Striking Where Bush Is Weakest Striking Where Bush Is Weakest
If the Bush administration had gone after Osama bin Laden with anything akin to the energy it is expending to discredit Richard Clarke, the story of America's response to terroris...
Mar 25, 2004 / John Nichols
Let the Franken Reign Begin! Let the Franken Reign Begin!
Conservatives used to have all the fun. Many years ago, right-wingers managed to use one-liners and political spoofs to skewer liberals as out of touch with mainstream American v...
Mar 25, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When Rupert Murdoch Calls… When Rupert Murdoch Calls…
Last Friday, the Bush Administration was busy pumping up hopes that the war on terrorism was about to yield a victory: the capture along the border between Pakistan and Afghanista...
Mar 21, 2004 / John Nichols
One Year Later–Not Feeling Safer One Year Later–Not Feeling Safer
Local media is reporting that hundreds of thousands of antiwar protesters poured into streets around the globe on Saturday's one-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq to deman...
Mar 20, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Letter From Moscow Letter From Moscow
Uncle Sam hovered over the small crowd of 200 protesters gathered in Moscow today to mark the first anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The papier mache puppet--with dollar s...
Mar 20, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Avoiding Dean’s Mistakes Avoiding Dean’s Mistakes
Barack Obama's victory in the hard-fought Democratic primary for an open US Senate seat from Illinois has instantaneously made him a political star. CNN analysts were calling the ...
Mar 19, 2004 / John Nichols
One Year Later One Year Later
On the heels of yesterday's car-bomb attack against a central Baghdad hotel, Iraqi insurgents launched more deadly attacks today in advance of the first anniversary of the US inv...
Mar 18, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Let’s End the Duopoly: Readers Respond Let’s End the Duopoly: Readers Respond
My March 2 weblog, "Let's End the Duopoly," laying out proposals for democratic reforms of our electoral system generated a number of valuable reader letters. Click here to read ...
Mar 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
CEOs For Universal Healthcare CEOs For Universal Healthcare
As a recent Washington Post business article reported (an article that should have been on the Post's front page!), manufacturers are quietly embracing the concept of universal ...
Mar 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The L-Word The L-Word
Why is it that liberals are so afraid to take their own side in an argument? "Look, labels are so silly in American politics," Senator Kerry replied evasively when asked during...
Mar 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel