Politics

Fragments From a Diary Fragments From a Diary

Soothed by calm words, we are about to be driven into the flames of hell.

Mar 13, 2003 / Feature / Wallace Shawn

Dissent and Disconnects Dissent and Disconnects

History was made on February 27 when for the first time Big Labor formally broke with a sitting President's war policy.

Mar 6, 2003 / The Editors

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

John Steinbeck's forlorn protagonists, Lennie and George, summon few comparisons in today's landscape of mainstream literary fiction, overstocked with tales of redemption.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Johnny Temple

Challenging the Rush to War Challenging the Rush to War

Considering the fact that the Bush Administration is the planet's primary proponent of war with Iraq, Nancy Lessin wants to know why the US Congress has failed to follow the exam...

Mar 5, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols

Bush Pushes the Big Lie Toward the Brink Bush Pushes the Big Lie Toward the Brink

So the truth is out: George W. Bush lied when he claimed to be worried about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.

Mar 4, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

How the Other Half Still Lives How the Other Half Still Lives

In the shadow of wealth, New York's poor increase.

Feb 27, 2003 / Feature / Jack Newfield

The Crawford Conundrum The Crawford Conundrum

Say what you will about Michael Lind, at least he's never predictable. That is, of course, unless your prediction is that he's once again trying to find a way to disagree with ...

Feb 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Theodore Hamm

Left Coast Notes Left Coast Notes

At some point or another in their careers, just about every governor in the union faces some sort of recall effort.

Feb 27, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Kucinich’s Antiwar Bid Kucinich’s Antiwar Bid

Three days after he sued the President to force a Congressional vote on whether to attack Iraq, and one day after hundreds of thousands of antiwar demonstrators in New York che...

Feb 20, 2003 / John Nichols

Bad News, Film at 11 Bad News, Film at 11

Like almost everything these days, local TV news is awful and getting worse.

Feb 20, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

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