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Seymour Hersh just won’t shut up (thankfully)
Abraham Epton
The Gay Marriage Debate ??? No Winners Yet
Jim Rinnert
Comics
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Mikhaela B. Reid
Fahrenheit 9/11 sweeping voters
Tracy Van Slyke
Muwakkil on Democracy Now
Tracy Van Slyke

Feature
Forge a Coalition with Labor
Despite some progressives’ reservations about Kerry, he has committed himself to a wide swath of labor’s agenda
David Moberg

Feature
Exercise Fiscal Responsibility
A government should always be able to use its tax and spending policy to fight short-term economic difficulties
Dean Baker and Heather Boushey
Viewpoint
When Left is Right
David Sirota
Can fuel efficient SUVs live up to the hype?
Seamus Holman
Cartoons at In These Times
Seamus Holman

Dispatch
Counting the Costs
With no end in sight, the price for Iraq continues to skyrocket
Phyllis Bennis and Karen Dolan

Dispatch
Too Little, Too Late
Colin Powell’s visit to Darfur only highlights the United States’ inaction
Eric Reeves
Rape Reforms Needed
Emily Udell

Feature
Make Judicious Appointments
Democrats must make a campaign issue of Bush’s full-court attack on basic values, such as liberty and equal protection.
Hans Johnson
Murdoch swings… and misses
Tracy Van Slyke
Viewpoint
Grasping at Straw Men
Cynthia Moothart

Dispatch
Two Steps Forward
The Supreme Court delivers partial victory for rule of law
Doug Cassel
Dispatch
International Court of Justice to Rule on Israeli Wall
Maya Schenwar
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