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July 2004 (v15, no7)


Cover design by Aaron Morales Features Building a Better UN Laura Rozen Yes, we need it. But we need it to be more effective than it has been. Can the UN fix itself? Look Who's Feuding Danny Postel Suddenly it's Republicans (for a change!) who are at one another's throats over Iraq. There's even talk of a postelection neocon purge. The sun sets on national greatness conservatism. Waging the Media Battle Robert McChesney, Arianna Huffington, James Fallows and Paul Starr There's hope that the corporate media can serve the public interest again -- but winning that fight won't be easy. Special Report 121 Days Old Tom Lowenstein Nick Yarris' new life began after he was freed from death row. Courtroom Contortions Anthony G. Amsterdam How America's application of the death penalty erodes the principle of equal justice under law. Death's Dwindling Dominion Hugo Adam Bedau Public opinion is shifting against the death penalty. What will it take to abolish it? Going It Alone Connie de la Vega The rest of the civilized world has abolished the death penalty. Will the United States follow suit? Shutting Down Death Row Jean M. Templeton Illinois' death-penalty reforms may presage a fairer criminal-justice system. Taking Juveniles Off Death Row Sasha Abramsky This year, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the juvenile death penalty is constitutional. The Uneven Scales of Capital Justice Christina Swarns How race and class affect who ends up on death row. The Unique Brutality of Texas Joseph Rosenbloom Why the Lone Star State leads the nation in executions.	Columns The Last Word Robert B. Reich Bush's God The Taxonomist Robert S. McIntyre Oinkonomics? Culture & Books God and Man in the GOP James P. Pinkerton Review of The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. Media: It Was a Very Bad Year Todd Gitlin There's little to celebrate about Bill Keller's first anniversary at the helm of The New York Times. And the Judith Miller fiasco is only part of the problem. Right on the Low Road Drake Bennett Review of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead by David Callahan. The Lost Continent Daphne Eviatar Review of A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa by Howard W. French. Departments Devil in the Details The American Prospect Staff Nader's Republican Raiders; the social life of Kerryites; the afterlife of Starr's prosecutors; plus Tom Tomorrow Prospects Robert Kuttner Earth to Kerry ... Dispatches Ballot Insecurity Laura Secor In theory, the June 30 handover in Iraq is supposed to clear the path to free and fair elections. In practice, it's a little more complicated than that. Eastern Bloc Party Jim Rosapepe On the eve of the Iraq War, the Bush administration boasted of a great European divide. But no longer ... The Man in the Iron Mosque Robert Collier A radical Sunni cleric was held in Abu Ghraib prison -- and his Salafi followers are hardly in a forgiving mood.

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