May 13 to 26, 2004  •  No 88

• Meet Norman G Finkelstein
  The full transcript of the interview presented in abridged form in the hard copy of the paper. Finkelstein is a professor of political science at DePaul university in Chicago well known as a critic of Israel and the commodification of Jewish suffering during World War II.
  Interviewed by Chris LaVigne

• US Marines surrender
  And they also outed themselves as a rebel faction in the US military whose influence, and numbers, is hard to judge at this point.
  by Kevin Potvin

• An aberration? No, just more MTV
  It takes a certain kind of culture to generate young people capable of the activities portrayed in the Abu Ghraib photos, and it's to America itself that we should look to find the cause
  by Jennifer Matsui

• Pots call kettles black
  What must we never forget? That Jews were victims of racism? or that racism strikes anyone anytime, and we must detect it no matter the victims?
  by Kim Petersen

• Hey, settle down over there
  The particular organization of the brain is to account for why we engage in wars and murder, and why we draw nearer to spiritual enlightenment too
  by Michael Nenonen

• What's Layton got to say for himself?
  The new federal NDP leader has come out with a book on the eve of what promises to be a hotly contested national election.
  by Kevin Potvin

• Workers of the world, unite, already
  The debacle that greeted the general strike the morning of May 3 will reverberate for a generation to come, and maybe longer, unless workers can learn the benefits of progressive social development
  by Kevin Potvin

• A first for Vancouver in North America
  Headlines Theatre brings to debates on urban issues a true-to-life recounting of what urban issues really mean
  by Matthew Burrows

• I think I'm gonna be sick
  It is possible, it turns out, to be entertained by talking chickens making fowl puns.
  by Chris LaVigne

• Momo Presents: Rebuilding Iraq
  Rebuilding an entire country you just trashed is hard work but the United States of America is up for the job! They are committed to the complete reconstruction of Iraq, one torture chamber at a time!
  a cartoon by Sarah Moser

• History in the making
  For the time being, the big American show at centre ring will capture all our attention. That's because there has scarcely been anything like it in history, and we intend to watch unblinkingly
  View from the Republic

• Turner's Movies
  Masters/Mistresses and Goodbye Lenin
  reviewed by Scott Turner

• Books we're reading this month
  Public Administration in Palestine Past and Present; Speaking Out; and Weapons of Mass Persuasion
  reviewed by Kevin Potvin and Chris LaVigne

• Letters to the Republic

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