Democracy must first be safe for America before it can be safe for the world.
~ Emma Goldman

"To the demands for withdrawal from Iraq and an end to imperialism, it is necessary to add the demand for a democratized defense."  In this issue: The good news about Iraq Veterans Against the War; a democratic first: Costa Rica's national referendum on trade policy; how empire destroyed the American system of defense; the 2008 federal elections; discussions with the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, George Friday, Cynthia McKinney, Stacy Bannerman, Paul Buhle, and Glen Ford; poetry by Brandon Lacy Campos; Joseph Lindstrom on being "Over There" in the internet era; and more!