4 Editor's Note Matthew Rothschild 6 Letters 8 Comment Bush's Bitter Deal 11 No Comment Columns 12 Ruth Conniff x-rays Democrats and finds some with backbones. 14 Nat Hentoff examines an addendum CO the Patriot Act. 16 Barbara Ehrenreich demands an apology from God. 18 On the Line Cover 22 Changing Minds, One at a Time Howard Zinn What does it take to alter a society's consciousness? Features 25 Putin Stumbles Boris Kagarlitsky Why the faltering Russian leader wants to cast a Cold War pall. 28 Teoti-Wal-Mart John Ross A megastore opens in Mexico next to the Pyramid of the Sun. 32 Searching for Harry Reid Stephen Elliott Can the man from Searchlight, Nevada, lead the Democrats to the promised land? Culture 36 Kate Clinton wishes for a woman in the White House. 38 Through a Kurdish Lens Maria Garcia Bahman Ghobadi chronicles the plight of the Kurds. 40 Poem Martin Steingesser Interview 41 Bruce Cockburn David Barsamian "Music isn't enough to completely wear down my stash of anger," says the singer and songwriter. 46 Books Elizabeth DiNovella reviews In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed, by Carl Honore. 50 Molly Ivins commands: Laugh, speak up, don't cower.
4 Editor's Note Matthew Rothschild 6 Letters 8 Comment Bush's Bitter Deal 11 No Comment Columns 12 Ruth Conniff x-rays Democrats and finds some with backbones. 14 Nat Hentoff examines an addendum CO the Patriot Act. 16 Barbara Ehrenreich demands an apology from God. 18 On the Line Cover 22 Changing Minds, One at a Time Howard Zinn What does it take to alter a society's consciousness? Features 25 Putin Stumbles Boris Kagarlitsky Why the faltering Russian leader wants to cast a Cold War pall. 28 Teoti-Wal-Mart John Ross A megastore opens in Mexico next to the Pyramid of the Sun. 32 Searching for Harry Reid Stephen Elliott Can the man from Searchlight, Nevada, lead the Democrats to the promised land? Culture 36 Kate Clinton wishes for a woman in the White House. 38 Through a Kurdish Lens Maria Garcia Bahman Ghobadi chronicles the plight of the Kurds. 40 Poem Martin Steingesser Interview 41 Bruce Cockburn David Barsamian "Music isn't enough to completely wear down my stash of anger," says the singer and songwriter. 46 Books Elizabeth DiNovella reviews In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed, by Carl Honore. 50 Molly Ivins commands: Laugh, speak up, don't cower.
