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Republicans at War — With Kerry Republicans at War — With Kerry

Ever since US forces marched into Iraq, conservatives in Congress and their media stenographers have been at war with Americans who fail to read from the Bush Administration's pol...

Apr 8, 2003 / John Nichols

Beyond War Beyond War

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously came out against the Vietnam War shortly before he was assassinated thirty-five years ago today. His words, eloquent then, are just as relev...

Apr 4, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Where’s the Leadership? Where’s the Leadership?

Read the New York Times' article (" Democratic Lawmakers Keep Their Heads Down While Letting the Generals Speak Out") for clues about what's wrong with the opposition party in th...

Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Saving Brain Cells With Boondocks Saving Brain Cells With Boondocks

I love Aaron McGruder's strip The Boondocks. Last Sunday, as I watched the parade of talk shows and listened to the "sabbath gasbags," (props to Calvin Trillin for that delightfu...

Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

George Bush–True Believer George Bush–True Believer

In 1951, American social philosopher Eric Hoffer published The True Believer, his first and most influential book. In it he portrayed political fanatics as people who embrace a ...

Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

War with Syria? Iran? No Way, Say Brits War with Syria? Iran? No Way, Say Brits

Americans who have tried to get the Bush Administration to listen to their concerns regarding war with Iraq will sympathize with the millions of British citizens who have expresse...

Apr 3, 2003 / John Nichols

The Iraq Body Count The Iraq Body Count

A new website keeping a running tally of civilian deaths in the US war against Iraq is attracting a lot of traffic and attention, and, in the process, is emerging as an authori...

Apr 1, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Preaching the Party Line Preaching the Party Line

In the old Soviet bloc states, the official line of the ruling elites did not always come from the government itself. Often it was delivered by journalists who would amplify the p...

Mar 31, 2003 / John Nichols

Direct Action for Peace Direct Action for Peace

The Cities for Peace campaign and numerous other antiwar groups are calling on US citizens to urgently picket, protest, lobby and employ nonviolent civil disobedience at federa...

Mar 27, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

‘Shoot Movies, Not Iraqis’ ‘Shoot Movies, Not Iraqis’

Well, we can rest assured that the Academy Awards voting is not rigged. Going into Sunday night's Oscars' ceremony, it was a safe bet that, if the people who run the movie-indust...

Mar 24, 2003 / John Nichols

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