Trade, War, Socialism & Capitalism Trade, War, Socialism & Capitalism
Thursday night's wide-ranging and refreshingly substantive debate between the four remaining contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination did little to slow the momentum ...
Feb 27, 2004 / John Nichols
Aloha Dennis Aloha Dennis
Democratic frontrunner John Kerry coasted on Not-So-Super Tuesday, winning three more states as Idaho, Utah and Hawaii quietly picked delegates to the Democratic National Conventi...
Feb 25, 2004 / John Nichols
Cash Cowboys & Other Bush Donors Cash Cowboys & Other Bush Donors
As President George W. Bush prepares to launch his first broadcast ads of the political season next week, it is clear that his well-groomed and well-rewarded donor network is doi...
Feb 24, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will Nader Matter at All? Will Nader Matter at All?
The best-case scenario for Ralph Nader's fourth presidential campaign -- a 1992 write-in effort in the New Hampshire primary, Green Party runs in 1996 and 2000, and the independen...
Feb 22, 2004 / John Nichols
Wellstone Action! Wellstone Action!
The loss of Senator Paul Wellstone still really hurts. Fortunately, the Wellstone Action Network is working in his name, bringing together thousands of people from across the Uni...
Feb 20, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Jesse, Jerry and Pat Jesse, Jerry and Pat
You never know who you'll meet in the "green room." Recently,while waiting to be grilled by Chris Matthews on MSNBC I ran into the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who had just come from...
Feb 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Barrage of Bush Books Barrage of Bush Books
When White House spokesman Scott McClellan was asked recently about The Price of Loyalty, the best-seller about former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill's disillusionment with the ...
Feb 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Democratic Race Now The Democratic Race Now
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is not over. In fact, it's getting a lot more interesting. Here are some notes on where the contest now stands: EDWARDS HAS A ...
Feb 19, 2004 / John Nichols
Welcome to Empire Welcome to Empire
Last month, the Columbia Journalism Review ran a cover story about the death of dangerous art in the mainstream media. In the piece, a number of top illustrators complained abou...
Feb 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Lowry–Get A Conscience! Lowry–Get A Conscience!
What planet does Rich Lowry live on? National Review's editor--someone I've sparred with on TV many times--recently weighed in on the causes of poverty. It "has nothing to do wit...
Feb 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel