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Cover Story

Exorcising an American Demon
Racism is a principality.  by Bill Wylie-Kellermann

A Nation Within a Nation
The unique experience of black America.  An interview with Eugene Rivers

A Time For Action
Building a strategy to dismantle racism.  by Yvonne Delk

The Changing Face of America
How do we describe our altered racial landscape?  by Timothy Tseng and David Yoo

Features

No Acolyte of Rome
A new look at the Apostle Paul.  by Neil Elliott

The Faces of Crisis
Restoring hope and identity to El Salvador's youth.  by Julienne Gage. Photos by Eros Hoagland.

Commentary

Why?
Thirty years after King's death, racism continues to rend the country.  by Jim Wallis

Making Crime Pay
For-profit prisons bring in the loot.  by Carol Fennelly

Is Welfare Reform Working?
The rolls are down, but hunger is up.  by Barbara Howell

What To Do About Iraq?
The Moral Dilemma of sanctions.  by David Cortright and George A. Lopez

Turning Tragedy Into Triumph
A community responds to violence.  by Jeffrey Brown

Nuclear Misdirection
The Cold War's over -- the threat isn't.  by David Cortright

Columns

Hearts & Minds: The Moral Issue
by Jim Wallis

Signs & Wonders: Hearts of Stone
by Joyce Hollyday

Life in Community: A Modern Salvation Story
by Joe Nangle, OFM

Uprisings: The Stage Is Set
by William R. L. Haley

H'rumphs: All the News That's Written to Space
by Ed Spivey Jr.

Culture Watch

An Epic Called Amistad
by Danny Duncan Collum

Of Love's Risen Body
The poetry of Denise Levertov, 1923-1997  by Rose Marie Berger
Book Review: Oblique Prayers by Denise Levertov. Breathing the Water by Denise Levertov. Tesserae by Denise Levertov. Sands of the Well by Denise Levertov. The Stream and the Sapphire by Denise Levertov.

Original Vulnerability
Violence in Barbara Ehrenreich's Blood Rites.  by Dan Buchanan
Book Review: Blood Rites by Barbara Ehrenreich.

An Ancient and Global Tragedy
Why the sex industry thrives.  by Eugenie de Rosier
Book Review: Casting Stones: Prostitution and Liberation in Asia and the United States by Rita Nakashima Brock and Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite.

Final Exams?
The movement to close the School of the Americas.  by Judy Coode
Book Review: School of Assassins by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.

Sins of Mission
The importance of learning to listen.  by Renny Golden
Book Review: Beyond the White Noise: Mission in a Multicultural World by Tom Montgomery-Fate.

A Tour of the Italian Renaissance
Fiction and fact intertwined.  by Catherine Preus
Book Review: The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi by Jacqueline Park.

In the Rhythm of Pentecost
The role of music in the church universal.  by Marty Haugen
Music Review: Global Songs 2 (recording) by Bread for the Journey. Global Songs 2: Songs of Faith, Hope, and Liberation From the Church Around the World (songbook) by Bread for the Journey.

How Shall We Govern
by Bob Hulteen
Book Review: The Nine Nations of North America by Joel Garreau. Downsizing the U.S.A. by Thomas J. Naylor. Disunited States: What's at Stake as Washington Fades and the States Take the Lead by John D. Donahue. Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability by Myron Orfield.

Departments

Inside Story
by The Editors

Between the Lines
| From Welfare to What? | Promise Keepers Navigate Local Politics | Peace Seekers |

Groundswell: Reforming Welfare
Some Michigan churches provide hands-on support to families in transition.  by Carol Fennelly

Call to Renewal: Into High Gear
Building a movement to overcome poverty.  by Duane Shank

Seeds: Resources for Study and Action
by Marian Abrecht

Connections: Bringing People Together
Compiled by Kristin Brennan

Living the Word: He Is Risen!
by Jim Rice

Poetry: Rising
by Larry Brown

Letters
| Persecution of Christians | A Matter of Choice? | Too Much Theological Shrubbery? | Ted Turner's Gift | A Case for Nato | Acceptable Responses to Abuse | It's Out There | Wesley and Cell Groups | Hopeful Business | Clarity on Chiapas |