Political Figures

Understanding the World With Paul Sweezy Understanding the World With Paul Sweezy

I'm an optimist by disposition, but some weeks it's hard to find evidence of progress in human affairs.

Mar 4, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Greenspan’s Con Job Greenspan’s Con Job

It is not exactly that he lies, but Alan Greenspan certainly ranks among the most duplicitous figures to serve in modern American government.

Mar 4, 2004 / William Greider

Kerry’s Challenge Kerry’s Challenge

The John Kerry who won nine of ten Super Tuesday states, and with those victories Democratic nominee-in-waiting status, was not the John Kerry who officially launched his preside...

Mar 4, 2004 / John Nichols

Kulturkampf, 2004 Kulturkampf, 2004

On pages 11 and 14 of this issue Tom Hayden and Carol Burke recall the culture wars of the Vietnam era, which live on in the odd, enduring hatred of Jane Fonda by conservative ve...

Mar 4, 2004 / The Editors

And the Winner Is…. Schwarzenegger, Again And the Winner Is…. Schwarzenegger, Again

Thanks to the front-loaded primary process handcrafted by their party chairman, Terry McAuliffe, the millions of California's Democratic voters were reduced to ratifying an elect...

Mar 3, 2004 / Feature / Marc Cooper

What’s Right With Kerry What’s Right With Kerry

At key moments, he's displayed guts and taken tough, sometimes lonely, positions.

Feb 26, 2004 / Feature / David Corn

Farewell, Howard Dean Farewell, Howard Dean

A vote of thanks is due to Dr. Dean, A comet on the presidential scene. Once sure to win, he lost it all instead. He made mistakes, but still it should be said

Feb 26, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Undemocratic Process Undemocratic Process

There has been much comment about the take-no-prisoners approach of the Congressional Republican leadership in cramming through the Medicare prescription-drug benefit this past N...

Feb 26, 2004 / Wayne S. Smith

Candidate Nader Candidate Nader

Ralph Nader got a lot of things right when he appeared on NBC's Meet the Press and accused "Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush and their cohorts from Tallahassee to the Supreme Court"...

Feb 26, 2004 / The Editors

Nader Is Crashing the Party Yet Again Nader Is Crashing the Party Yet Again

Does he have no sense of accountability or shame?

Feb 25, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

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