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Let’s Take Back America Let’s Take Back America

Looking for a savvy, sassy and strategic agenda to counter the rightwing and take America back from the most extremist Administration of our lifetime? Pick up a copy of Taking ...

Apr 22, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Marching for Women’s Lives Marching for Women’s Lives

As the inimitable Molly Ivins wrote in her syndicated column today, this Sunday's March for Women's Lives "is not just about choice on abortion but literally about life or deat...

Apr 21, 2004 / Peter Rothberg

Meet ALICE Meet ALICE

It isn't sexy. In fact, it's not even something that most people even notice. But local government in thousands of counties, cities and towns--with more than 490,000 elected offi...

Apr 21, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Holtzman to Bush: Testify! Holtzman to Bush: Testify!

History usually provides a roadmap for the present. Unfortunately, leaders fail to consult the map.That's certainly been the case as the 9/11 Commission has prepared to hear behin...

Apr 21, 2004 / John Nichols

Attention Must Be Paid Attention Must Be Paid

The greatest economic injustice in America isn't corporate malfeasance, anemic job growth or the outsourcing of jobs, as the mainstream media suggests. The biggest scandal is the...

Apr 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

President on Probation President on Probation

"The President is on probation with military voters," says Peter Feaver, professor of Political Science at Duke University and an expert on military-civilian relations. It may ...

Apr 14, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voting to Help President Bush Voting to Help President Bush

At last night's press conference, President Bush was asked if he could name his biggest mistake in office. At first he said, "I'm sure something will pop into my head here." Bu...

Apr 14, 2004 / Peter Rothberg

An Out-of-Control Occupation An Out-of-Control Occupation

As Anthony Shadid detailed in the Washington Post today, the US Marine siege of Fallujah has produced a powerful backlash in Baghdad and the rest of Iraq. Hospitals report as man...

Apr 13, 2004 / Peter Rothberg

The Unsexy Ballot Initiative The Unsexy Ballot Initiative

Did you know that voter turnout in states with ballot initiatives is much higher in general elections? This year each additional initiative on the ballot could correspond to an i...

Apr 12, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Off the Ticket Off the Ticket

Condoleezza Rice's amen corner on the right was going to hail her Thursday appearance before the 9/11 commission as a stunning success no matter what she said. And so they did, wi...

Apr 9, 2004 / John Nichols

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