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It’s Just Opposition, Stupid! It’s Just Opposition, Stupid!

Have you noticed how sensitive some of these Republicans are? When did plain and simple opposition become political hate speech? After former Vice-President Al Gore delivered a...

Jan 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

IOWA: Kerry Runs as JFK IOWA: Kerry Runs as JFK

GUTTENBERG, Iowa – John Forbes Kerry, who has moved into the frontrunner position in key polls of Iowans who will set the course of the Democratic presidential campaign at Monda...

Jan 19, 2004 / John Nichols

IOWA: President Bartlet Hits the Trail IOWA: President Bartlet Hits the Trail

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet's name cannot be found on the list of candidates contending on Monday for votes at Iowa's first-in-the-nation Democratic presi...

Jan 17, 2004 / John Nichols

The Trouble With CAFTA The Trouble With CAFTA

CAFTA promises to extend the harmful impacts of NAFTA to Mexico's weaker southern neighbors.

Jan 16, 2004 / Feature / Mark Engler

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

Powell Retreats on Iraq-al Qaeda Link Powell Retreats on Iraq-al Qaeda Link

What's wrong with the Democrats in Washington? Why has presidential candidate Howard Dean, who was an establishment sort of Democrat as governor of Vermont,...

Jan 16, 2004 / David Corn

Schwarzenegger Just Acts Like He Cares for the Poor Schwarzenegger Just Acts Like He Cares for the Poor

Scripted campaign over, Arnold now aims to balance budget on backs of those who can least afford it

Jan 16, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Hunt for Hussein The Hunt for Hussein

About a third of the way through the long, long flashback that is Crimson Gold, someone mentions that the main character, Hussein, needs to work outdoors because of his claustrop...

Jan 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Bad Boy, Good Manners Bad Boy, Good Manners

Few of the good things that reward the rising--or risen--young artist have not fallen to John Currin in recent days.

Jan 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto

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