Politics

The Girlie Vote The Girlie Vote

Since when are women--51 percent of the population--a special interest?

Sep 9, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Swatting at Flies Swatting at Flies

Who would you rather have in your corner, Sasso or Baker?

Sep 9, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

Auden had in mind the secondary worlds of literature, but as the Arendt quote indicates, his idea has wider application.

Sep 9, 2004 / Jonathan Schell

Rudy Makes His Move Rudy Makes His Move

Back in the fog of war in Vietnam, LBJ super suckup Jack Valenti let the world know how he felt.

Sep 9, 2004 / Noel E. Parmentel Jr.

Still Sliming Away Still Sliming Away

(Karl Rove & Co. knock off Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away")

Sep 9, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Infotainment at the RNC Infotainment at the RNC

With the candidates in the bag, and no hope of drama, the Democratic and Republican conventions can be fairly judged only as extended advertisements for the parties that staged t...

Sep 9, 2004 / John Sayles

Iraq and 1,000 Deaths Iraq and 1,000 Deaths

The price we are paying for George W. Bush's unnecessary and illegal war in Iraq keeps rising: The number of Americans killed in the war has now passed the 1,000 mark.

Sep 9, 2004 / The Editors

2004: GOP Convention’s Looney Tunes 2004: GOP Convention’s Looney Tunes

Good sizzle can always sell a lousy steak.

Sep 7, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

When Red Meets Blue When Red Meets Blue

A bipartisan dialogue in this election year? In New York City? During the Republican convention?! We always knew those folks at The New School were a little nutty.

Sep 3, 2004 / Feature / Ari Berman

Now Hear This! Now Hear This!

A once-sleepy population of artists and their fans has emerged as a loud and active proponent of political change.

Sep 2, 2004 / Feature / Hillary Frey

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