^#smrgDERGİ The Progressive Magazine - August 2005, Vol: 69, Number: 8

4 Editor's Note Matthew Rothschild 6 Letters 8 Comment The Bush Plunge 11 No Comment Columns 12 Ruth Conniff glimpses a blueprint for taking back America. 16 Barbara Ehrenreich tells the AFL to stop acting like a big shot. 18 Nat Hentoff already misses the Fourth Amendment. 20 On the Line Cover 24 Laura Isn't Enough Luis j Rodriguez George's gang policy shows the Administration's true colors. Features 28 Meet Evangelist Tony Campolo John Oliver Mason "To be a Christian in today's world is to be opposed to America," says the Baptist minister. 33 Arresting the Drug Laws David Silverberg A group of cops and judges is trying to change our country's drug policy. Culture 34 Watching Torture in Prime Time Anne-Marie Cusac Fox's 24 rakes a contradictory stance that may trouble its fans. Interview 37 Chuck D Antonino DAmbrosio "We were coming our of the black community with this thing called rap music, which was basically black men yelling at the top of their lungs," says Public Enemy's visionary songwriter and rapper. "It was disturbing to the status quo." 43 Poem Michael S. Glaser 45 Will Durst wonders why President Bush looks so well rested. 46 Books Matthew Rothschild wants more dish from Victor Navasky. 54 Molly Ivins's eyes bugged out when she read the Downing Street Memo.