Educating Senator Frist Educating Senator Frist
George W. Bush has declared that tort reform will be a major part of his forthcoming campaign.
Apr 15, 2004 / Paul Brodeur
Election Matters Election Matters
When George W. Bush asked Congress for the authority to attack Iraq, New York Congressman Amo Houghton voted no.
Apr 15, 2004 / John Nichols
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
When the Supreme Court hears oral argument April 20 on the cases challenging the legality of the detentions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, it will confront the most dramat...
Apr 15, 2004 / David Cole
The UN Oil ‘Scandal’ The UN Oil ‘Scandal’
The same political figures who engineered the current debacle in Iraq are now trying to blame the United Nations for more than $10.1 billion worth of oil revenue they claim...
Apr 15, 2004 / Ian Williams
Ashcroft Attacks Ashcroft Attacks
When faced with criticism, accuse. That seems to be Attorney General John Ashcroft's rule of political survival.
Apr 15, 2004 / David Corn
Iraq as Vietnam Iraq as Vietnam
It is a pity the major news media have not convened a commission of inquiry to examine their own mistakes and derelictions concerning the war in Iraq.
Apr 15, 2004 / William Greider
Prime-Time Fables Prime-Time Fables
George W. Bush believes in the Easter Bunny--that is, those weapons of mass destruction.
Apr 15, 2004 / The Editors
The Haunted Archives The Haunted Archives
Who should control access to the archives of the 9/11 Commission after it closes up shop in August? The commission's records will go to the National Archives.
Apr 15, 2004 / The Editors
Why the Bubble Popped Why the Bubble Popped
This clutch of books offers an excellent retrospective on the recent stock-market crash, which wiped out $8.5 trillion in market value.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill
Wishful Thinking Wishful Thinking
In early 1966, Leonard Bernstein threw a birthday party for Dmitri Shostakovich in Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Paul Mitchinson