Selections from the November 15, 2013 issue

COVER/Michael Lind
The South is holding America hostage

EDITORIAL
Obamacare survives, and will thrive

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
The problem with capitalism

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

DISPATCHES
Fox’s ‘Obamacare’ smears can’t stand scrutiny;
Ohio expands Medicaid under 'Obamacare';
Oregon cuts uninsured population by 10% in two weeks;
Farm bill showdown over food stamps;
Kochs see $100B profit from tar sands pipeline;
Labor warns Dems: Don’t mess with Social Security or Medicare;
Sanders named to budget panel;
Sequester cut 1.2 million jobs;
Jobs report shows jobs needed, not theatrics;
Cruz gains from government shutdown;
Schweitzer mulls Dem prez race;
Biz lobby backs away from comprehensive immigration reform;
Sailor describes ocean as dead;
Stats: 'Obamacare' isn't creating part-time economy;
New voter ID law almost blocks Texas judge from polls;
CNN poll: Obamacare more popular than GOP;
Texas rep to disabled vets: Everybody's got to sacrifice ...

BOB RUNDLE
We should build an economy that’s fair to all

JOAN WALSH
Kick shutdown extortionists out of office

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Obamacare is a victory for women

SAM URETSKY
Money talks in politics, rich want to talk louder

WAYNE O’LEARY
The meaning of Syria

JOHN BUELL
No way to run a government

NORMAN SOLOMON
Google: Doing evil with ALEC

MARK ANDERSON
Swiss propose basic income payment

BILL JOHNSTON
Minority rule in the dollarocracy

RANDY KEHLER
Resisting the lies that make war possible

BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky
Saving our public schools

DON ROLLINS
Berkeley still a city on a hill

ROB PATTERSON
‘Mandela’ celebrates a hero

POPULIST PICKS
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