Political Figures

Roe = Dred Roe = Dred

Many viewers were puzzled when, toward the end of the second debate, George W. Bush answered a question about Supreme Court nominees by referring to the Dred Scott case.

Oct 14, 2004 / Katha Pollitt

Election Matters Election Matters

As he began his seventh campaign swing this year through the battleground state of Wisconsin on a sunny day in late September, George W. Bush loaded a secret weapon onto hi...

Oct 14, 2004 / John Nichols

Hammer  Strikes–Out?

Hammer Strikes–Out? Hammer Strikes–Out?

Has Tom DeLay--a k a The Hammer--hit his last nail? Not yet, but the Republican House majority leader has sustained his own whacks recently for a series of unethica...

Oct 14, 2004 / The Editors

The James Baker Documents The James Baker Documents

Read Naomi Klein's Piece Letter dated January 20 2004 from International Strategy Group, Coudert Brothers and The Albright Group (pdf).

Oct 13, 2004 / Feature / The Nation

James Baker’s Double Life James Baker’s Double Life

Bush's special envoy has a private interest in Iraqi debt, documents reveal.

Oct 12, 2004 / Feature / Naomi Klein

The Right Wing’s Drive for ‘Tort Reform’ The Right Wing’s Drive for ‘Tort Reform’

Thanks to damage caps and other measures, victims are often unable to sue.

Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Dan Zegart

On the President’s Boast That He Knew Osama Bin Laden Rather Than Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/1 On the President’s Boast That He Knew Osama Bin Laden Rather Than Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/1

That's excellent. So tell us: Why did you For months imply the opposite was true? And why does Cheney (Nanny Dick) still flog

Oct 7, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Happy Warrior The Happy Warrior

William Greider interviews David Cobb this week in a web-only feature.

Oct 7, 2004 / William Greider

Why the Republicans Might Be Right That Osama bin Laden Is Rooting for John Kerry Why the Republicans Might Be Right That Osama bin Laden Is Rooting for John Kerry

Bin Laden is the name I bear, And, modestly, I think it's fair To say it's thought by spies and cops Among all terrorists I'm tops. And therefore it's a crying sha

Sep 30, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Kerry’s Trade Winds Kerry’s Trade Winds

Senator John Kerry has promised a revision of Clinton-era trade policies to insure that future agreements contain stronger, enforceable labor and environmental standards.

Sep 30, 2004 / Tom Hayden and Lori Wallach

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