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October 2004 (v15, no10)


Cover illustration by Rob Kelly Cover design by Aaron Morales Features 2000, The Sequel Joshua Kurlantzick In theory, the Help America Vote Act was Congress' attempt to prevent the catastrophes of the last election from happening again. In fact, it may have made things even worse. Good Medicine Jacob S. Hacker and Mark Schlesinger Medicare does need changes. But its expansion is the key to eventual universal coverage. Health Care's Big Choice Paul Starr As family premiums push $10,000, Bush and Kerry promote radically different proposals. Idiot Boxed Rob Garver One big reason Bush won Florida? Television (prematurely) said he did. By 2001, red-faced network news honchos promised big changes for 2004. Now we're here. And guess what? Long Division Michael Tomasky America is not split over the Vietnam War. But Karl Rove needs you to believe that it is. Special Report A Lawless State John Shattuck How to restore America's global standing as a beacon of freedom -- both internationally and with its own citizenry. Criminal Justice and the Erosion of Rights Deborah Pearlstein This isn't the first time a vaguely defined "war" has trumped civil liberties. Domestic Abuse Tara McKelvey How the U.S. government is violating Native Americans' human rights. Economic Security: A Human Right Cass R. Sunstein Reclaiming Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Second Bill of Rights." From the Front Lines Gara LaMarche A review of recent reports on human rights. Holding America Accountable Elisa Massimino Why the United States should take human-rights obligations seriously. Inalienable Rights Alison Parker Can human-rights law help to end U.S. mistreatment of noncitizens? International Holdout Ellen Chesler Around the world, empowering women is considered essential. So why isn't America on board? Into the Bright Sunshine Dorothy Q. Thomas The value of human rights in the United States. On America's Double Standard Harold Hongju Koh The good and bad faces of exceptionalism. Rights in an Insecure World Deborah Pearlstein Why national security and civil liberty are complements. Shame in Our Own House Gay McDougall How segregation and racism have fed U.S. resistance to international human-rights treaties. The Partial Rule of Law Anne-Marie Slaughter America's opposition to the ICC is self-defeating and hypocritical. The Road to Abu Ghraib Anthony Lewis How the United States played a large role in creating international human rights -- and then abandoned them. What We Expect From America Mary Robinson Global human-rights efforts need American leadership.	Columns Now for Some Bad News Robert S. McIntyre For most Americans, a flat tax would be anything but level. Where Are the Rational Greedy Bastards? Robert B. Reich Self-interested businessmen should be lining up behind John Kerry. Culture & Books Vexations of the Heartland Ronald Brownstein Thomas Frank and Garrison Keillor understand the heartland, but not its politics. Can't Swallow It Anymore Carl Elliott The backlash against Big Pharma may have begun. Film: Ernesto Goes to the Movies J. Hoberman The Motorcycle Diaries, brought to the screen by Robert Redford, shows us the young, pre-revolutionary Guevara. Call it soft socialist realism. Top Gun Laura Secor Two new books look at American nationalism, both in the Bush presidency and beyond. Who Killed Camp David? Sasha Polakow-Suransky Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross says there's plenty of blame to go around. Departments Devil in the Details The American Prospect Staff Are Afghanis safe enough to vote?; “527” mania; justice, Guantanamo style; and more. Prospects: George W. and Human Rights Robert Kuttner George Washington set a standard that our current president disregards. Dispatches Buckeye Blues Harold Meyerson Ohio has 19 percent of the nation's lost jobs since Bush took office. So why is Kerry in trouble there? Because the state has lost something else, too. Iraq the Vote Matthew Yglesias This month, to prepare for next January's elections, monitors begin heading off to Iraq. Or at least to the parts of Iraq that are safe enough for elections. The A-Team Garance Franke-Ruta After six weeks of battering, John Kerry learned the importance of a tough and experienced communications operation. But did he learn it in time?

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