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The New Nuclear Weapons by John Laforge John Reed and the Russian The new nuclear weapons by john laforge john reed and The russian revoluTion by p. sainaTh The presidenT and The porn sTar by ruTh fowler mexico’s big elecTions by kenT paTerson The fbi aT work by paul krassner TELLS THE FACTS AND NAMES THE NAMES · VOLUME 25 NUMBER 2 2018 AND NAMES THE · VOLUME THE FACTS TELLS editorial: 1- year digital edition (PDF) $25 [email protected] 1- year institutions/supporters $100 www.counterpunch.org business: [email protected] 1- year print/digital for student/low CounterPunch Magazine, Volume 25, subscriptions and merchandise: income $40 (ISSN 1086-2323) is a journal of progres- [email protected] 1-year digital for student/low income $20 sive politics, investigative reporting, civil All subscription orders must be prepaid— liberties, art, and culture published by The Submissions we do not invoice for orders. 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