| LETTERS | 1 |
| TILTING AT WINDMILLS | 6 |
| I Was a Chicago Ward Heeler | 10 |
| Eisendrath, John | |
| THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award | 17 |
| TIDBITS AND OUTRAGES | 18 |
| The Best and Worst of Public Interest Groups | 19 |
| McWilliams, Rita | |
| ... One That Should Be The Best, But Isn't | 27 |
| Glastris, Paul | |
| MEMO OF THE MONTH | 34 |
| The Strait of Hommus | 37 |
| Horwitz, Tony | |
| WHO'S WHO | 40 |
| 18th ANNUAL BOOK AWARDS | 41 |
| Two Cheers For Tom Wolfe | 42 |
| Alter, Jonathan | |
| Stop Pandering to the Middle Class | 46 |
| Cooper, Matthew | |
| ... And Start Helping the Underclass | 52 |
| DeParle, Jason | |
| POLITICAL PUZZLE | 57 |
| Barclay, John | |
| POLITICAL BOOKNOTES | 58 |
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