A Step for Voting Reform A Step for Voting Reform
Something good for American democracy happened on January 6.
Jan 13, 2005 / The Editors
None So Blind None So Blind
A triumphant George W. Bush, emboldened by finally being elected to office, will inaugurate his second term on January 20.
Jan 13, 2005 / The Editors
Dr. Dean Calling Dr. Dean Calling
Howard Dean elbowed his way into the 2005 contest for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee with the same unbridled energy, litany of ideas big and small and outs...
Jan 12, 2005 / John Nichols
Passings Passings
At the close of the old year this magazine lost three contributors, all distinguished and influential public intellectuals who brought passion and erudition to the search for a b...
Jan 6, 2005 / The Editors
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
As I followed the initial coverage of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, I was reminded of a time in the early1980s when I spent some months researching the effects of a nuclear wa...
Jan 6, 2005 / Jonathan Schell
The Hero Within The Hero Within
If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics...
Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Earl Shorris
The Country Doctor The Country Doctor
It's a time of sudden hope in the crisis between the Palestinians and Israelis, a weird time of moderation and calls for renewed negotiations.
Jan 6, 2005 / Amy Wilentz
An Appropriate Objection An Appropriate Objection
American elections never play out perfectly.
Jan 6, 2005 / John Nichols
Tsunami & US Priorities Tsunami & US Priorities
As the death toll from the tsunami disaster continued to grow, the Bush Administration scrambled to answer widespread criticism that it responded too slowly and with too little a...
Jan 6, 2005 / The Editors