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    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Phoenix Rising by Robert Dreyfuss, pp. 11-12
    5. The Terror Trap by Gershom Gorenberg, pp. 13-14
    6. Abort Mission by Sarah Wildman, pp. 15-16
    7. Comment by Bruce Ackerman and James S. Fishkin, p. 17
    8. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 18
    9. Primary Kickoff by Michael Tomasky, pp. 19-20
    10. And They're Off! by Garance Franke-Ruta and Heidi Pauken, pp. 21-24
    11. Super Hype by Matthew Yglesias, p. 25
    12. A Bad Senior Moment by Theda Skocpol, pp. 26-29
    13. The O'Connor Project by Lisbeth B. Schorr, pp. 30-32
    14. The Problem of Low-Wage Work, p. 33
    15. Contents, p. 34
    16. The Low-Wage Puzzle by Christopher Jencks, pp. 35-37
    17. Las Vegas as a Workers' Paradise by Harold Meyerson, pp. 38-41
    18. Higher Skills, Fewer Jobs by Merrill Goozner, pp. 42-45
    19. Wal-Mart Nation by Harold Meyerson, p. 46
    20. Press One for Better Service by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 47-49
    21. Banking on Decent Jobs by William Serrin, pp. 50-52
    22. When the High Road Isn't Enough by Ayelish McGarvey, pp. 53-56
    23. Pathways to Good Jobs by Joan Fitzgerald, pp. 57-59
    24. High-Wage America by Robert Kuttner, pp. 60-62
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      1. The Substance of Style by Virginia Postrel
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      1. A People Adrift by Peter Steinfels
    30. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, pp. 72-74
    31. Cover Illustration by David O'Keefe
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    February 2004 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Bad Max by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 11-12
    5. Second Act by John Feffer, p. 13
    6. That Was Then by Joseph E. Stiglitz, pp. 14-16
    7. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 17
    8. America as a One-Party State by Robert Kuttner, pp. 18-23
    9. All Eyes on Dixie by Kevin Phillips, p. 24
    10. Perhaps. But Democrats on the hunt for new electoral votes should look to Ohio by Cliff Schecter and Ruy Teixeira, pp. 25-28
    11. The GOP Deploys by Garance Franke-Ruta and Harold Meyerson, pp. 29-32
    12. Children Left Behind by Aaron Morales, p. 33
    13. Contents, p. 34
    14. A National Task by Robert L. Borosage, pp. 34-37
    15. Bush's Education Fraud by Peter Schrag, pp. 38-41
    16. The Best Investment We Can Make by Ayelish McGarvey, pp. 42-44
    17. Testing Our Patience by Richard Rothstein, pp. 45-47
    18. The Weakly Standards by Emmet Rosenfeld, p. 48
    19. Saving Black Boys by Rosa A. Smith, pp. 49-50
    20. The Verdict on Vouchers by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 51-53
    21. Aiming High by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 54-56
    22. Nostra Culpa: We See That Now by Tony Hendra, pp. 57-58
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      Robert Rubin's Contested Legacy by Jeff Faux, p. 59 - 1 Review
      1. In an Uncertain World by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg
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      1. In an Uncertain World by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg
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      Our Mongrel Planet by Drake Bennett, pp. 62-63 - 1 Review
      1. Creative Destruction by Tyler Cowen
    26. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, pp. 64-66
    27. Cover Illustration, design by Tavis Coburn and Aaron Morales
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    March 2004 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Numbers Game by Harold Meyerson, pp. 11-12
    5. One China? Two Headaches by John Feffer, pp. 13-14
    6. The Umpires Strike Back by Andrew Cohen, p. 15
    7. Rogue Whale by Sam Natapoff, pp. 16-17
    8. Comment by Paul Starr, p. 18
    9. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 19
    10. Wake-Up Time by Eric Alterman and Michael Tomasky, pp. 20-22
    11. Democracy How? by Robert Collier, pp. 23-26
    12. Trading Down by Eamonn Fingleton, pp. 27-29
    13. Offshore Thing by Samuel Loewenberg, pp. 30-33
    14. Contesting Values by Stanley B. Greenberg and Anna Greenberg, pp. 34-37
    15. On God and Democrats by Richard Parker, pp. 38-41
    16. The E-Word by Nicolaus Mills, pp. 42-44
    17. Speech Impediments by Geoffrey Nunberg, pp. 45-47
    18. The New Case for Marriage by Margaret Morganroth Gullette, pp. 48-49
    19. Queer and Present Danger? by Robert Kuttner, pp. 50-51
    20. Forward March by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 52-54
    21. Ideas: The Gentle Jihadist by Lee Smith, pp. 55-56
    22. Media: Reclaiming the Air by Paul Starr, pp. 57-59
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      1. American Sucker by David Denby
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      Liar, Liar by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 62-63 - 5 Reviews
      1. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken
      2. The Lies of George W. Bush by David Corn
      3. The Book on Bush by Eric Alterman and Mark J. Green
      4. Had Enough? by James Carville and Jeff Nussbaum
      5. Big Lies by Joe Conason
    25. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, pp. 64-66
    26. Cover illustration, design by Peter Hoey, Maria Hoey, and Aaron Morales
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    April 2004 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Injudicious by Heidi Pauken, p. 11
    5. Road Map by Gershom Gorenberg, pp. 12-13
    6. Immigration Conflagration by Max Blumenthal, pp. 14-15
    7. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, pp. 16-17
    8. Misoverestimated by Michael Steinberger, pp. 18-24
    9. Fear Factor by James Squires and Jane Smiley, pp. 25-28
    10. The Wrong Target by Jason Vest, pp. 29-33
    11. Kerry's Women by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 34-36
    12. Handle With Care by Stephen Kinzer, pp. 37-40
    13. Reaching to the Choir by Ayelish McGarvey, pp. 41-44
    14. Truth Squad by Shaun Waterman, pp. 45-48
    15. Culture: Liberalism's Lost Script by Neal Gabler, pp. 49-50
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      1. The Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson
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      1. An End to Evil by David Frum and Richard Perle
      2. America's Inadvertent Empire by William E. Odom and Robert Dujarric
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      1. Backstory: Inside the Business of News by Ken Auletta
      2. All the News That's Fit to Sell by James T. Hamilton
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      The Muscle State by Ann Crittenden, pp. 59-60 - 1 Review
      1. Closing the Leadership Gap by Marie C. Wilson
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      One-Sided World by Mark Levinson, p. 61 - 1 Review
      1. In Defense of Globalization by Jagdish Bhagwati
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      Incurious George by Harold Meyerson, pp. 62-63 - 1 Review
      1. The Price of Loyalty by Ron Suskind
    22. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, pp. 64-66
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    May 2004 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Realistpolitik by Danny Postel, pp. 11-12
    5. John on the Spot by Sarah Wildman, pp. 13-15
    6. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 16
    7. The Rice Capades by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 17-21
    8. Freedom Fraud by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 22-25
    9. Meanwhile, in Africa... by Jason Vest, pp. 26-27
    10. Earth Last by Chris Mooney, pp. 28-32
    11. Radcon 3 by Robert B. Reich, pp. 33-35
    12. Bankers Versus Base by James K. Galbraith, pp. 36-38
    13. American Families at Risk by Richard C. Leone, pp. 39-41
    14. Middle Class and Broke by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, pp. 42-43
    15. Schools of Hard Knocks by Richard D. Kahlenberg, pp. 44-45
    16. Don't Mourn, Mobilize by Ruy Teixeira, pp. 46-47
    17. Losing Ground by Jeff Faux, pp. 48-49
    18. Throwing Away the Rules by Merrill Goozner, pp. 50-51
    19. The Great Tax Shift by William G. Gale and Peter R. Orszag, pp. 52-53
    20. Future Retirees at Risk by Alicia H. Munnell, pp. 54-56
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      1. An Honest Writer by Robert K. Landers
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      1. George Herbert Walker Bush: A Penguin Life by Tom Wicker
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      1. Restoring the Lost Constitution by Randy E. Barnett
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      1. The American Dream and the Public Schools by Jennifer Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick
    25. The Last Word by Tony Hendra, pp. 64-66
    26. Cover illustration, design by David M. Brinley and Aaron Morales
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    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Waiting to Happen by Jason Vest, pp. 11-12
    5. Mission Semi-Accomplished by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 13-14
    6. A Simple Plan by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 15-16
    7. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 17
    8. The Seduction by Barbara T. Dreyfuss, pp. 18-21
    9. Solve Inequality With Democracy by Miles S. Rapoport and David Smith, pp. 22-23
    10. Democratic Detente by E.J. Dionne Jr., pp. 24-26
    11. Come Together by Robert Kuttner and Will Marshall, pp. 27-30
    12. Wise After All by James Chace, pp. 31-34
    13. How Nancy Pelosi Took Control by Harold Meyerson, pp. 35-40
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      All the President's Handouts by Robert Kuttner, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
      1. Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward
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      Moving the Earth by Dianne Dumanoski, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Red Sky at Morning by James Gustave Speth
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      1. Anti-Americanism by Jean-Francois Revel
      2. On Paradise Drive by David Brooks
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      1. The Mommy Myth by Susan J. Douglas and Meredith W. Michaels
      2. Maternal Desire by Daphne de Marneffe
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      1. Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig
    21. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, p. 56
    22. Imbalance of Power, p. 1
    23. Our Unequal Democracy by Christopher Jencks, pp. 2-4
    24. The Narrowing of Civic Life by Theda Skocpol, pp. 5-7
    25. A Tale of Two Cities by Harold Meyerson, pp. 8-10
    26. Race and Representation by Carol M. Swain, pp. 11-13
    27. Rocky Mountain Low by David Callahan, pp. 14-15
    28. Fighting Turnout Burnout by Richard B. Freeman, p. 16
    29. Unenlightened Self-Interest by Larry M. Bartels, pp. 17-19
    30. Health and Wealth by Lawrence R. Jacobs and James A. Morone, pp. 20-54
    31. Cover illustration by Michelle Chang
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    July 2004 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Ballot Insecurity by Laura Secor, pp. 11-12
    5. The Man in the Iron Mosque by Robert Collier, p. 13
    6. Eastern Bloc Party by Jim Rosapepe, pp. 14-15
    7. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 16
    8. Building a Better UN by Laura Rozen, pp. 17-20
    9. Look Who's Feuding by Danny Postel, pp. 21-23
    10. Waging the Media Battle by Robert W. McChesney, pp. 24-27
    11. Blog Heaven by Arianna Huffington, p. 28
    12. The Business Motive by James Fallows, p. 29
    13. Check and Balance by Paul Starr, p. 30
    14. Media: It Was a Very Bad Year by Todd Gitlin, pp. 31-33
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      God and Man in the GOP by James P. Pinkerton, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
      1. The Right Nation by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge
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      Right on the Low Road by Drake Bennett, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
      1. The Cheating Culture by David Callahan
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      The Lost Continent by Daphne Eviatar, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
      1. A Continent for the Taking by Howard W. French
    18. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, p. 40
    19. Reasonable Doubts, p. 1
    20. Life After Death by Robert Kuttner, p. 2
    21. Death's Dwindling Dominion by Hugo Adam Bedau, pp. 3-4
    22. As 121 Days Old by Tom Lowenstein, pp. 5-7
    23. Shutting Down Death Row by Jean M. Templeton, pp. 8-10
    24. The Unique Brutality of Texas by Joseph Rosenbloom, pp. 11-13
    25. The Uneven Scales of Capital Justice by Christina Swarns, pp. 14-15
    26. Taking Juveniles Off Death Row by Sasha Abramsky, pp. 16-18
    27. Courtroom Contortions by Anthony G. Amsterdam, pp. 19-21
    28. Going It Alone by Connie de la Vega, pp. 22-46
    29. Cover design by Aaron Morales
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    August 2004 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Think Different by Sarah Wildman, pp. 11-12
    5. The Next Generation by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 13-15
    6. Onward and Forward by Tara McKelvey, pp. 16-17
    7. "The Evil Was Very Grave..." by Francisco Goldman, pp. 18-19
    8. The Kerry I Know by Thomas Oliphant, pp. 20-23
    9. Climbing the Hill by Harold Meyerson, pp. 24-26
    10. The Power of the Pen by Clay Risen, pp. 27-29
    11. A New Progressive Era?, p. 30
    12. Organizer in Chief by The Editors, p. 31
    13. Teachable Moments by Robert Kuttner, p. 31
    14. From Bush's Playbook by Jan Schakowsky, pp. 32-33
    15. The Courage to Lead by James MacGregor Burns, p. 34
    16. We the Government by Deborah Tannen, p. 34
    17. The Breakfast Crowd by Chellie Pingree, p. 35
    18. Leading the Races by Christopher Edley Jr., p. 36
    19. Know Thine Enemies by Zbigniew Brzezinski, p. 37
    20. Labor---Inescapably! by Steve Fraser, p. 38
    21. The Return of Energy by Paul Starr, p. 39
    22. Fiscal Boldness First by John Podesta, p. 40
    23. Teaching Tolerance by E.J. Graff, p. 40
    24. Build an "A" Team by Sean Wilentz, p. 41
    25. Independence Day by Deb Callahan, p. 42
    26. Be a Hero by Ashley Bell, p. 43
    27. Civilization's Price by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 44
    28. The Vital Middle by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, p. 45
    29. Lyndon Agonistes by Richard Byrne, pp. 46-50
    30. The Talking Cure by Laura Secor, pp. 51-54
    31. Promises, Promises by Erika Casriel, pp. 55-57
    32. Follow the (Saudi) Money by Noy Thrupkaew, pp. 58-61
    33. Life After Theory by Mark Greif, pp. 62-66
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      1. My Life by Bill Clinton
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      Mr. Huntington's Nightmare by Lawrence H. Fuchs, pp. 70-71 - 1 Review
      1. Who Are We? by Samuel P. Huntington
    36. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, pp. 72-74
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    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Non-Native Son by Mark Goldberg, p. 11
    5. A More Perfect Union? by Sam Natapoff, pp. 12-13
    6. One to Watch by Tara McKelvey, pp. 14-15
    7. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 16
    8. The Brains Thing by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 17-20
    9. The Big Squeeze by David Sirota, pp. 21-24
    10. Cheap Trick by Barbara T. Dreyfuss, pp. 25-28
    11. Cell Block by Chris Mooney, pp. 29-32
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      1. The Manchurian Candidate (2004 Film) by Jonathan Demme
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      Rules of Engagement by James Mann, pp. 35-36 - 2 Reviews
      1. Arguing About War by Michael Walzer
      2. The Lesser Evil by Michael Ignatieff
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      Rights Stuff by William Forbath, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
      1. The Second Bill of Rights by Cass R. Sunstein
    15. The Last Word by Bruce Ackerman, p. 40
    16. Bridging the Two Americas, p. 1
    17. Bridging the Two Americas by Robert Kuttner, p. 2
    18. Purgatory of the Working Poor by David Hage, pp. 3-5
    19. How Much Is Enough? by Deepak Bhargava, pp. 6-7
    20. Can Better Skills Meet Better Jobs? by Steve Savner and Jared Bernstein, pp. 8-10
    21. Welfare Reform, Phase Two by Mark Greenberg, pp. 11-17
    22. Women and Children Last by Ayelish McGarvey, pp. 18-19
    23. A Payday Bonus by Robert S. McIntyre, pp. 20-21
    24. The Politics of One America by Robert B. Reich, pp. 22-24
    25. Business: Ally or Obstacle? by Dorian Friedman, pp. 25-46
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    October 2004 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. The A-Team by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 11-12
    5. Buckeye Blues by Harold Meyerson, pp. 13-14
    6. Iraq the Vote by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 15-16
    7. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 17
    8. Long Division by Michael Tomasky, pp. 18-21
    9. 2000, The Sequel by Joshua Kurlantzick, pp. 22-25
    10. Idiot Boxed by Rob Garver, pp. 26-29
    11. Health Care's Big Choice by Paul Starr, pp. 30-33
    12. Good Medicine by Jacob S. Hacker and Mark Schlesinger, pp. 34-36
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      1. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004 Film) by Walter Salles
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      Vexations of the Heartland by Ronald Brownstein, pp. 39-40 - 2 Reviews
      1. What's the Matter With Kansas? by Thomas Frank
      2. Homegrown Democrat by Garrison Keillor
    15. [+]
      Top Gun by Laura Secor, pp. 41-43 - 2 Reviews
      1. War and the American Presidency by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
      2. America Right or Wrong by Anatol Lieven
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      Who Killed Camp David? by Sasha Polakow-Suransky, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
      1. The Missing Peace by Dennis Ross
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      Can't Swallow It Anymore by Carl Elliott, pp. 46-47 - 3 Reviews
      1. On the Take by Jerome P. Kassirer
      2. The $800 Million Pill by Merrill Goozner
      3. Powerful Medicines by Jerry Avorn
