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Red Alert It was billed as America's frontline defense against terrorism. But badly underfunded, hamstrung by special interests, and ignored by the White House, the Department of Homeland Security has been sidelined by the administration's obsession with Iraq.
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The New Ward Heelers By Samantha M. Shapiro They don't work for a political party and can't canmpaign for any candidate. But the organizers of 527 groups may nonetheless be the key to victory.
The Way It Was By Eleanor Cooney In the 1960s, the author had a dangerous late abortion. If the antiabortion forces have their way, her story could become commonplace again.
Frontier Justice Photo Essay By Asim Rafiqui Text By J. Malcolm Garcia With a carrot and a stick, Pakistan is forcing remote tribes to search for Osama bin Laden and his followers — or else. |
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Crossing the Lines By Michael Scherer The inside story of how a top Pentagon official and influential Republicans tried to deliver Iraq's lucrative wireless market to Qualcomm.
For a Week's Worth of Gas By Ted Williams In Wyoming's Upper Green River Valley and across the West, crucial wildlife habitat is being sacrificed in the name of the Bush-Cheney energy plan. |
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Editor's Note Masthead Contributors Backtalk
OUTFRONT The GOP invents the "lawsuit crisis" ; The real-life MATRIX: What's your "terrorist factor"?; How God voted down a morning-after pill; The Diddly Award; Blowing the whistle on Halliburton; plus, our 11th annual roundup of campus activism
EXHIBIT Faith in the System The church of state: exploring the politics of piety
PUBLIC DOMAIN He Loves Us Not By Molly Ivins Forget Monica. Bush has his own problem with women.
NOTEBOOK The Kean Mutiny By Gail Sheehy He was expected to be a compliant replacement for Kissinger. But as chairman of the 9/11 commission, Tom Kean preferred the truth.
DISPATCH Pete Seeger's Last War By David Hajdu From his Beacon home along the Hudson, Pete Seeger still lights the way for the left.
EXPOSURE The Deserted Photo By Sven Torfinn Bordering on genocide
MEDIA JONES Shannon Brownlee reviews two insider accounts of the corruption of medical science; Chuck D on hip-hop's electoral awakening; plus more book, music, and film reviews
RE:ACTION Resources for getting involved
P.S. New Paranormal Phenomena Observed in Florida's Voting Booths Cartoon by Greg Clarke |