Venezuela Deals the U.S. a Blow
PLUS: Brazil's Lula, the IMF, and the Left; Is the U.S. Preparing to Attack Iran?; Unnatural Disaster in Haiti

F E A T U R E S

Turning Back the Clock?
Jen Roesch on women, work, and the family today

Images of the Struggle for Global Justice
Photo essay by Orin Langelle

Seize the Time!
David Barsamian interviews Arundhati Roy--expanded from the ISR text version

A Draft in the Air?
Justin Akers on the possibility of a new military draft

The Simmering Health Care Crisis
Nancy Welch interviews Dr. David Himmelstein

"Trickle-up" Economics?
Nicole Colson explains how the tax system lets the rich off the hook

Are Israel's Critics Anti-Semites?
Hadas Thier

The Dynamics of U.S. Middle East Policy
Anthony Arnove interviews Gilbert Achcar

Civil Rights Betrayed
Aaron Hess and Elizabeth Wrigley-Field on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Is Biology Destiny?
Phil Gasper on genes, evolution, and human nature

R E V I E W S

Why Are Families Going Broke?
Review of Warren and Tyagi's Two-Income Trap Plus: Labor's Missing Element; Panoramic View of the Vietnam War; Stories of the Real Lives of Haitians; Can the Global Market Save the Environment?; Shadows of War; Anti-Imperial Essays; Two Views of Political Islam in Iran