Of Hawks and Hacks Of Hawks and Hacks
In an icy blast from the past, Cold War Hawks (the original neo-conservatives) recently resurrected their decades-old group--the Committee on the Present Danger. Originally fo...
Aug 4, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Help Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’ Help Defend the ‘Roadless Rule’
In his last year in office, President Bill Clinton passed the so-called Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a conservation initiative that protected 58.5 million acres of wild natio...
Aug 4, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Kerry’s Past Is the Key to His Future Kerry’s Past Is the Key to His Future
The paranoia that young Kerry warned against is now a staple of the Bush re-election campaign, and Kerry must meet it head-on.
Aug 3, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
I could hardly believe it when I heard Jane Jacobs was still alive and that she had written a new book, Dark Age Ahead, at the age of 88.
Aug 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Ben Adler
A Shameful Veto A Shameful Veto
Governor George Pataki's recent veto of the minimum wage bill passed by the New York State Senate was misguided and cruel. His decision sends a clear message: "New York State to ...
Aug 2, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Swing Fantasies Swing Fantasies
I sometimes fantasize about being reincarnated as a swing voter in Ohio. After all, the entire convention was designed to seduce about 11 voters in that great state. In Boston, ...
Jul 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Counter-Convention 2004 Counter-Convention 2004
With Boston in the books, progressives can now get ready for some serious protesting when the GOP hits the unlikely shores of New York City for its convention, beginning on Augus...
Jul 30, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Combative Kerry Combative Kerry
At a convention where the "No Bush Bashing" memo went out early and remained in circulation through three nights of frequently tepid speechifying, John Kerry ended things with an ...
Jul 30, 2004 / John Nichols