Vol. 137 No. 1, September 2004
Index
- Game show.
- Letter from the editor.
- Biscuits made of dirt, butter, salt, and water.
- Regular, unleaded, or hog?
- It's tough at the top.
- Movies show a little class.
- Numbers in the news.
- Blazing a trail for Afghan women.
- Noted & quoted.
- Warm embraces, no charge.
- A snickers for your password?
- I'll take the cash, please.
- Practicing on the guys.
- The challenges ahead: the American-led occupation has officially ended, but the road to a peaceful, stable, and democratic Iraq is lined with many obstacles.
- South Africa's decade of freedom: in the 10 years since the end of apartheid, South Africa has come a long way. But this young democracy still faces many challenges.
- Remembering home: white most immigrants come to the U.S. to start new lives, many of them continue to support their families--and sometimes entire towns--in their home countries.
- What's at stake: many issues will confront whoever wins in November. But in choosing between George W. Bush and John Kerry, voters will decide what America's role in the world should be.
- 1968: in a year of turmoil, a nation goes to the polls: the Vietnam War and violent social unrest at home set the stage for Richard Nixon's victory in one of the most dramatic presidential races in U.S. history.
- Sticker shock at the pump: terrorism fears and rising demand have pushed gas prices higher. But is gas really as expensive as it seems?
- Where the jobs are.
- China's fading communism.
- Enough of this chump change: abolish the penny!(Opinion) (Brief Article)
- In Saudi Arabia's schools, the ABC's of hatred.
- From homelessness to college, one teenager's journey.
- Are we safer since 9/11? The government has taken steps to improve security, but disagreement exists over their effectiveness.
- Cartoons.