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October 2004 Issue - 34 ArticlesDepartments
- Prospects, p. 3
George W. and Human Rights
- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
- Devil in the Details, pp. 6-10
Are Afghans safe enough to vote?; "527" mania; justice, Guantanamo style; plus Tom Tomo...
Dispatches
- The A-Team
Garance Franke-Ruta
, pp. 11-12 Finally, Kerry brings in the heavy hitters. Can they bail him out?
- Buckeye Blues
Harold Meyerson
, pp. 13-14 Labor works Ohio hard, but that doesn't mean what it once did
- Iraq the Vote
Matthew Yglesias
, pp. 15-16 Election monitors are heading toward Iraq---or at least the safe parts
- The Taxonomist
Robert S. McIntyre
, p. 17 Now for Some Bad News
Features
- Long Division
Michael Tomasky
, pp. 18-21 Why Karl Rove needs America to be divided over Vietnam
- 2000, The Sequel
Joshua Kurlantzick
, pp. 22-25 How Congress ensured that this election will be even worse
- Idiot Boxed
Rob Garver
, pp. 26-29 TV blew the last election, and it isn't looking any better now
- Health Care's Big Choice
Paul Starr
, pp. 30-33 John Kerry's plan is a good one. Too bad no one knows about it
- Good Medicine
Jacob S. Hacker and Mark Schlesinger
, pp. 34-36 Medicare was meant to lead to universal care. Well then...
Currents
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Film: Ernesto Goes to the Movies (Review) J. Hoberman
, pp. 37-38 The Motorcycle Diaries (2004 Film), by Walter Salles
- The Motorcycle Diaries (2004 Film) by Walter Salles
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Vexations of the Heartland (2 Reviews) Ronald Brownstein
, pp. 39-40 What's the Matter With Kansas?, by Thomas Frank
- What's the Matter With Kansas? by Thomas Frank
- Homegrown Democrat by Garrison Keillor
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Top Gun (2 Reviews) Laura Secor
, pp. 41-43 War and the American Presidency, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- War and the American Presidency by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
- America Right or Wrong by Anatol Lieven
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Who Killed Camp David? (Review) Sasha Polakow-Suransky
, pp. 44-45 The Missing Peace, by Dennis Ross
- The Missing Peace by Dennis Ross
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Can't Swallow It Anymore (3 Reviews) Carl Elliott
, pp. 46-47 On the Take, by Jerome P. Kassirer
- On the Take by Jerome P. Kassirer
- The $800 Million Pill by Merrill Goozner
- Powerful Medicines by Jerry Avorn
- The Last Word
Robert B. Reich
, p. 48 Where Are the Rational Greedy Bastards
Special Report: U.S. Human Rights
- Bringing Human Rights Home, p. 1
Why universal rights protect America
- Into the Bright Sunshine
Dorothy Q. Thomas
, p. 2 - The Road to Abu Ghraib
Anthony Lewis
, pp. 3-4 - A Lawless State
John Shattuck
, pp. 5-6 - Rights in an Insecure World
Deborah Pearlstein
, pp. 7-10 - Inalienable Rights
Alison Parker
, pp. 11-13 - Holding America Accountable
Elisa Massimino
, pp. 14-15 - On America's Double Standard
Harold Hongju Koh
, pp. 16-19 - The Partial Rule of Law
Anne-Marie Slaughter
, p. 20 - Shame in Our Own House
Gay McDougall
, pp. 21-23 - Economic Security: A Human Right
Cass R. Sunstein
, pp. 24-26 - International Holdout
Ellen Chesler
, p. 27 - Domestic Abuse
Tara McKelvey
, pp. 28-29 - From the Front Lines
Gara LaMarche
, pp. 30-31 - What We Expect from America
Mary Robinson
, pp. 32-58 - Cover illustration, design
Rob Kelly and Aaron Morales