In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, ace political columnist Matt Taibbi sinks his fangs into former New York mayor and presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani. Maybe you know him as the hero of 9/11? You need to know more. Read the piece and tell us what you think. Is Rudy destined to be Bush III?

E. Howard Hunt was the ultimate keeper of secrets, lurking in the shadows of American history. He toppled banana republics, planned the Bay of Pigs invasion and led the Watergate break-in. Now, as the legendary CIA spy lay dying, he would reveal to his eldest son what he’d always kept hidden.

In a wide-ranging conversation with Hunt’s son, St. John, Rolling Stone’s Erik Hedegaard attempts to unlock one of the great modern mysteries: Who killed JFK?

An expert panel convened by ROLLING STONE outlines the three possible outcomes for the bungled war in Iraq:

Best Case Scenario: Civil war in Iraq and a stronger Al Qaeda.
Most Likely Scenario: Years of ethnic cleansing and war with Iran.
Worst-Case Scenario: World War III

How bad is it gonna be? Tell us what you think.

Rolling Stone shipped a reporter out to California to document the business of the state’s strange, uncontrollable experiment with medical marijuana. Check out the story to take your own measure of Cali’s dope rush, and share your thoughts on the state of the war on terror’s older brother — the war on drugs — here.

His childhood was filled with unimaginable abuse. Then one day he snapped and killed his mother. See an excerpt from the new issue — on stands until November 30th — and tell us what you think. Should his revenge cost him everything?

The minimum wage was on the ballot and won in Ohio, Missouri, and Montana — three vital Senate pickups for the Democrats — as well as in Nevada, Arizona and Colorado.

That’s six-for-six in states with ballot initiatives. If only Democrats had thought to push these measures 2 years ago, Bush might not be in a position to veto a minimum wage increase on the national level.

Check out this excerpt of our story on one of the Pentagon’s top weaponeers and his plan for reversing climate change. PLUS: See a gallery of planetwide damage caused by global warming, in addition to Tim Dickinson’s “Diary of a Dying Planet” and last year’s Heroes of Global Warming.

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