Failed Midterms Failed Midterms
George W. Bush may have lost the 2000 election, but he won the 2002 election--with a good deal of help from Democrats, who took a dream scenario and turned it into a political ...
Nov 6, 2002 / John Nichols
Rampaging Republicans Rampaging Republicans
The President, let's understand, won a historic victory by committing politics--shrewd, aggressive, old-fashioned, take-no-prisoners politics--while the opposition party did th...
Nov 6, 2002 / The Editors
ELECTION 2002: Mark Twain for Congress ELECTION 2002: Mark Twain for Congress
Mark Twain was no fan of war, which he described as "a wanton waste of projectiles," and he nurtured a healthy disdain for anyone who suggested that patriotism was best displayed ...
Nov 5, 2002 / John Nichols
ELECTION 2002: Challenging “the corporate state” ELECTION 2002: Challenging “the corporate state”
In a state that prides itself on letting corporations off easy – especially local firms such as the DuPont chemical conglomerate – candidates for the position of Delaware Atto...
Nov 3, 2002 / John Nichols
ELECTION 2002: Making war an issue ELECTION 2002: Making war an issue
This is how one homestate newspaper editorial described the U.S. Senate candidate: "...he suffers from multiple sclerosis, which makes it difficult for him to walk long distances....
Nov 1, 2002 / John Nichols
Election Day Matters! Election Day Matters!
If everyone out there who's worried about the Bush agenda votes on November 5, we can engage in a little regime change of our own. Download , print, post and distribute MoveOn's f...
Nov 1, 2002 / Peter Rothberg
What Would Jesus Do? What Would Jesus Do?
It's easy to find fault with Blue Shoe, Anne Lamott's sixth novel.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Innes
Letting Out the (War) Dogs Letting Out the (War) Dogs
They say that war is hell, and Chris Hedges shows us how and why. Hedges's War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning painfully and profoundly illustrates how violent conflict destro...
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Nevins
The Real IRA The Real IRA
This is the best book yet written about the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eamonn McCann