Articles

The Big Sleep The Big Sleep

From its inception, the AIDS pandemic has generated extraordinary expressions of sadness and anger. The sadness is easy to understand.

Aug 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Sheila M. Rothman

Lewis of Arabia Lewis of Arabia

I have witnessed what Bernard Lewis, and later Samuel Huntington, designated the "clash of civilizations" between Christendom and Islam up close in at least two wars.

Aug 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Charles Glass

The Life of the Mind The Life of the Mind

Isaiah Berlin once told his biographer, Michael Ignatieff, that "I have a natural tendency to gossip, to describing things, to noticing things, to interest in human beings and th...

Aug 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Sunil Khilnani

Shh, Don’t Tell the Swing Voters Shh, Don’t Tell the Swing Voters

Bush is being sold as a no-nonsense leader. So much for truth in advertising.

Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / David Corn

A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing

Most teachers delight at being remembered by their former students. But when the student is Dick Cheney, it can be embarrassing. Consider the case of Dr. H. Bradford Westerf...

Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Hunting for RINOs Hunting for RINOs

"Republicans In Name Only."

Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

State of the Union, 2004 State of the Union, 2004

This article is excerpted from Gore Vidal's latest book, Imperial America, just published by Nation Books.

Aug 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Gore Vidal

Bring Najaf to New York Bring Najaf to New York

I've been in New York a week now, watching the city prepare for the Republican National Convention and the accompanying protests.

Aug 26, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein

Bush Bashers & the Bashers Who Bash Them Bush Bashers & the Bashers Who Bash Them

For well over a decade now, right-wingers and Republicans have heaped insult, lies and slander on liberals and Democrats, who responded for the most part by becoming starchy, sel...

Aug 26, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Zombies for Kerry Zombies for Kerry

Didn't John Kerry ever read about rope-a-dope? Karl Rove must be kicking his heels with merriment at the way the horse-faced son of Boston is tangling himself up in the Swift Boa...

Aug 26, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

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