The Dream and Beyond The Dream and Beyond
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously came out against the Vietnam War before he was assassinated in April 1968. And, according to David Garrow, King's Pulitzer Prize-winning b...
Jan 16, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
The Arrogance of George Will The Arrogance of George Will
The tale of Conrad Black, the media magnate facing inquiries by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department for looting millions from Hollinger Internatio...
Jan 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
IOWA: Moseley Braun and Dean IOWA: Moseley Braun and Dean
DES MOINES -- When the Rev. Al Sharpton tore into Howard Dean's minority hiring record during Sunday's Iowa Black and Brown Forum debate here among the Democratic presidential con...
Jan 15, 2004 / John Nichols
Fire Chaney! Fire Chaney!
No, it's not a typo or misspelling. In my house, it often seems like we've spent more time lately talking about the other Chaney--that's Don, the just-fired coach of the New Yo...
Jan 15, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
DC VOTE: Dean’s Real; So Is Sharpton DC VOTE: Dean’s Real; So Is Sharpton
While the fact was little noted, voting has finally begun in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. More than 43,000 voters in Washington, DC, participated in a non-...
Jan 14, 2004 / John Nichols
Lost in Space Lost in Space
So, we're destroying our own way of life on earth but Bush wants to establish a permanent base on the moon as a prelude to sending humans to Mars? Isn't this just another sign, ...
Jan 12, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
IOWA: John Edwards’ moment IOWA: John Edwards’ moment
DES MOINES -- The big news story out of Iowa last week told of the endorsement by U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. Harkin, Iowa's senior D...
Jan 12, 2004 / John Nichols
Comparing Bush and a Certain Dictator Comparing Bush and a Certain Dictator
It is safe to say that Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie never met a truth he did not seek to distort. So it should come as no surprise that the lobbyist-turned-...
Jan 7, 2004 / John Nichols
Willie Nelson sings for peace, Kucinich Willie Nelson sings for peace, Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich still faces an uphill climb in his campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination. But his anti-Iraq war candidacy has already inspired better music than t...
Jan 4, 2004 / John Nichols
New Year’s Resources New Year’s Resources
Though the world of activism never sleeps with literally scores of brave grassroots organizing being done 24/7 across America today ActNow will be off until January 12. Please ta...
Jan 2, 2004 / Peter Rothberg