    18. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, p. 48
    19. Bringing Human Rights Home, p. 1
    20. Into the Bright Sunshine by Dorothy Q. Thomas, p. 2
    21. The Road to Abu Ghraib by Anthony Lewis, pp. 3-4
    22. A Lawless State by John Shattuck, pp. 5-6
    23. Rights in an Insecure World by Deborah Pearlstein, pp. 7-10
    24. Inalienable Rights by Alison Parker, pp. 11-13
    25. Holding America Accountable by Elisa Massimino, pp. 14-15
    26. On America's Double Standard by Harold Hongju Koh, pp. 16-19
    27. The Partial Rule of Law by Anne-Marie Slaughter, p. 20
    28. Shame in Our Own House by Gay McDougall, pp. 21-23
    29. Economic Security: A Human Right by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 24-26
    30. International Holdout by Ellen Chesler, p. 27
    31. Domestic Abuse by Tara McKelvey, pp. 28-29
    32. From the Front Lines by Gara LaMarche, pp. 30-31
    33. What We Expect from America by Mary Robinson, pp. 32-58
    34. Cover illustration, design by Rob Kelly and Aaron Morales
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    November 2004 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Prospects, p. 3
    2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
    4. Figures of Speech by Karen J. Greenberg and Stephen Holmes, pp. 11-12
    5. The Israel Deal by Gershom Gorenberg, pp. 13-15
    6. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 16
    7. Of Human Bondage by Tara McKelvey, pp. 17-20
    8. Cloak and Swagger by Laura Rozen and Jason Vest, pp. 21-24
    9. The Good Guys by Alicia Mundy, pp. 25-28
    10. Media: Swifter Than Truth by Todd Gitlin, pp. 29-30
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      1. Freethinkers by Susan Jacoby
      2. The Ornament of the World by Maria Rosa Menocal
      3. The Pity of It All by Amos Elon
      4. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
      5. Never Again? by Abraham Foxman
      6. One Electorate Under God? by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Kayla M. Drogosz, ...
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      1. American Dream by Jason DeParle
    13. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, p. 40
    14. Starting Young, p. 1
    15. Keeping Faith With Our Children by Edward M. Kennedy, p. 2
    16. Past, Present, and Future by Barbara Beatty, pp. 3-4
    17. You're Doing Fine, Oklahoma! by David L. Kirp, pp. 5-7
    18. Leave No parent Behind by Dick Mendel, pp. 8-9
    19. Head Start Under Assault by Helen Blank, pp. 10-11
    20. Too Young To Test by Richard Rothstein, pp. 12-13
    21. Starting Right by Joan Lombardi, pp. 14-15
    22. Shaping the Brains of Tomorrow by Ross A. Thompson, pp. 16-18
    23. Raising the Bar by Joan Fitzgerald and Daphne Hunt, pp. 19-20
    24. The European Model by Marcia K. Meyers and Janet C. Gornick, p. 21
    25. Where Do We Go from Here? by Valora Washington, pp. 22-46
    26. Cover: Photo illustration by Reuben Dalke and Aaron Morales
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    December 2004 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. Prospects, pp. 4-5
    2. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
    3. Devil in the Details, pp. 8-12
    4. Life After Yasir by Aluf Benn, pp. 13-14
    5. Clothes Call by Ayelish McGarvey, pp. 15-16
    6. The Taxonomist by Robert S. McIntyre, p. 17
    7. What's Next? by Alan Brinkley, pp. 18-23
    8. Opportunity Knocks by Arthur Schlesinger Jr., p. 24
    9. Voting Alone by Lizabeth Cohen, p. 25
    10. Conviction Politics by Rick Perlstein, p. 26
    11. Think Globally by James Mann, p. 27
    12. Mind the Gender Gap by Anna Greenberg, p. 28
    13. Operation Save Face by Peter W. Galbraith, pp. 29-33
    14. Facing Up by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 34-35
    15. Choice Language by Sarah Blustain, p. 36
    16. Insecurity Blanket by Matthew Yglesias, pp. 37-38
    17. Wedding-Bell Blues by Sarah Wildman, pp. 39-40
    18. God and the New Deal by Harold Meyerson, pp. 41-43
    19. Staying the Course by Robert L. Borosage, pp. 44-45
    20. All Action, No Talk by Jeff Faux, pp. 46-48
    21. Film: What's Up, Docs? by Noy Thrupkaew, pp. 49-50
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      1. The Hammer: Tom Delay by Lou Dubose and Jan Reid
      2. On Capitol Hill by Julian E. Zelizer
      3. The American Congress by Julian E. Zelizer
      4. How Congress Evolves by Nelson W. Polsby
      5. Like No Other Time by Tom Daschle and Michael D'Orso
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    24. The Last Word by Robert B. Reich, pp. 56-58
    25. Cover: Photo illustration by Aaron Morales and Jennifer Over
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