Electoral Raid on Baghdad Electoral Raid on Baghdad
George W. Bush's Thanksgving Day campaign stop in Baghdad said everything that needed to be said about the success of the US occupation of Iraq. The president, who likes to refer ...
Nov 30, 2003 / John Nichols
What Economic Recovery? What Economic Recovery?
Isn't it interesting that a few small percentage points here and there--third-quarter GDP showed an annual growth rate of 8.2 percent and monthly unemployment dropped from 6.1 pe...
Nov 26, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stop the NRA Stop the NRA
The National Rifle Association recently targeted hundreds of organizations and individuals for having the temerity to have "lent their names and notoriety" to the "anti-gun cause...
Nov 25, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
GOP Scare Tactics GOP Scare Tactics
Want to see some thuggish Republican fear-mongering? Check out the GOP's first ad for the 2004 election, which starts running Sunday in Iowa. It accuses Democratic presidential c...
Nov 25, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Alabama on My Mind Alabama on My Mind
The weblog below was originally posted on November 2. We received some powerful responses, which convinced us to re-post the article, a look at why people frequently vote against...
Nov 22, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reader’s Mailbag Reader’s Mailbag
I read with interest Katrina vanden Heuvel's weblog in which she laments the recent decision by Alabama voters to vote down a referendum that would shift taxes from the "folks" t...
Nov 22, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fighting for the Soul of Globalization Fighting for the Soul of Globalization
As Sarah Anderson explains in a Nation web report, the outcome of the Miami trade talks represents a major failure for the Bush Administration. After nine years of insisting that...
Nov 21, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Ten Years of NAFTA–Nov. 20 Ten Years of NAFTA–Nov. 20
In recognition of the tenth anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), The National Association of Manufacturers, Public Citizen and The Nation will host a de...
Nov 20, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
The Postwar Post’s Nuclear Truths The Postwar Post’s Nuclear Truths
At the end of October, The Washington Post published a ground-breaking 3,200-word front-page story about Iraq's prewar nuclear weapons program. Post reporter Bart Gellman's repor...
Nov 20, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Americans in London Americans in London
Massive street protests--and the biggest security operation Britain has ever seen for a visiting head of state--will greet George W. Bush when he visits London tomorrow. Antiw...
Nov 17, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel