Politics

Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004 Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004

Lennon spoke out then, as Springsteen speaks out now.

Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Jon Wiener

When Presidents Lie When Presidents Lie

Official dishonesty is never worthwhile.

Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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

Bush’s Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid. Bush’s Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid.

Democrats haven't made much of what would happen to the courts should Bush win a second term.

Oct 7, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Potemkin Government Potemkin Government

The longer the Bush Administration is in office, the clearer it becomes that it has a disordered relationship not just with one aspect of the world or another, such as the war in...

Oct 7, 2004 / Jonathan Schell

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

Union Makes Its Bed Union Makes Its Bed

On September 29 in San Francisco, 4,000 hotel employees--all members of the newly merged union UNITE HERE--walked out on strike or were locked out of their workplaces after their...

Oct 7, 2004 / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

The Happy Warrior The Happy Warrior

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

Oct 7, 2004 / William Greider

Springsteen for Change Springsteen for Change

A culture war's going on. The 2004 election does not merely pit red states against blue states; it places the cultural community against the Bush establishment.

Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David Corn

Election Matters Election Matters

In his 1988 song "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards," British troubadour Billy Bragg promised, "The Revolution is just a T-shirt away." It's taken a while, but the 2004 electio...

Oct 7, 2004 / John Nichols

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