A Victory for Workers A Victory for Workers
Watch this space all week for DNC-related posts. ********** This past week, the New York State Senate took the historic and long overdue step of passing a bill to raise our state...
Jul 23, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Rep From Fahrenheit 9/11 The Rep From Fahrenheit 9/11
Watch this space for daily posts from the DNC in Boston. ********** "The American people appreciate being told the truth," announced Cynthia McKinney, as she and her cheering su...
Jul 22, 2004 / John Nichols
Bush’s War on Science Bush’s War on Science
In August 2001, George W. Bush gave a primetime speech promising to limit the number of stem cell lines available for research on Alzheimer's, cancer and other diseases. Bush ...
Jul 20, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Boston Social Forum The Boston Social Forum
As the media world prepares to head to Boston for the Democratic National Convention next week, one of the most interesting related events is likely to receive little coverage ou...
Jul 19, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Music Row Democrats Music Row Democrats
My recent weblog about progressive victories worth celebrating seemed to touch a chord. After asking Nation magazine and website readers to nominate their favorite piece of rec...
Jul 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Genocide in Darfur Genocide in Darfur
The Sudanese government is directly responsible for crimes against humanity in its strife-torn western region of Darfur, including the widespread rape of women, Amnesty Internati...
Jul 19, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Canceled Elections Canceled Elections
What with all the controversy that arose after one of President Bush's appointees to the federal Election Assistance Commission sought to establish guidelines for suspending the N...
Jul 19, 2004 / John Nichols
Trump to Bush: You’re Fired Trump to Bush: You’re Fired
I've always thought of Donald Trump as a mega-developer with an oversized ego and a really bad dye job. So, I haven't paid much attention to his grotesquely successful "reality"...
Jul 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Animated Ashcroft An Animated Ashcroft
Seeking to bolster support for his USA Patriot Act against Congressional attempts to weaken it, Attorney General John Ashcroft recently called the Act "al-Qaeda's worst nightmare...
Jul 15, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
On the Waterfront On the Waterfront
It's great that attention has been paid to progressives like Illinois' Barack Obama, South Dakota's Stephanie Herseth, and Pennsylvania's Allyson Schwartz and Lois Murphy and O...
Jul 13, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel