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September 2004 (v15, no9)


Cover design by Point Five Design Features Cell Block Chris Mooney Bush's politicized stem-cell decision puts California on the verge of a “scientific secession.” Cheap Trick Barbara T. Dreyfuss Bush's health savings accounts are a bargain -- provided you never get injured or sick. Bush's health savings accounts are a bargain -- provided you never get injured or sick. The Big Squeeze David J. Sirota Republicans have always defended big business. But they've never done it quite like this. The Brains Thing Matthew Yglesias Three years of watching Bush makes the point: Intelligence matters more than “character.” Special Report A Payday Bonus Robert S. McIntyre The Earned Income Tax Credit helps “make work pay” for millions of hard-pressed families. Despite some blemishes that need fixing, on the whole it's a real success. Bridging the Two Americas Robert Kuttner Work and Income Business: Ally or Obstacle? Dorian Friedman Although they're not the norm, a number of civic-minded companies are helping their low-wage workers juggle job and family challenges. Government also needs to do more. Can Better Skills Meet Better Jobs? Steve Savner and Jared Bernstein The economy needs both. Here's how we can attain them. How Much Is Enough? Deepak Bhargava To live decently, working families need a lot more than what low-wage jobs currently pay. They need social outlays and income supports as well as career horizons. Purgatory of the Working Poor David Hage People seeking help from the job-training and income-support systems face a bureaucratic paper chase and limited resources. There are oases of progress, but much remains to be done. The Politics of One America Robert B. Reich How to build a coalition of the poor and the middle class to make work pay. Welfare Reform, Phase Two Mark Greenberg Doing less with less. Women and Children Last Ayelish McGarvey The right wants welfare mothers to work but will not pay for the necessary child care.	Columns The Last Word Bruce Ackerman States of Emergency The Taxonomist Robert S. McIntyre The Facilitators Culture & Books Film: Costume Psychodramas Noy Thrupkaew A new Manchurian Candidate labors under today's partisan imperatives, while a censored Iranian blockbuster mixes art and politics more deftly. Rights Stuff William Forbath Cass Sunstein's The Second Bill of Rights makes the case for FDR's vision. Rules of Engagement James Mann Two life-long liberals grapple with the need for military force. Departments Devil in the Details The American Prospect Staff Bush, the real flip-flopper; an outraged moderate; and goosing the turnout in Florida. Prospects Paul Starr Liberalism in Arms Dispatches A More Perfect Union? Sam Natapoff Tony Blair was the first British PM to take the European Union seriously. But then came Iraq. Now, the dissension is playing out all over Europe. Non-Native Son Mark Leon Goldberg In Massachusetts, John Kerry never had to worry about the (small) black vote. This November, he'll need a huge black turnout. Can he connect? One to Watch Tara McKelvey If she wins this fall, Samara Barend will be the youngest congresswoman ever, and something nearly as rare: a Democrat from upstate New York.

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