Dean’s No Wellstone Dean’s No Wellstone
Lately, presidential contender Howard Dean has been likening himself to the late Senator Paul Wellstone.
May 8, 2003 / Jim Farrell
The War Democrats The War Democrats
The Democratic Leadership Council, the lost-inside-the-Beltway group that last fall championed the disastrous Democratic strategy of cozying up to the Bush Administration on mi...
Apr 10, 2003 / John Nichols
Kumbaya Dammit–and Nine More No-Brainers for a Smarter Left Kumbaya Dammit–and Nine More No-Brainers for a Smarter Left
George Bush is not the only one who has to fight a two-front war in the months ahead. So do progressives who want to take power in 2004--and beyond.
Mar 15, 2003 / Dan Carol
The Vision Primary The Vision Primary
The presidential contest has begun, as usual, with the "money primary," in which major donors choose their favorites and weed out other candidates, long before any citizen has ...
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors
Meet The Nation: Howard Dean Meet The Nation: Howard Dean
Seen as the antiwar candidate, he shies away from being called a liberal.
Mar 13, 2003 / Feature / David Corn
Kucinich’s Antiwar Bid Kucinich’s Antiwar Bid
Three days after he sued the President to force a Congressional vote on whether to attack Iraq, and one day after hundreds of thousands of antiwar demonstrators in New York che...
Feb 20, 2003 / John Nichols
Cleaning Up Santa Fe Cleaning Up Santa Fe
New Mexico is on the verge of joining those happy few states that have acted to rein in the extreme influence of corporate money on US politics.
Feb 19, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens
On the Democratic Presidential Race On the Democratic Presidential Race
It now seems clear, from what we hear, That Gary Hart will reappear. (He ran well once, but then he slipped; He couldn't keep his trousers zipped.)
Jan 30, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Racing Into 2004 Racing Into 2004
Arnie Arnesen does not know exactly when the political wind shifted. It might have been on the day Trent Lott was forced to step down as Senate majority leader.
Jan 30, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols
Forced to Bowl Alone? Forced to Bowl Alone?
Being a citizen in America today feels a bit like being the student at the bottom of the class. We are continually reminded of how we are falling down on the job. Not enough of...
Jan 23, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Palma J. Strand