Bush Fails a Global Test Bush Fails a Global Test
George Bush ended 2004 on a sour note. But at least he maintained his record as the most disingenuous president since Richard Nixon. When other world leaders rushed to respond t...
Dec 30, 2004 / John Nichols
How to Help Tsunami Victims How to Help Tsunami Victims
The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged thousands of coastline villages from Thailand to Somalia this past weekend has prompted an urgent need for relief from the international co...
Dec 29, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Tim Spicer’s World Tim Spicer’s World
Why was a notorious mercenary awarded a $293 million Pentagon contract?
Dec 29, 2004 / Feature / Andrew Ackerman
A Devil’s Island for Our Times A Devil’s Island for Our Times
How can we let this evil persist?
Dec 28, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Martha Stewart’s Christmas Message Martha Stewart’s Christmas Message
Looking for some good news this holiday season? Check out Martha Stewart's Christmas 2004 message. The old Martha would have been instructing America's women how to wrap those pre...
Dec 27, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rule One: Count Every Vote Rule One: Count Every Vote
Politics is a game played by rules. And the most important rule regarding close elections is that you don't win by being conciliatory during the recount process. Indeed, the only ...
Dec 27, 2004 / John Nichols
Gone (Ice) Fishin’ Gone (Ice) Fishin’
I'm not really off ice fishing. But it is rather cold where I am. Until my return to Washington, please feel free to read past "Capital Games" columns. Clic...
Dec 24, 2004 / David Corn
Are Students Red or Blue? Are Students Red or Blue?
The war rages on to win hearts and minds on colleges campuses.
Dec 22, 2004 / Feature / Sam Graham-Felsen
Rapping on Empty Rapping on Empty
Several weeks ago the 32-year-old hip-hop superstar Eminem, America's staunchest and most spectacular amoralist, found himself in an unusual position, suddenly cast as the moral ...
Dec 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jody Rosen