Emile Schepers puts the racist English-only movement into historical and global context in this month’s cover story. Gerald Horne examines how rising tensions between the US and most of the rest of the world have pushed Russia and China to greater cooperation. W. T. Whitney writes on his experiences on a recent trip to Venezuela to study its developing public education system. Anthony Monteiro reviews Kevin Phillips’ recently published denunciation of the ties between the Republican Party and the religious ultra-right, American Theocracy. In addition to these, find articles on recent music, poetry and war, book reviews, commentary, poetry and more!
In struggle,
PA Editors
Departments:
04 Letters
06 Commentary
Child slavery on Africa Cocoa Farms
By Nooshin Shabani
Does Iran Threaten Peace in the Middle East?
By Rémy Hererra
05 Marxist IQ
09 Nobody Asked Me,But...
By Don Sloan
10 Book Reviews
Solidarity for Sale: How Corruption Destroyed The Labor Movement and Undermined America’s Promise
By Bill Witherup
Terror Incorporated
By Samuel Fassbinder
12 Poetry
The Time has Come
By Bill Witherup
Looters
By Allison Hedge Coke
The Murder of a Poet While Sleeping
By Efrain Huerta
41 Fiction
After the Revolution
By Larry Lefkowitz
Features:
18 Cover Story
Who’s Got Your Tongue? What's Behind the EngLish-Only Campaign
The English-only movement is a racist effort to spark an anti-immigrant backlash. By Emile Schepers
14 Voices of Dissent
Pop Stars Take on Bushism Musicians refuse to be silent on Bush's war.
By Eric Green
22 Russia, China and the New Cold War
US foreign policy fuels new arms build up.
By Gerald Horne
28 School of Revolution: Venezuela's Education Reforms
The Bolivarian revolution provides education for all.
By W.T. Whitney Jr.
32 Capitalism's End Times: A Review of Kevin Phillips' AMERICAN THEOCRACY
Apocaplyptic dreams drive Bush policies.
By Anthony Monteiro
38 The Legacy of the Cultural Front: an Interview with Alan Wald The cultural legacy of the Communist movement deserves attention.
43 Quién controla tu lengua? Lo Que Esconde la Campaña English-Only (Solo InglÉs)
El movimiento para que el inglés sea el idioma oficial es un esfuerzo racista para provocar una reacción anti-inmigrante.
Por Emile Schepers
