December 8, 2003 Issue, IN THESE TIMES

- News, pp. 3-5
  The police Matrix, the battle for Medicare, the strike against Tyson, the "Trial of the...
- Appall-o-Meter
  Dave Mulcahey
  , pp. 6-8
- Capitol Report
  Craig Aaron
  , p. 9
  Wall Street windfall
- Back Talk
  Susan Douglas
  , p. 10
  Post-feminist swill redux
- The Third Coast
  Salim Muwakkil
  , p. 11
  Worthy of the land of Lincoln
- The First Stone
  Joel Bleifuss
  , pp. 12-13
  The South rises again and a brand new world is born
- Autism in a Needle?
  Annette Fuentes
  , pp. 14-17
  The toxic tale of vaccinations and mercury poisoning
- The Candidates on Health Care
  Williams Cole
  , pp. 18-19
  How they rate
- Vicious Circle
  Kari Lydersen
  , pp. 20-21
  Shedding light on a cycle of abuse
- Resisting Globalization
  David Moberg
  , pp. 22-23
  The South American consensus
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  Stale Air and Dearest Freshness (Review)
  Eugene McCarraher
  , pp. 24-25
  Curtis White eviscerates the Middle Mind
  1. The Middle Mind by Curtis White
- We Sold Our Souls for Rocanrol
  Ben Oritz
  , pp. 26-29
  Brujeria dances with el diablo
- The Beehive Collective
  Hank Hoffman
  , p. 30
  Catch the buzz