Countdown to New Hampshire

While the presidential front-runners canvassed Iowa over the weekend, the underdog campaigns focused on the Granite State
by Margaret Doris

Failing gains

In the war of words -- and abortion access -- anti- choice forces are winning the battle
by David Valdes Greenwood

Neil before me

He's one of the biggest draws in pop-music history. But Neil Diamond, leader of the world's perkiest revival show, still gets no respect.
by Andrew Weiner

Muzzled

In November, an academic surgeon from UMass Memorial Health Care spoke candidly about the tensions wrought by managed care. Days later, he was fired. He refused to leave. Now he's fighting for his job. Consider it a harbinger of things to come.
by Kristen Lombardi

Extra ordinary

For Cambridge filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, daily life is the stuff of high drama
by Chris Wright

Media

McCain and the FCC: And now, the rest of the story
by Dan Kennedy

c o l u m n s

Editorial	Letters to the editor
Halfway measures Congressionally mandated reform of the IRS has been in place for two years, and the results are in: these changes benefit the wealthy at the expense of the poor

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
It ain't over Iowa speaks, and the pundits rush to judgment. But first there's the small matter of the primaries.

Talking Politics	by Seth Gitell
Spinning loyalty The Gore camp prepares to explain why the VP stood up for his philandering boss. Plus, the politics of the Skakel case, and the incredible shrinking governor.

Out There	by Stephen Heuser
Happy 21st! The best of our brilliant century, so far

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