Pin the Terrorist on the Donkey Pin the Terrorist on the Donkey
It's impossible to pinpoint any single factor that determined the Democrats' defeat on election day, but a significant disadvantage that is going unremarked in the discussion of ...
Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
A remarkable number of those in Blue America who hoped for an end to the Bush era on November 2 received the news of his election victory almost as if it had been a physical blow...
Nov 11, 2004 / Jonathan Schell
Infinitesimal Silver Lining Infinitesimal Silver Lining
The Nader Vote, we find, did not exist. No harm was done by Ralph, that avis rarest. So, not a factor, as he was before,
Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Faith Factor The Faith Factor
Of all the loathsome spectacles we've endured since November 2--the vampire-like gloating of CNN commentator Robert Novak, Bush embracing his "mandate"--none are more repulsive t...
Nov 11, 2004 / Barbara Ehrenreich
He Won. Live With It, for Now. He Won. Live With It, for Now.
In no time at all, Bush will be the lamest of ducks.
Nov 10, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Busted in Vegas Busted in Vegas
"I feel dazed and stunned," said Margot, a 25-year-old UCLA law student as she stared at the TV showing John Kerry slipping 136,000 votes behind George W.
Nov 4, 2004 / Marc Cooper
The Party’s Over The Party’s Over
Tracy Pierce didn't get to vote. She'd been registered for years but had moved and didn't know that this affected her voting status. She wasn't on any voter list that could be fo...
Nov 4, 2004 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Fears of a World Divided Fears of a World Divided
Disillusionment is the most painful of emotions.
Nov 4, 2004 / Maria Margaronis
Dark Days Ahead Dark Days Ahead
It's another four years--this time with a legitimate win behind him--and the prospects for George W. Bush's second term are grim.
Nov 4, 2004 / David Corn