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Table of Contents |
Vol. 101, No.8
Features
Lights, Cameras, Mayhem!
The national media invades El Paso—and gets the story wrong.
by
Melissa del Bosque
Be It Hereby Resolved
The Texas Legislature attempts to pay homage to George W. Bush.
by
Reeve Hamilton
The Governor's Job Con
With more and more Texans out of work, Perry rejects federal unemployment funds and panders to his right-wing base.
by
Dave Mann and Susan Peterson
Departments
Dialogue
Letters to the Editors
Editorial
Still Contrary After All These Years
by
Bob Moser
Political Intelligence
Bugging Out on Pesticides
Jim Hightower
Pothole Advertising
Bad Bills
by
Reeve Hamilton and Susan Peterson
Books & the Culture
Back of the Book
Act Three
by
Brad Tyer
Critics' Notebook
Review
Welcome to Lonelyville
by
Emily DePrang
Review
A Rock and the Hard Place
by
Mike Kanin
Commentary
Meditation on a Friend's Suicide
by
Elroy Bode
Dateline
Hogs Gone Wild
by
Michael Hoinski
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