THE PROGRESSIVE - SEPTEMBER 2012

EDITOR: MATTHEW ROTHSCHILD
POLITICAL EDITOR: RUTH CONNIFF
MANAGING EDITOR: AMITABH PAL
CULTURE EDITOR: ELIZABETH DINOVELLA
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: DAVID BARSAMIAN, KATE CLINTON, CHRISTOPHER D. COOK,
ANNE-MARIE CUSAC, EDWIDGE DANTICAT, SUSAN J. DOUGLAS,
WILL DURST, BARBARA EHRENREICH, EDUARDO GALEANO, JIM HIGHTOWER,
FRED MCKISSACK JR., JOHN NICHOLS, ADOLP REED JR.,
LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ, TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS, DAVE ZIRIN

PROOFREADERS: DIANA COOK, JODI VANDERS MOLEN
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: BEN H. BAGDIKIAN, BARBARA EHRENREICH, MARTIN ESPADA,
RICHARD FALK, COLMAN MCCARTHY, ROBERT W. MCCHESNEY,
JANE SLAUGHTER, URVASHI VAID, ROGER WILKINS

ART DIRETOR: NICK JEHLEN
ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR: PHUONG LUU

PUBLISHER: MATTHEW ROTHSCHILD
CIRCULATION DIRECTOR: MARIBETH BATCHA
CIRCULATION MANAGER: ERIN GRUNZE
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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: JODI VANDER MOLEN
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: BRIAN TURANY
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WEB ADMINISTRATOR: SCOT VEE GAMBLE

PROGRESSIVE MEDIA PROJECT
CO-EDITORS: MATTHEW ROTHSCHILD AND AMITABH PAL
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: ANDREA POTTER

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INTERN: HANNAH GREEN

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STACEY HERZING, ANDREA POTTER

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