Mother Jones November/December 2006 Issue

\| November/December 2006 The Thirteenth Tipping Point By Julia Whitty Dolphins, cockroaches, and vampire bats understand that cooperation is the key to survival. Why don't we?

Editors' Note Masthead Contributors Backtalk OUTFRONT Mission: Control; A jarhead in the halls of Al Jazeera; campaign-trail bloopers; the underground abortion pill; don't stand so close to me, Mr. President; the anti-pork barrel; checking executive superpowers; war on the layaway plan; incorrigible incumbents; and the business of arming Israel. EXHIBIT By Elizabeth Gettelman and Dave Gilson The absurdities of the name game, from Aidan to Xignux. Signs Along the Road By JoAnn Wypijewski Why don't security moms support the war? It's the economy, stupid. Witness By Brian Palmer The challenges of training GIs to avoid insulting—and shooting—Iraqi civilians. The Talented Mr. Fakhravar By Laura Rozen Have the neocons found their poster boy for regime change in Iran? Practical Values By Dan Oko Good to go: wrapping up leftovers without taking home trash. MEDIA JONES Tim Dickinson on the temptations and pitfalls of impeachment; director Richard Linklater talks about slackers and meatpackers; plus more book (The Female Thing: Dirt, Sex, Envy, Vulnerability; Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture Program) and music reviews (Bettie Serveert; Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League; Los Lobos) RE:ACTION Resources for getting involved P.S. Voting Machines! Cartoon by Marc Rosenthal				CORPORATE RESPONSIBILIY Hype vs. Hope By Bill McKibben When CEOs talk about going green, are they just thinking about greenbacks? The Carpet Cleaner By Amy Cortese How one captain of industry changed course. Lead Astray By Sara Shipley Hiles and Marina Walker Guevara Cleaning up at home, exporting pollution abroad. When is a Corporation Like a Freed Slave? By Barry Yeoman Does the bill of rights apply to Wal-Mart? Is Google Evil? By Adam L. Penenberg It knows more about you than the National Security Agency ever will. And don't assume for a minute that it can keep a secret. PLUS: BP's pipe dream, great moments in corporate spin, who's to blame for Bhopal, muscles from Brussels, ecoMBAs, and a guide to hiding your ill-gotten gains. How To Lose a War In 100 Days From "Shock and Awe" to "Mission Accomplished." Part two of our Iraq War Timeline project. Revenge of the Nerds By Oliver Broudy Inside the world of high school debaters, where contentiousness is cool. More Equal Than Others Photo Essay By Jan van IJken Exploring the fine line between best friend and dinner.