Editors’ Note
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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.