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?
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