| New Year's Wishes | 4 |
| Rothschild, Matthew | |
| Letters to the Editor | 6 |
| Our Sinful Economy | 8 |
| No Comment | 11 |
| The Can't-Do Spirit | 12 |
| Ehrenreich, Barbara | |
| On the Line | 14 |
| A Peculiar Version of Friendly Fire Female Troops Face Double Danger | 17 |
| Hukill, Traci | |
| Homecoming Nightmares | 21 |
| Weill-Greenberg, Elizabeth | |
| A School in Coal's Shadow | 23 |
| Lydersen, Kari | |
| Blanket Immunity Bush Twists Arms to Evade Court | 26 |
| Pal, Amitabh | |
| Standing in the Elevator | 30 |
| Pratt, Minnie Bruce | |
| Frank Rich | 31 |
| VanDeCarr, Paul | |
| Happy Returns | 35 |
| Clinton, Kate | |
| The Mavericks' Maverick | 36 |
| Zirin, Dave | |
| People Who Don't Need Heroes | 38 |
| Wypijewski, JoAnn | |
| Index | 43 |
| Lukas, Ina | |
| Populists Have More Fun | 46 |
| Ivins, Molly |
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