David Peterson

Lumpen is a counterculture magazine from Wicker Park. This issue has articles about art, activism, DIY culture, media monopolies, and public housing.

Includes articles on illegal immigration from Mexico, DoE contracts for nuclear waste cleanup, the Democratic convention in Chicago, integration of the Republican party, the US Taxpayers Party, Cuban crackdown on social science, the film PARADISE LOST, and a variety of book reviews and editorials. Written from a largely "leftist" perspective.

Features on: Mass media's attacks on feminism; journalism ethics scandals; the Sony/Loews Cineplex Odeon lockout of union projectionists; an interview with professor of African-American Studies and Labor Party organizer Adolph Reed Jr.; new meat industry regulation expose by Gail Eisnitz; corporate sponsorship at the Museum of Science and Industry and its effects on exhibits on energy, AIDS, oil, food, and the environment. Published by students at the University of Chicago.