Volume 1, Issue 39 | September 22, 2003

F R O M   T H E   E D I T O R
John Andrew is hardly unique in having lost his job. As Tim Dickinson writes, Andrew is just one of nearly 4 million Americans to face that predicament since George W. Bush became president. But Andrew's reaction was hardly common. Having been laid off at a Minnesota software firm, Andrew decided to take his frustration on the road, shadowing Bush administration officials staging a three-city 'Jobs and Growth' publicity blitz through the midwest.

Will Tacy,
Editor, MotherJones.com

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News: Bush's Fuzzy War Math
After months of sidestepping and stonewalling, Bush finally puts a price tag on his war in Iraq. But it's just the first installment.

Commentary | Cartoon: Corrective Lenses
Think the White House is showing you the whole economic picture? Get Econo Eyes and think again.

Arts | Interview: Heeding Hip Hop's Higher Calling: An interview with Russel Simmons
The man who helped propel hip hop out of the ghetto and into the Mall of America talks about poetry, politics, and prison time.

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