Protest Pit is a Dark, Shadowy Place Protest Pit is a Dark, Shadowy Place
Many Americans oppose the war in Iraq, and they want to vote for a party that will bring the troops home. The Democratic Party has not promised to do that, which is why antiwar p...
Jul 27, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
‘Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive’ ‘Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive’
Just as I thought they were going to start playing Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen's oldie "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (Mister in-Between)" in the convention hall, former President...
Jul 27, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Longer Pushing the Death Penalty No Longer Pushing the Death Penalty
BOSTON -- The Democratic party platform that will be adopted this week includes one particularly significant change from the platforms adopted by the party conventions of 1992, 19...
Jul 27, 2004 / John Nichols
To Bash, Or Not To Bash Bush? To Bash, Or Not To Bash Bush?
To bash, or not to bash? Bush, that is. And that is not the question. For it has already been answered. And the answer is, no. But not exactly. The ...
Jul 27, 2004 / David Corn
Shining, Happy People Shining, Happy People
The Democratic Party is more unified and energized going into this convention than it has ever been. Say that 50 times in 90 seconds, and you...
Jul 26, 2004 / David Corn
Tammy Baldwin’s Turn Tammy Baldwin’s Turn
BOSTON -- When Tammy Baldwin takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention Monday night, with a prime-time speaking slot on a star-studded bill that includes two former pr...
Jul 26, 2004 / John Nichols
DNC Activism DNC Activism
Though they won't come close to matching the intensity or volume of expected protests at the Republican National Convention in New York City at the end of August, there are numer...
Jul 25, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
A Little Political History A Little Political History
As convention time approached, I asked one of America's most prominent historians, Eric Foner, for some political history about Boston and Massachusetts. Foner, a valued member o...
Jul 25, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum
If another world is possible, what will that world look like?
Jul 24, 2004 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire
A Victory for Workers A Victory for Workers
Watch this space all week for DNC-related posts. ********** This past week, the New York State Senate took the historic and long overdue step of passing a bill to raise our state...
Jul 23, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel