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George W. Bush’s Redemption Song

by Norman Kelley

Express

If the black political agenda of the post–civil rights era has been to influence the machinery of the federal government to black advantage, moving from protest to politics, the reelection of George W. Bush has shown that this agenda has failed.

A Brief History of Plastic

by Heather Rogers

Express

In 1957, on a small plot in Anaheim, California, the powerful chemical and synthetics manufacturer Monsanto—working with two MIT architects—constructed the first all-plastic house.

American Medicine’s Perfect Storm

by John Abramson

Express

Within the FDA, the doctors, scientists, and statisticians are dedicated to making sure the data about drugs and medical devices presented by manufacturers justify their claims of safety and efficacy. But the FDA is understaffed, underfunded, and under pressure, according to its own employees.

An Oration on Secession

by Jason Flores-Williams

Express

I don’t care how it comes down, whose name gets in the paper, or whose turf gets stepped on: I want progressive change. Real change.

If it Ain’t Here, it Ain’t Anywhere

by Ryan Grim

Express

If there was any doubt about the state of acid culture in America, last summer’s Phish concert in Coventry, Vermont, cleared it up. The verdict is in: it’s gone.

Options, But Not Solutions: Thomas De Zengotita with Williams Cole

by William Cole

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Thomas De Zengotita, a contributing editor for Harper’s, has been praised by the likes of Norman Mailer as a thinker comparable to Marshall McLuhan. His book Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way We Live in It (Bloomsbury USA, 2005) presents a new diagnosis for what he sees as a radically mediated world where options have become a defining factor.

The Left and Air America: Danny Goldberg with Theodore Hamm

by Theodore Hamm

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Danny Goldberg, former CEO of Artemis Records, is the new CEO of Air America. He is the author of How the Left Lost Teen Spirit, which will be published in paperback this month by Akashic Books. Rail editor Theodore Hamm recently sat down with Goldberg at Air America’s corporate headquarters in Chelsea.