Politics

Getting Out Every Vote Getting Out Every Vote

How can progressives substantially increase the number of low-income voters in 2004--and why does it matter?

Apr 8, 2004 / Jeff Blum

The Beat Bush Brigades The Beat Bush Brigades

Dozens of progressive groups are working on everything from TV ads to voter turnout.

Apr 8, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Dishonest, Moronic or Both? Dishonest, Moronic or Both?

Grover Norquist, the right's premier political organizer, once told me that the most significant difference between liberal journalists and conservative journalists is that t...

Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Trouble With 527s The Trouble With 527s

What should be done about 527s--those new organizations used primarily by Democrats (so far) to skirt the McCain-Feingold legislation passed in 2002?

Apr 8, 2004 / David Corn

Turning Point in Iraq Turning Point in Iraq

When asked why the United States should not invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein, a prescient critic said, "Once you've got Baghdad, it's not clear what you do with it.

Apr 8, 2004 / The Editors

Pregnant and Dangerous Pregnant and Dangerous

The good news is that Utah has dropped murder charges against Melissa Rowland, who rejected her doctors' advice to undergo an immediate Caesarean section and gave birth to a stil...

Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Letter From Ground Zero

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

The Iraqi struggle for independence from American rule has begun in earnest.

Apr 8, 2004 / Jonathan Schell

I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick

(George W. Bush explains the interview arrangements he's made with the 9/11 Commission)

Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Cruelest Month The Cruelest Month

Like mushrooms after a spring rain, signs pop up at this time of year in hardscrabble urban neighborhoods across the country, promising quick and easy money.

Apr 8, 2004 / Bobbi Murray

Bush, AIDS, Big Pharma Bush, AIDS, Big Pharma

When George W. Bush announced a $15 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in his 2003 State of the Union address, he compared the fight against AIDS to the war on terrorism.

Apr 8, 2004 / The Editors

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