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December 13, 2004 Issue - 19 Articles- Measuring Ballot Measures
Hans Johnson
, pp. 6-7 Anti-gay referendums got national attention, but the success of progressive ballot init...
- The No-Partner Myth
Neve Gordon
, p. 8 Without Arafat, Israel's excuse for refusing negotiations collapses. Can another justif...
- Losing Their Religion
Scott Goodstein
, p. 8 Some Democrats believe the party should turn away from its secular history
- Appall-O-Meter
David Mulcahey
, p. 9 - In Person
Aaron Sarver
, p. 10 Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill) says the Democrats are taking off the gloves
- Back Talk
Susan J. Douglas
, p. 11 The 6 stages of post-election grief
- The Third Coast: Two strong
Salim Muwakkil
, p. 12 Jesse Jackson and Louis Farrakhan talk strategy
- Viewpoint
Mark Crispin Miller
, p. 13 Reality demands (that we examine election fraud)
- Viewpoint
Stephen J. Fortunato
, pp. 14-21 Bush's judicial chainsaw massacre
- Election Reflection
David Moberg
, pp. 22-23 What happened, and what we can do about it
- The Ballots at the Back of the Bus
Greg Palast
, pp. 24-25 Once again, Republicans made black voters eat Jim Crow
- Why the Vietnam War Still Matters
Jackson Lears
, pp. 26-27 Appearance and reality in the Wonderland of postmodern politics
- The Liberal Waterloo
Slavoj Zizek
, pp. 28-29 (Or...finally, some good news from Washington!)
- Fallujah 101
Rashid Khalidi
, pp. 30-31 A history lesson about the city we're destroying
Essay
- Too Little, Too Late
Robert Parry
, pp. 32-33 Why do the Democrats keep getting clobbered? It's the lack of a progressive media infra...
Movies
- Helping Themselves
Michael Atkinson
, p. 34 Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein examine Argentina's worker revolutions in The Take
Music
- Rebirth of the Cool
Don Thrasher
, pp. 35-39 Burnt Sugar takes jazz into the 21st Century
- Breaking the Code of Silence
Nan Levinson
, p. 40 Dissent in the ranks is growing, and growing louder
- Cover photo
Laurent Gillieron