Features

22 Why Latinos Want to Dump Bush By Rosalio Muñoz With about seven million votes projected for the 2004 election, Latino voters will play a large role in deciding who will be president and who will control Congress.

28 Class Stars: 50th Anniversary of Salt of the Earth By Lorenzo Torrez The classic labor film Salt of the Earth still inspires unity in struggle as the main path to democracy, equality and worker rights.

30 Nowhere Else To Go: Latino Youth and the Poverty Draft By Jorge Mariscal Discrimination and eroding job and education opportunities leave Latino youth open to the wiles of military recruiters.

36 Book Review Essay Book for Bigots: Review of Who are We? by Huntington By John Bachtell

40 HIP HOP Roots: Interview with Raquel Rivera Noted writer Raquel Rivera discusses the role of HIP HOP among Puerto Rican youth.

44 Puerto Rico Libre By José A. Cruz

Departments

04 Letters

09 Marxist IQ

10 Commentary Union on Demand By Scott Marshall

12 Right to Vote By Debbie Bell

14 Advancing a Socialist Agenda By R. K. Sharma

15 Nobody Asked Me, But… By Don Sloan

16 Book Reviews Peoples Power: Cuba’s Experience with Representative Government Reviewed by Thomas Riggins

Our Word Is Our Weapon: Selected Writings Reviewed by Amadeo Velez

18 Poetry #17 By Clemente Soto Vélez

The Seamstress By Daisy Zamora

At the New Mexico Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial By Leroy V. Quintana