The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
November 1, 2004 -- Volume 10, Number 19
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER/Jim Cullen
Voter surge buoys Democrats

EDITORIAL
It's not rocket science

JIM HIGHTOWER
Corporate government, or people's government?; Bioengineering insanity; Bushites go after grieving mom; Ranks stand tall; Intimidating Fla. voters; Oops of e-voting.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen
Decision made

DISPATCHES
Bush -- worst job performance in 72 years; Hardball on corporate tax breaks; Biz files more 'frivolous' lawsuits; Youth still feel drafty; 'PATRIOT 2' added to intel 'reform'

JOHN BUELL
Scoring legislators for 'business climate'

THOMAS D. ROWLEY
Rural loans on chopping block

WYLIE HARRIS
Food choices and climate change

CALAMITY HOWLER/A.V. Krebs
Don't count Ralph out

TED RALL
Losing our heads

LISA ALBERS
Kerry talks issues while Bush kicks sand

MITCHELL KAIDY
Iraq vets, families play key role in election

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
Bogus polls: Looming tragedy?

JESSE JACKSON
Jim Crow back for voting rights attack

JEFFREY DECKER
Wisconsin progressives plan fight

JOYCE MARCEL
Different sermon, better mount

STEVEN HILL & ROB RICHIE
Don't blame NRA, blame 'winner-take-all'

HOLLY SKLAR
Boom time for billionaires

LES AUCOIN
Red-baiters target greens in Oregon

HAL CROWTHER
Homecoming

D.H. KERBY
'Good Americans' in Paris

MUCKRAKER/Amanda Griscom
Shaken, not yet stirred by Kyoto treaty

GREG PALAST
Shooting messenger doesn't kill message

GENE LYONS
Who's passing, who's failing?

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
States haul in insurance safety net

REV. ALLEN BRILL
It's no sin to vote for Dems or GOP

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
Those closest to war are most vocal

WAYNE O'LEARY
Mister Decisive

MEDIA BEAT/Norman Solomon
Missing: Media focus on the high court

JOHN NICHOLS
War questions not just for Democrats

AMERICAS/Gonzales & Rodriguez
Deep cultural roots

ALEXANDER COCKBURN
Why Nazis banned Fractura

PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader
US ignores environmental threats

AMERICAN PROGRESS
Like taking health care from a baby

ART CULLEN
Blood for oil

DAVID SWANSON
Labor opposition to Iraq war uncovered

BOOKS/Danila Oder
'Investing' in the energy crisis

REVIEWS/Jim Cullen
Corporate pathology

ROB PATTERSON
Mass distraction

MOLLY IVINS
Our petulant president; Debate this; Twilight Zone of wonderland

DONALD KAUL
Guns don't kill, breasts do


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