The Missing Mandate The Missing Mandate
A day after the 2004 presidential voting was done, when it was finally possible to declare victory, Vice President Dick Cheney introduced a reelected President George W. Bush to t...
Nov 5, 2004 / John Nichols
Nation Notes Nation Notes
Welcome to Jody Rosen, the magazine's new music critic.
Nov 4, 2004 / The Editors
Busted in Vegas Busted in Vegas
"I feel dazed and stunned," said Margot, a 25-year-old UCLA law student as she stared at the TV showing John Kerry slipping 136,000 votes behind George W.
Nov 4, 2004 / Marc Cooper
The Party’s Over The Party’s Over
Tracy Pierce didn't get to vote. She'd been registered for years but had moved and didn't know that this affected her voting status. She wasn't on any voter list that could be fo...
Nov 4, 2004 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Fears of a World Divided Fears of a World Divided
Disillusionment is the most painful of emotions.
Nov 4, 2004 / Maria Margaronis
Hammered Hammered
Any election result that gives Tom DeLay cause for celebration--and, make no mistake, the 2004 election gave the dark prince of Congress plenty to celebrate--ought to send a shar...
Nov 4, 2004 / John Nichols
Dark Days Ahead Dark Days Ahead
It's another four years--this time with a legitimate win behind him--and the prospects for George W. Bush's second term are grim.
Nov 4, 2004 / David Corn
Flowers for Albert Flowers for Albert
On the morning of November 25, 1970, the body of a young African-American male was recovered from the foot of the Congress Street Pier in Brooklyn.
Nov 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Brian Morton
With Friends Like These With Friends Like These
Unlike communism and socialism, trade unionism has rarely inspired published "second thoughts" by embittered apostates.
Nov 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Steve Early
The Counter-Life The Counter-Life
Philip Roth is a miracle of modern medicine.
Nov 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / James Wolcott