David Corn

is Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation.

Election Matters Election Matters

On the day Senator John Kerry gave a Big Speech on national security, Win Without War--a coalition of forty-two antiwar organizations--called for the Administration to set a spec...

Jun 3, 2004 / David Corn

Bush Oversells Progress in Afghanistan Bush Oversells Progress in Afghanistan

At a mini-press conference in the Rose Garden on June 1, Bush was practically bouncing up and down with hope as he discussed the new interim government in I...

Jun 2, 2004 / David Corn

How Bold Should Kerry Go? How Bold Should Kerry Go?

In late May, Senator John Kerry, being interviewed by Associated Press, said he would not appoint to the Supreme Court anyone who would "undermine" abortion...

May 27, 2004 / David Corn

Can Iraq Get Any Worse? Can Iraq Get Any Worse?

Let's review. * The head of the picked-in-Washington Governing Council in Iraq was assassinated just outside the highly protected command center of ...

May 21, 2004 / David Corn

Powell Admits False WMD Claim Powell Admits False WMD Claim

It would be a foolish endeavor to call for this Republican Congress to mount a thorough investigation of this Republican administration. But what else is th...

May 17, 2004 / David Corn

Rumsfeld Gets Off Easy Rumsfeld Gets Off Easy

Donald Rumsfeld got off easy. Once again, members of the US Senate showed that grasping the big picture is not their strong suit. When the defense s...

May 7, 2004 / David Corn

Stonewalling on Wilson Stonewalling on Wilson

The publication of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's book, The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies That Led to War and Betrayed My Wife's CIA Identity, affords a fresh opportuni...

May 6, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David Corn

Banned in Kalamazoo Banned in Kalamazoo

Shouldn't college students seeking knowledge--especially knowledge that might challenge their own biases--be encouraged? Not so, it seems, according to the ...

May 5, 2004 / David Corn

An Interview With Joseph Wilson An Interview With Joseph Wilson

On the morning of July 14, 2003, I was reading Bob Novak's column in The Washington Post. He was doing his best to defend the Bush administration fr...

Apr 30, 2004 / David Corn

Rumsfeld’s Police Secret Rumsfeld’s Police Secret

In his April 13 press conference, Bush lamented the poor showing of Iraqi security forces in recent clashes with insurgents.

Apr 26, 2004 / David Corn and Kristin V. Jones

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