George ‘Hoover’ Bush George ‘Hoover’ Bush
Here's a joke which was circulating among Wall Street traders last Friday: "Fewer jobs were created in the US in the entire month of July than the number of people who will be in...
Aug 9, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kerry on the Media Kerry on the Media
John Kerry and George W. Bush, the Democrat and Republican who will compete this November for the presidency, both attended similar New England preparatory schools, both graduated...
Aug 7, 2004 / John Nichols
Labor Rights and the Olympics Labor Rights and the Olympics
Despite scant notice from the media, a potentially historic bill was recently introduced in Congress by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and George Miller (D-CA). The "Play ...
Aug 6, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Of Hawks and Hacks Of Hawks and Hacks
In an icy blast from the past, Cold War Hawks (the original neo-conservatives) recently resurrected their decades-old group--the Committee on the Present Danger. Originally fo...
Aug 4, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Help Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’ Help Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’
In his last year in office, President Bill Clinton passed the so-called Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a conservation initiative that protected 58.5 million acres of wild natio...
Aug 4, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
A Shameful Veto A Shameful Veto
Governor George Pataki's recent veto of the minimum wage bill passed by the New York State Senate was misguided and cruel. His decision sends a clear message: "New York State to ...
Aug 2, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Swing Fantasies Swing Fantasies
I sometimes fantasize about being reincarnated as a swing voter in Ohio. After all, the entire convention was designed to seduce about 11 voters in that great state. In Boston, ...
Jul 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Counter-Convention 2004 Counter-Convention 2004
With Boston in the books, progressives can now get ready for some serious protesting when the GOP hits the unlikely shores of New York City for its convention, beginning on Augus...
Jul 30, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Combative Kerry Combative Kerry
At a convention where the "No Bush Bashing" memo went out early and remained in circulation through three nights of frequently tepid speechifying, John Kerry ended things with an ...
Jul 30, 2004 / John Nichols
Iraq, the US and the World Iraq, the US and the World
Inside the Fleet Center this week, few speakers have engaged the fierce antiwar views of the vast majority of delegates. Instead, activists and delegates flocked to panels and f...
Jul 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel