book is a downer for Democrats; Jacob Hacker names and anatomizes a potent trend. Departments November Issue PDF The American Prospect Staff Up Front The American Prospect Staff It's November, and we're screwed; sneak peek at Bob Woodward's next three books; plus The Question Dispatches Sour Mashed Brian Beutler Tennessee's Bill Frist is leaving the Senate. Left and right are happy. Who Glossed China? Eamonn Fingleton Nicholas Lardy is widely respected. Naturally, he's almost always wrong.

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