C’mon Ralph, You’ve Nothing to Lose C’mon Ralph, You’ve Nothing to Lose
If I were Ralph Nader (and given the number of people screaming at me about stabbing Kerry in the back, I sometimes think I am), I'd get on the plane to Palestine and Baghdad and...
Sep 23, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, once a supporter of the war in Iraq, has been rethinking his position.
Sep 23, 2004 / Jonathan Schell
A Poem of Republican Populism A Poem of Republican Populism
Our policies address the cares Of heiresses and millionaires. Our point of view reverberates With folks who live behind high gates
Sep 23, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
DeLay on the Hot Seat DeLay on the Hot Seat
Two investigative bombs with long fuses are sizzling under Tom DeLay, America's Machiavelli of gerrymandering and shakedown fundraising.
Sep 23, 2004 / Jack Newfield
Nonproliferation Politics Nonproliferation Politics
Nonproliferation--the global campaign to prevent the further spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons--must be applied in a nondiscriminatory fashion to be effective.
Sep 23, 2004 / Michael T. Klare
Where Rather Was Right Where Rather Was Right
When it comes to presidential politics there seem to be a half-dozen narratives favored by big (and small-minded) media: Who's ahead?, "Gotcha!", the (cynical) assumption that al...
Sep 23, 2004 / Victor Navasky
Election Matters Election Matters
When John Kerry in a recent speech refocused his campaign by targeting George W.
Sep 23, 2004 / David Corn
Bush Spins at the UN Bush Spins at the UN
George W. Bush's September 21 speech to the United Nations, marked by an air of unreality and hypocrisy, was insulting to many other nations.
Sep 23, 2004 / The Editors
Keep the Promise to Our Children Keep the Promise to Our Children
The largest mobilization ever for public schools has one simple demand.
Sep 22, 2004 / Robert L. Borosage