Political Figures

The UN Oil ‘Scandal’ The UN Oil ‘Scandal’

The same political figures who engineered the current debacle in Iraq are now trying to blame the United Nations for more than $10.1 billion worth of oil revenue they claim...

Apr 15, 2004 / Ian Williams

Ashcroft Attacks Ashcroft Attacks

When faced with criticism, accuse. That seems to be Attorney General John Ashcroft's rule of political survival.

Apr 15, 2004 / David Corn

Prime-Time Fables Prime-Time Fables

George W. Bush believes in the Easter Bunny--that is, those weapons of mass destruction.

Apr 15, 2004 / The Editors

Condoleezza (“Mushroom Cloud”) Rice Explains Her Silver Bullet Theory to the 9/11 Commission Condoleezza (“Mushroom Cloud”) Rice Explains Her Silver Bullet Theory to the 9/11 Commission

Because no silver bullet could have stopped This horrifying deed from being done, We cannot blame those dozing on the job For never even loading up the gun.

Apr 15, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Dishonest, Moronic or Both? Dishonest, Moronic or Both?

Grover Norquist, the right's premier political organizer, once told me that the most significant difference between liberal journalists and conservative journalists is that t...

Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick

(George W. Bush explains the interview arrangements he's made with the 9/11 Commission)

Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bush, AIDS, Big Pharma Bush, AIDS, Big Pharma

When George W. Bush announced a $15 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in his 2003 State of the Union address, he compared the fight against AIDS to the war on terrorism.

Apr 8, 2004 / The Editors

Election Matters Election Matters

John Kerry is borne aloft by party unity and the overriding imperative of defeating Bush, but the senator has entered a perilous zone where the outcome may depend more on the con...

Apr 8, 2004 / William Greider

Scalia’s Flawed Judgment Scalia’s Flawed Judgment

After weeks of critical editorials, embarrassing cartoons and late-night talk-show jokes, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia issued a twenty-one-page memorandum on March 18 to ...

Apr 1, 2004 / Stephen Gillers

Laughing With Bush Laughing With Bush

When George W.

Apr 1, 2004 / David Corn

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