A Tragedy of Errors A Tragedy of Errors
About a decade ago, I invented a game with a colleague of mine who, like me, had once worked for Irving Kristol. We called it neoconservative bingo.
Feb 5, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Michael Lind
Animal Farm: The Republican Version Animal Farm: The Republican Version
My Dear Napoleon,
Feb 5, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
More Bad Judges More Bad Judges
Here comes the sequel to the Scalia Clones and Thomas Clowns.
Jan 8, 2004 / Jack Newfield
Lord Knows What Robertson Wants Lord Knows What Robertson Wants
When televangelist gloated about a Bush 'blowout' delivered by God, perhaps it was a heaven-sent warning.
Jan 7, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Running on Empty Running on Empty
If ever there was an event that called for reflection on what was left of the New Left, it was the 1981 Brink's robbery.
Dec 18, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Carol Brightman
Rosenbaum Inquisition Rosenbaum Inquisition
In 2002, Republicans on a House Judiciary subcommittee trained their sights on an unlikely target: conservative Judge James Rosenbaum, Chief Judge of the US District Court for th...
Dec 11, 2003 / David Rubenstein
Camp Wellstone Camp Wellstone
Paul Wellstone won elections as a progressive by energizing and mobilizing a large base, staying close to community organizing efforts of all kinds and fearlessly pressing a bo...
Oct 23, 2003 / Jeff Blodgett
Wellstone in 2004 Wellstone in 2004
During the two years when he was exploring a bid for the 2000 Democratic presidential nomination, Paul Wellstone spent a lot of time trying to figure out how a progressive coul...
Oct 23, 2003 / John Nichols
Just Speculating Just Speculating
So Limbaugh has been hooked on pills, While Bennett's hooked on slots. Do all the right-wing morals police Have copybooks with blots?
Oct 16, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Our Victorian Ancestors Our Victorian Ancestors
"You are the heirs of one of the country's great traditions, the Progressive movement that started late in the nineteenth century and remade the American experience piece by pi...
Oct 2, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin