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September 2007 (v18, no8)


Art by John Ritter. Download Issue PDF By The American Prospect Staff Cover Story - Features The Trouble with Impeachment Harold Meyerson Bush and Cheney merit impeachment and conviction -- that doesn't make it a good idea. Features First Gonzales, then Bush Robert Kuttner Impeachment should be a serious option -- with an intermediary step. Share the Credit Michael Lind Why extending income tax credits to payroll tax payers should be the next big idea in American politics -- politically unassailable, progressive economics on a grand scale. The Myth of the Balanced Court Cass R. Sunstein In 1980, John Paul Stevens stood at the center of the Supreme Court. Today, he is its most left-wing member -- and he hasn't changed. This Year's Charade Garance Franke-Ruta Mitt Romney may be campaigning as the compassionate conservative, but, as George W. Bush has shown, winning the right wing's backing guarantees a right-wing president. Young, Black, and Post-Civil Rights Terence Samuel There's a new generation of African American political leaders, and they aren't confining their careers to black districts -- they're calling for race-blind, not race-based, policies. Special Report Better Governance Stephen Schwartzman and Paulo Moutinho Expanding the network of protected areas and better environmental-law enforcement can help to curb deforestation. Biodiversity in Jeopardy Michael Goulding and Adrian Forsyth There are more life forms in Amazonia than anyplace else. But by the end of this century, there may be many fewer. Climate Change and the Forest Daniel Nepstad Warming breeds drought, drought breeds fires, fires release carbon, carbon breeds warming. Deforestation and Global Markets Stephen Schwartzman An Amazonian dilemma: Brazil has become a global producer, and China a global consumer. Deforestation and Poor Amazonians Mary Allegretti Brazil's forest dwellers, often its best stewards, are trying hard to make a living from the standing forest. The Economics of Storing Carbon Ghillean T. Prance The Fractured Landscape Philip M. Fearnside A road here and a cattle ranch there imperil more than the immediate vicinity. The Role of the Public Sector Anthony Hall Concerted governmental policies to protect the forest have been few and far between. The Search for Solutions Roger D. Stone From indigenous people to carbon traders, concerned groups have stepped up the fight to save the Amazon. The Shielded Guianas Mark J. Plotkin The global economy discovers the most obscure corner of the rainforest. Till the Cows Come Home Mark London and Brian Kelly Once economically marginal, cattle ranching in the Amazon now yields big bucks. Tomorrow's Amazonia Roger D. Stone As farming, ranching, and logging shrink the globe's great rainforest, the planet heats up. A Prospect special report on the assaults on, and the efforts to protect, the Amazon. Whither Amazonia? Thomas E. Lovejoy A new generation of forest-friendly political leaders has emerged in parts of the Amazon.	Columns All Trivial! All the Time! Garance Franke-Ruta From John Edwards' $400 haircuts to Hillary Clinton's cleavage to Barack Obama's swimming trunks, the line between political journalism and the gossip pages appears to have broken down. Every Fight Tells a Story Mark Schmitt Democrats are trying to keep political conflicts small and manageable, while Republicans keep trying to make them bigger. What Worker Rights Can Do Thomas Geoghegan It's in the interest of those who favor free trade to see that worker rights are a fixture in trade agreements. Windfall or Wipeout? Robert Kuttner If Democrats win in '08, they might inherit a messy economic situation. The question is, will they still have the nerve to think big? Culture & Books Ready to Rumble Ronald Brownstein Political reporter Matt Bai dissects today's Democratic Party, and urges it to move beyond the Clintonism of the '90s -- something that the current crop of presidential candidates (John Edwards excepted) doesn't seem all that inclined to do. Road Pictures for Our Time Alissa Quart Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom is that rare Western artist who can depict the streets of Tehran and Karachi. It's movie stars that trip him up. Which Kind of Economics? Jared Bernstein Economist Bryan Caplan confuses reality with ideology, to unfortunate effect; economist Richard Freeman calls for open-source unions, which might just point the way to a revival of the labor movement. Departments Correspondence The Editors Up Front The Editors The ultimate WSJ headline, T.A. Frank parodies a letter from Alberto Gonzales, and we ask, "Whom would you like to see impeached?"

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