The ‘Electability’ Contest The ‘Electability’ Contest
"Oh, this is the guy who is supposed to get it," Pam Earle-Benbow said as John Kerry addressed a candidate forum that drew several thousand advocates for low-income families to t...
Feb 5, 2004 / John Nichols
Letter From Arizona Letter From Arizona
Where to go if Dean pulls out of the race? Marc Cooper reports from Arizona.
Feb 5, 2004 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Letter From South Carolina Letter From South Carolina
The greatest threat to hopes of defeating Bush remains Democratic business as usual.
Feb 4, 2004 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Judy, Judy, Judy Judy, Judy, Judy
I used to think we should get rid of First Ladies.
Jan 29, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
An Open Letter to Ralph Nader An Open Letter to Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader replies, in "Whither The Nation?"
Jan 29, 2004 / The Editors
Kerry’s Army Kerry’s Army
Click here for info on Bruce Shapiro's Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America, recently released by Nation Books.
Jan 29, 2004 / Bruce Shapiro
New Hampshire Populists New Hampshire Populists
Don't forget about David Corn's new book, The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception (Crown Publishers). For more information and a sample, check out the bo...
Jan 29, 2004 / David Corn
The Iowa Surprise The Iowa Surprise
Everything about Howard Dean's "Iowa Perfect Storm" strategy seemed to go perfectly, right up to the point at which Iowans actually started voting in the first-in-the-nation cauc...
Jan 22, 2004 / John Nichols
Bush’s Stump Speech Bush’s Stump Speech
George W. Bush's State of the Union speech clearly signaled that he plans to run as a wartime, prosperity candidate.
Jan 22, 2004 / The Editors