COVER/Will Doig
When cities run dry
EDITORIAL
Austerity stalls recovery
RURAL ROUTES/Margot McMillen
Buy food from your neighbors
DISPATCHES
‘Welfare reform’ leaves poor independent, hungry;
Texas saves money on disabled kids;
Hits and misses at Current TV;
26 major corporations paid no taxes;
Grassley: Obama ‘stupid’ for agreeing with Grassley about activist judges;
GAO disputes Christies Hudson Tunnel cost claims;
Wingers hawking Lugar;
GOP still has Social Security 'fix' in mind;
GOP leader's money targets Republicans;
Journos won't call Romney on lies;
Michigan GOP takes voter suppression to next level;
Con group caught lying, repeats lie;
Castro praise sidelines baseball manager ...
MARK ANDERSON
Organic farmers see Monsanto in court
DON ROLLINS
Indy pol: Girl Scouts admire commies
SETH SANDRONSKY
Cal State faculty votes to strike
JIM VAN DER POL
Rural progressives foster healthy conservatism
SAM URETSKY
Conservatives have a mind of their own
HEALTH CARE/Joan Retsinas
The people vs. Obamacare
JOHN BUELL
Europe, US weigh austerity’s science, ethics
WAYNE O’LEARY
Vive la différence
GRASSROOTS/Hank Kalet
Strip-search ruling highlights judicial stakes
BOB BURNETT
Box office supports political ‘Hunger Games’
ROB PATTERSON
Political news seems like unreality TV
