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COVER/M. Blumenthal, D. Niewert p. 1
Sarah Palin’s radical right-wing pals
EDITORIAL p. 2
The change we need
JIM HIGHTOWER p. 3
McCain, the anti-Maverick; Who’s who in the bailout game; FDA gives in to food torturers; Name that bank; Myth of Georgia democracy; Media barons ignore masses
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR p. 4
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen p. 5
We need a worker, not an entertainer
DISPATCHES p. 5
Best and worst members of Congress; Dems hope for big gains; R’s protest early voters ...
FROMA HARROP p. 6
Katrina for the rest of us
ARI LeVAUX p. 6
Animal pharm coming our way
PAUL VanDEVELDER p. 6
Scoundrels, scandals in Interior Dept.
GENE LYONS p. 7
GOP losing ground
DAVID SIROTA p. 7
Signs of an earthquake in Oregon
DAVE ZWEIFEL p. 7
At least we saved Social Security
ROGER BYBEE p. 9
‘Wrecking Crew’ shows GOP greed, incompetence
NICK JANS p. 10
Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska
JOAN WALSH p. 10
John McCain loses again
DEAN BAKER p. 11
The Fannie-Freddie Flat Earth Society
ROGER HICKEY p. 11
Dangerous plan for health care
GREG PALAST p. 11
Your vote’s already stolen. Steal it back
WALTER SHAPIRO p. 12
McCain’s last stand
ROBERT BOROSAGE p. 12
The next fight
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON p. 13
October surprise: What McCain hopes
GLENN W. SMITH p. 13
Why media can’t see trees for ACORNs
CARL POPE p. 14
Rescue economy with green investment
JOHN NICHOLS p. 14
Obama is Reaganesque in a good way
JESSE JACKSON p. 14
Stark choice on health care
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas p. 15
Taxes for your health
SAM URETSKY p. 15
The price of ethics
DON ROLLINS p. 15
Our economic Watergate
WAYNE O’LEARY p. 16
Saving the haves
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet p. 16
Jobbed on health care
JOHN BUELL p. 16
Whither the Reagan Democrats?
ANDREW LEONARD p. 17
China and the bailout: Happy to help
N. GUNASEKARAN p. 17
Corrupting power of corporate empire
AMERICAS/Roberto Rodriguez p. 18
Eagle named Consuelo
ALEXANDER COCKBURN p. 18
Heading into the home stretch
GLENN GREENWALD p. 18
Right’s demise and Democratic alternative
ROBERT WEISSMAN p. 19
Public owners, no public control over Wall St.
TED RALL p. 19
We can stop bleeding with Teddie Mac
JAMES McCARTY YEAGER p. 20
Return of the narrative
SATIRE/Katie Halper p. 20
VP nominees gone wild
RICHARD RHAMES p. 20
All fall down
ROB PATTERSON p. 21
Spotless recommendations for listening pleasure
EDGE OF SPORTS/Dave Zirin p. 21
Palin’s bush league
AMY GOODMAN p. 22
Who gets to vote?
GARRISON KEILLOR p. 22
Let the leader lead
DONALD KAUL p. 23
Congress may be worse than G.W. Bush
POET/Michael Silverstein p. 23
Financial nihilism
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