a little sleight of hand

THE RAID ON MEDICARE--Kelly Hearn, AlterNet
The real cost of the Medicare prescription drug bill is finally emerging:
The drug industry gets more than $100 billion in profits, while seniors
and taxpayers get the tab. http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/19904/

JOURNALISM UNDER FIRE--Bill Moyers
"I believe democracy requires 'a sacred contract' between journalists and those who put their trust in us to tell them what we can about how the world really works."
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/19918/TAKING

BACK THE YOUTH VOTE--Jane Eisner, AlterNet
The nation has always been brilliant at granting the right to vote, and then making it difficult to actually accomplish.
http://www.alternet.org/election04/19926/

MISSING: A MEDIA FOCUS ON THE SUPREME COURT--Norman Solomon, AlterNet
Little attention has focused on a matter of profound importance: The U.S. Supreme Court's three potential vacancies.
http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/19916/