The Progressive POPULIST

A Twice-Monthly Journal from the Heartland
January 1-15, 2004 -- Volume 10, Number 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER/David Bacon
Workers pay price for 'free trade'

EDITORIAL
Take the fight to the GOP

JIM HIGHTOWER
Recognizing recovery; Defending US from Canada; What's your mutual fund up to?; Corrupt corporate norm; DeLay turns 'charitable'; Run government like a corporation?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

JIM SCHAROLAZ
Weeding out the skilled farmer

DISPATCHES
US isn't buying GOP Medicare

STACEY MITCHELL
Does Wal-Mart need our tax dollars?

CYNTHIA GREEN
Wal-Mart 'illegals' hurt everyone

TED WILLIAMS
Sportsmen for Bush: Wise up!

CALAMITY HOWLER/A.V. Krebs
Saving the family farm

TED RALL
Afghan road to ruin

LORI WALLACH
Miami FTAA summit was a doozy

GREG PALAST
Chavez vs. Free Trade Zombies of Americas

MOKHIBER & WEISSMAN
Militarization in Miami

MARK WEISBROT
Economic recovery hasn't trickled down

BILL CULLEN
Protests continue at School of Americas

MARGIE BURNS
Aviation security, Texas style

JOHN BUELL
Loyalty and dissent

NATHAN NEWMAN
Dirty Harry for the defense

SAM SMITH
The non-political side of politics

RANDOLPH HOLHUT
Dean isn't the politician you think

HYPOCRISY WATCH
Moving when they want to

JESSE JACKSON
Rush to war backfiring

DONNA LADD
Don't give up on us just yet

JOHN NICHOLS
Christmas lyrics point the way

GRIST/Amanda Griscom
Climate talks on the rocks, not dead yet

GENE LYONS
George W. Bush: Master of illusion

GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
Shell game on Medicare drug benefit

WAYNE O'LEARY
Connecticut Yankee in Queen Liz's Court

HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
Freedom to be maimed

MEDIA BEAT/Norman Solomon
Poll on 'free trade' fails sniff test

JASON SALZMAN
Protection from hurricanes Michael and Kobe

AMERICAS/Gonzales & Rodriguez
Anything but brown

ALEXANDER COCKBURN
London and Miami: Cops in two cities

DAVE ZWEIFEL
Fox News 'balance' is plain bogus

PUBLIC INTEREST/Ralph Nader
Energy bill fuels corporate profits

PAPER CUTS/Judith Gorman
Reliving history

ROB PATTERSON
A few gems from the musical slag heap

STEVEN HILL & ROB RICHIE
Will redistricting scandals propel reform?

FILMS/Roxanne Bogucka
No see 'ums

CHARLES LEVENDOSKY
Dismantling US democracy to protect it

BOOKS/Alvena Bieri
Feeling Bushwhacked

MOLLY IVINS
We have a winner; Christmas comes early in Washington; Give thanks for freedom

DONALD KAUL
Medicare &emdash; just put it on my bill


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