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August 30, 2004 Issue - 17 Articles- Editorial
Joel Bleifuss
, p. 3 Silence of the Dems
- Letters, pp. 4-5
- The Ex Factor
Dan Frosch
, pp. 6-7 Prison-reform groups are working to educate former felons on their voting rights.
- Prison in the Cards
Silja J.A. Talvi
, pp. 8-9 Increasingly, young black men face a new rite of passage.
- Freedom Reborn
Maya Schenwar
, p. 10 Forty years later, Freedom Schools make a triumphant return.
- In Person
Brett Schaeffer
, p. 11 Mary O'Mara and the school behind bars.
- Viewpoint: Haunted by the past
Hans Johnson
, p. 12 Skeletons in the G.O.P.'s closet.
- Viewpoint: Is Bush bonkers?
Jim Hightower
, p. 13 You betcha.
- The Third Coast
Salim Muwakkil
, p. 14 Despite Obama's rise, the lot of urban African-Americans is only getting worse.
- Viewpoint
Phoebe Connelly
, p. 15 The 90-day plan to go from being pissed off to elated.
- They Knew...
David Sirota and Christy Harvey
, pp. 16-21 Despite the whitewash, the Bush administration can't deny the historical record.
- Come Together Right Now
David Moberg
, pp. 22-23 To battle the multinationals, labor is radically reorganizing.
- En Masse and On Message
Christopher Hayes
, pp. 24-25 A genuine movement turns Boston into a progressive tea party.
Books
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Another World, Possibly (Review) David Mulcahey
, pp. 26-27 Hardt and Negri's Multitude examines the new dynamics of war and the Empire it serves.
- Multitude by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
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Seeking True Security (Review) Frida Berrigan
, p. 28 Anatomy 101: Dissecting the oil industry.
- Oil: Anatomy of an Industry by Matthew Yeomans
Music
- Citizen Punk
Don Thrasher
, pp. 29-31 Moving the message from music to reality.
- I Love You, Madam Librarian
Kurt Vonnegut
, p. 32 If you want to find where America still exists, check out the people who check out your...